Question : NON WORKING OF MOBILE TOWER

(a) whether the mobile towers in rural areas of Sidharth Nagar, Deoria, Basti, Gonda, Dumariaganj and Azamgarh Districts of Uttar Pradesh are not functioning properly due to which subscribers are compelled to use mobiles of other companies than the BSNL;

(b) if so, whether the mobile towers installed at Thekma Exchange of Azamgarh does not work properly as the network of cell one of BSNL mobile always shows Chhau, Bindra Bazar in this area; and

(c) if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a)to(c) Sir, Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) based Cellular Mobile Telephone Service being provided by BSNL in the rural areas of Uttar Pradesh(East) Telecom Circle including Sidharth Nagar, Deoria, Basti, Gonda, Dumariaganj Station and Azamgarh districts is working satisfactorily at present.Base Transceiver Station (BTS) – cellsite at Thekma Exchange in Azamgarh has been optimized so as to ensure that the same serves as the primary BTS for the said area. BSNL has also planned to install three new BTSs in adjoining areas of Thekma Exchange in Azamgarh during the current financial year.

The cellular mobile network of BSNL is also continuously optimized for its performance and monitoring of the network has been strengthened by BSNL to ensure performance as per the Quality of Service parameters prescribed by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).