Lok Sabha
Most of the region of the country are technically feasible for provision of telecom facilities on demand. Some of the regions viz. North-East, certain pockets of Tribal and Rural areas are technically non-feasible due to difficult terrain.
BSNL has made plans to make all such areas technically feasible by using Wireless in Local Loop (WLL) and Satellite techniques to provide telecom facility in such regions.
All Short Distance Charging Areas in BSNL network have been planned to be provided with minimum 3 Base Transceiver Stations of WLL to give umbrella coverage on all India basis in the areas of operation of BSNL.
This information was given by Dr. Shakeel Ahmad, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology in the Lok Sabha today in a written reply to a question by Shri Harisinh Chavda.
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