Question : PROCUREMENT OF TELECOM EQUIPMEN

(a) the number of various types of telephone sets purchased and imported by BSNL and MTNL separately during the last three years and the current year;

(b) whether the telephone sets are of sub-standard, not covered under warranty or annual maintenance contract;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(d) number of such telephone sets manufactured domestically in the same period or manufactured by the Indian Telephone Industries; and;

(e) the steps taken by the Government to meet the demand of telephone instruments domestically?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ( SHRIMILIND DEORA)

(a):- The number of various types of telephone sets purchased by Bharat Sahchar Nigam
Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) separately during the last
three years and the current year are as follows:
Quantity in	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13
lakhs	(up to July 12)
BSNL	52.5	NIL	5.37	2.50
MTNL	5.29	0.50	2.21	0.47
BSNL and MTNL have not Imported telephone sets during the above mentioned period.

The details of number of telephone sets manufactured by the Indian Telephone
Industries during the last three years and current year, are as follows:
2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	(upto 31.7.2012)
3000	2,04,000	Nil	Nil