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\n“Private firms including telecom service providers will be able to bid for BharatNet in consortium from cable deployment to access services with tender is expected to be released by October the year,” a person aware of the matter said.
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\nThe tender, however, may vary from state to state and calls for a consortium so that private players could bid for the entire end-to-end services ranging from duct trenching to procuring broadband technology for last mile access.
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\nThe Cabinet on Wednesday approved a budget of Rs 42,068 crore that includes Rs 18,792 crore for the second phase.
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\nThe Centre has also allocated funds to as many as 13 states as advance payment for GIS mapping of electrical poles for making detailed project report (DPR). These include Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Maharasthra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
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\nSix states -- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh, according to a official have already submitted DPR with the telecom department.
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\nGovernment is targeting to cover 1.5 lakh gram panchayats in the second phase of the initiative.
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\nBharatNet aims to bring broadband connectivity to all 2.5 lakh gram panchayats in the country with a revised deadline of March 2019.
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\nThe new plan which is aimed to fast track the project conceived by UPA-II government in 2011, will rely on various broadband technologies for last-mile access that include fibre, radio and satellite.
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\nThe model has been changed after the project faced deployment issues in the first phase, which have led to several deadline extensions and increase in the project’s initial approved budget of Rs 20,100 crore.
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