(a) whether mobile telephony services areas in a rural areas of Jharkhand are quite
unsatisfactory and poor;
(b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve the mobile telephony services
in the region; and
(d) the number of telephone towers installed in Jharkhand during the last three years,
alongwith the location-wise, details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. SHAKEEL
AHMAD)
(a) to (c) Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) based Cellular Mobile Telephone
Service being provided by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is in general, working
satisfactorily in Jharkhand including in its rural areas. However, there are few interruptions
sometimes in long distance media due to various departmental activities like road widening etc
by different agencies. These interruptions are attended to promptly. BSNL is augmenting its
mobile network progressively so as to enhance coverage, capacity and to futher improve the
Quality of Services (QoS). BSNL is also optimizing its network continuously for its performance.
Monitoring of the network has also been strengthened to ensure performance as per the QoS
parameters prescribed by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
(d) A statement indicating the location-wise number of towers installed in Jharkhand during
the last three years by BSNL is given in the Annexure.