Question : TELEPHONE FACILITY IN MADHYA PRADESH

(a) whether the Union Government is unable to provide telephone facility in rural areas such as Pateria, Sagouni, Samnapur, Rajpura and towns in Madhya Pradesh despite depositing the requisite advance by the applications for connections;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether even after the promise of providing W.L.L. service, the same is not available and the areas where this service is being provided the people are facing difficulties due to lack of coverage and the plan of the Union Government is this regard; and

(d) the reasons for not providing WLL services by the BSNL in the remaining areas?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD)

(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. The village-wise details are as under:-


(i) Pateria, Sagouni: There is a paid demand of 79 connections. Efforts are being made to provide Wireless in Local Loop (WLL) connections by planning new Code Division Multiplex Access(CDMA) Cor-DECT equipment.

(ii) Samnapur: WLL coverage is available in this area. Few connections on WLL have been provided to the willing applicants but public is demanding land line connection. Connections on WLL are feasible.

(iii) Rajpura: There is a paid demand of 23 connections. WLL coverage from HATTA Base Transmitting Station (BTS) is not available because of hilly terrain. However, a Cor-DECT system is being planned for coverage of these villages.

(c) & (d) As per the plan of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), all Short Distance Charging Areas (SDCAs) are being provided with WLL equipment. However, there has been some delay in supply of Fixed Wired Terminals due to court case.