(a) whether BSNL has launched mobile telecom services;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the investment made in this service and the number of
subscribers registered and the percentage share of this mobile
service in the market, circle-wise;
(d) whether the Government have reviewed the functioning of
BSNL mobile telecom services; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(SHRI ASHOK PRADHAN)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched its
Cellular mobile services in all the States of the country
except the States of North Eastern region, Assam and Jammu &
Kashmir.
(c) The investment made in this service is around Rs.2500
Crores. Number of subscribers registered and the percentage
market share, circle-wise are given in the Annexure.
(d) & (e) Yes, Sir. The functioning of BSNL including the
mobile services are reviewed by Telecom commission at regular
intervals. The operational aspects are also being monitored on
a weekly basis.
ANNEXURE
NUMBER OF REGISTERED SUBSCRIBERS AND CIRCLE-WISE PERCENTAGE OF MARKET SHARE OF MOBILE SERVICE.
Sl. Licensed service Subscriber Market Share No area base (as on (as per COAI 30-062003) statistics)
1. Chennai TD 75512 14.27%
2. Kolkata TD 24584 4.18%
3. Maharastra 346842 2836%
4. Gujarat 307230 24.57%
5. Andhra Pradesh 323211 30.97% 6. Karnataka 263588 26.52%
7 Tamil Nadu 300048 38.27%
8. Kerala 264945 36.27%
9. Punjab 202400 17.42% 10. Haryana 101178 34.32% 11. U.P.(West) 190002 33.01% 12. U.P.(East) 194394 56.10% 13. Rajasthan 130199 41.84% 14. Madhya Pradesh 108445 21.26% 15. West Bengal & A & N 106912 59.46% 16. H.P 32095 38.01% 17. Bihar 123080 37.55% 18. Orissa 98137 58.27%