(a) the details of rural areas in Karnataka provided with WLL service so far; and
(b) the amount proposed to be spent during 2003-2004 in Karnataka for providing WLL service?
(a) the details of rural areas in Karnataka provided with WLL service so far; and
(b) the amount proposed to be spent during 2003-2004 in Karnataka for providing WLL service?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHOK PRADHAN)
(a) Sir, details of rural areas in Karnataka provided with WLL services so far by using CDMA (WLL) and CorDECT (WLL) technologies are given in the Annexure.
(b) The amount proposed to be spent during 2003-04 in Karnataka for providing WLL service is Rs. 158.50 crores.
ANNEXURE
The details of rural areas provided with WLL service.
52,250 Lines (77 BTS) CDMA WLL is working at following stations in 18 SSAs (Secondary Switching Area) covering 74 SDCAs (Short Distance Charging Area) viz.,
SL. NO.NAME OF SSA WORKING LINES
1 Bangalore 2965 2 Mysore 3455 3 Mandya 439 4 Hassan 2667 5 Tumkur 3333 6 Kolar 2374 7 D. Kannada 909 8 Raichur 527 9 Belgaum 559 10 Hubli 435 11 Kodagu 228 12 Bidar 15 13 Gulbarga 71 14 Bellary 92 15 Bijapur 220 16 Davangere 135 17 U. Kannada 200 18 Dharwad 280