(a) whether the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL) has provided Fixed Wireless Phones (FWPs) in some cities;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has received any complaint regarding BSNL-FWP phones being used as mobile or partly as mobile phones; and
(d) if so, the total number of complaints received against FWP phones provided by the BSNL and the private operators, separately?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD)
(a) & (b) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL) has provided telephone connections by using Wireless in Local Loop (WLL) technology in urban as well as rural areas.
(c) Yes, Sir.
(d) One complaint each against Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephne Nigam Limited (MTNL) and twelve complaints against four Private Operators wee received regarding Fixed Wireless Phones (FWPs) being used as limited mobile phones.