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Sinha相信电信公司的复苏,将进行干预
Manoj Sinha显得自信满满,印度日益增长的数据消费会导致负债累累的产业的复兴
Manoj Sinha显得自信满满,印度日益增长的数据消费会导致负债累累的产业的复兴
新德里:电信部长Manoj Sinha今天显得自信满满,印度日益增长的数据消费会导致负债累累的行业的复苏,但宣称,政府将毫不犹豫地干预,如果必要的。
“没有什么可担心……该行业经历了跌宕起伏……2000年,也有类似的情况,”Sinha告诉记者。
部长指出,印度的电信市场,世界第二大的用户基础,电信最低关税。
“我们有一个庞大的用户基础……数据需求的扩大,我相信在未来几天,财务状况……电信服务提供商将恢复…如果需要,在适当的阶段,政府肯定会干预”他补充说。
指出了电信运营商在沉重的债务负担,部长说,他的任务是平衡消费者的利益以及电信公司。
“我不是Bharat Sanchar Nigam说部长有限公司(国有电信公司)。我是电信部长,所以我必须照顾电信运营商。他们面临着沉重的债务,”他说。
他表示满意,消费者受益于低关税和竞争领域。
“我必须照顾政府收入和消费者利益。我不能站在一边,”他明确表示。
部长的内阁点头表示希望农村宽带项目的第二阶段巴拉特净很快就到。第二阶段需要宽带连接为剩余的1.5克panchayats只要2018年12月。
签署了谅解备忘录,在部长的存在,将提供宽带连接1.3十万的邮局在农村地区和25000隐蔽,因此采取高速连接农村群众。 NEW DELHI: Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha<\/a> today exuded confidence that India's growing data consumption will lead to revival of the debt-laden industry, but asserted that the government will not hesitate to intervene, if needed.<\/p> \"There is nothing to worry... The sector has seen ups and downs... in 2000 also, there was a similar situation,\" Sinha told reporters here.<\/p> The minister pointed out that the telecom market in India - the world's second largest in terms of the subscriber base - has the lowest telecom tariffs.<\/p> \"We have a huge subscriber base... the way the data requirements are expanding, I am sure that in coming days, the financial health... the telecom service providers will recover... and, if needed, the government will certainly intervene at the right stage,\" he added.<\/p> Noting that the telecom operators were under a heavy debt burden, the minister said his task is to balance the interest of consumers as well as that of the telcos.<\/p> \"I am not minister of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (the state owned telecom corporation) only. I am the minister of telecom, so I have to take care of telecom operators also. They are under heavy debt,\" he said.<\/p> He expressed satisfaction that the consumers had benefited from cheaper tariffs and the competition in the sector.<\/p> \"I have to take care of the government revenue and consumer interest also. I cannot stand on one side,\" he made it clear.<\/p> The minister expressed hope that the Cabinet nod for the second phase of the rural broadband project - Bharat Net<\/a> - will come soon. The second phase entails broadband connectivity for the remaining 1.5 lakh gram panchayats by December 2018.<\/p> Meanwhile, a tripartite memorandum of understanding was signed today between Bharat Broadband Network<\/a> Limited, Department of Posts and BSNL<\/a> for providing broadband connectivity to post offices in rural areas.<\/p> The MoU, signed in the presence of the minister, will provide broadband connectivity to about 1.3 lakh post offices in rural areas and 25,000 sub-post offices, thus taking high speed connectivity to rural masses. <\/div><\/div>