独家
USOF与BSNL签署协议，为东北各邦提供高速互联网接入
USOF旨在为该国商业上不可行的农村和偏远地区提供电信服务提供财政支持。
-
BSNL视人力资源转型为转折点
在2022年至2032年的10年期间，平均每年将有近2000名员工退休，这使该公司成为一个更专注于与私营行业企业——Reliance Jio、Bharti Airtel和Vodafone Idea——竞争的组织。
-
-
-
“为了向印度东北部各州提供高质量和高速的互联网接入，普遍服务义务基金(USOF)与BSNL签署了一项协议……孟加拉国海底电缆有限公司(BSCCL)租用10 Gbps国际带宽，通过考克斯巴扎尔/夸卡塔连接到阿加尔塔拉。”
根据协议，USOF将向BSNL提供为期三年的财政支持，以租用上述国际带宽。
USOF旨在为该国商业上不可行的农村和偏远地区提供电信服务提供财政支持。这是一个附属的办公室电信系由中央政府任命的USO基金管理人领导。
实施USO的资源是通过征收普遍服务征费的方式筹集的，该征费是电信服务提供商调整后总收入(AGR)的一个百分比。
![\"USOF](\"https:\/\/st.etb2bimg.com\/Themes\/Release\/images\/responsive\/ettelecom-default.jpg\")
<\/figure>New Delhi: The Universal Service Obligation Fund<\/a> (USOF<\/a>) on Wednesday signed an agreement with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited<\/a> (BSNL<\/a>) to provide support for availability of high-speed internet access to north-eastern states, according to an official statement. The availability of high-speed internet access would help the citizens in accessing various e-services such as e-governance, e-education, e-health, e-commerce, e-banking, amongst others. \"For making available high quality and high speed internet access to the states of north eastern region of the country, Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) has signed an agreement with BSNL...for hiring of 10 Gbps international bandwidth for internet connectivity to Agartala from Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), Bangladesh via Cox Bazar\/Kuakata,\" the release said.
Under the agreement, USOF would extend financial support to BSNL for a period of three years for hiring the said international bandwidth.
<\/div><\/div>Telecom Minister<\/a> Ashwini Vaishnaw<\/a> said: \"Citizens will get high-speed internet connectivity for better access to e-services in the North Eastern states.\"
USOF is aimed at providing financial support for the provision of telecom services in commercially unviable rural and remote areas of the country. It is an attached office of the Department of Telecom<\/a> and is headed by the Administrator, USO Fund appointed by the central government.
The resources for implementation of USO are raised by way of collecting universal service levy which is a percentage of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) of telecom service providers.<\/div><\/div>
USOF is aimed at providing financial support for the provision of telecom services in commercially unviable rural and remote areas of the country. It is an attached office of the Department of Telecom<\/a> and is headed by the Administrator, USO Fund appointed by the central government.
The resources for implementation of USO are raised by way of collecting universal service levy which is a percentage of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) of telecom service providers.<\/div><\/div>
Follow and connect with us on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, Linkedin<\/a>, Youtube<\/a><\/div>","NumberOfSentences":{"minfo":"8.0","minfoseo":"8-0"},"AutomatedReadabilityIndex":{"minfo":"14.0","minfoseo":"14-0"},"LastPublishMilliTime":{"minfo":"1629295830316","minfoseo":"1629295830316"},"ReadabilityGradeLevel":{"minfo":"College","minfoseo":"college"},"HashCode":{"minfo":"-1175251832","minfoseo":"-1175251832"},"latestnewsflag":{"minfo":"1.0","minfoseo":"1-0"},"AutoFeedIngestion":{"minfo":"0.0","minfoseo":"0-0"},"NumberOfCharacters":{"minfo":"1604.0","minfoseo":"1604-0"},"NumberOfWords":{"minfo":"232.0","minfoseo":"232-0"},"key":{"0":{"keyid":"319984","value":"USOF","smid":"0","keynameseo":"USOF","keytype":"","keycount":"totalcount","weightage":"100"},"1":{"keyid":"30351","value":"BSNL","smid":"0","keynameseo":"BSNL","keytype":"","keycount":"totalcount","weightage":"80"},"2":{"keyid":"181542","value":"Universal Service Obligation Fund","smid":"0","keynameseo":"Universal-Service-Obligation-Fund","keytype":"","keycount":"totalcount","weightage":"20"},"3":{"keyid":"46149","value":"Telecom minister","smid":"0","keynameseo":"Telecom-minister","keytype":"","keycount":"totalcount","weightage":"20"},"5":{"keyid":"62528","value":"Department of Telecom","smid":"0","keynameseo":"Department-of-Telecom","keytype":"","keycount":"totalcount","weightage":"20"},"6":{"keyid":"57998","value":"Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited","smid":"0","keynameseo":"Bharat-Sanchar-Nigam-Limited","keytype":"","keycount":"totalcount","weightage":"20"},"7":{"keyid":"7796574","value":"Ashwini Vaishnaw","smid":"0","keynameseo":"Ashwini-Vaishnaw","keytype":"","keycount":"totalcount","weightage":"20"}},"authorsplit":[],"similarlytagged":[{"msid":"94986913","stname":"First set of funds approval for local R&D by January: K Rajaraman","artsyn":"\"We have started receiving applications. So maybe in a month's time, we'll start processing them. So, I would say by January, the first batch of applications would be approved,\" secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT) K Rajaraman told ETTelecom.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/first-set-of-funds-approval-for-local-rd-by-january-k-rajaraman","seolocationalt":"First set of funds approval for local R&D by January: K Rajaraman","url_seo":"first-set-of-funds-approval-for-local-rd-by-january-k-rajaraman"},{"msid":"94854842","stname":"HFCL eyes 20% growth led by 5G, design in India initiative","artsyn":"\"We will be growing at 15-20% growth every year. With the increase in revenues and equipment orders, the order book will also keep on extending,\" Mahendra Nahata, managing director of HFCL said.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/hfcl-eyes-20-growth-led-by-5g-design-in-india-initiative","seolocationalt":"HFCL eyes 20% growth led by 5G, design in India initiative","url_seo":"hfcl-eyes-20-growth-led-by-5g-design-in-india-initiative"},{"msid":"93164678","stname":"Cabinet approves Rs 26,316 crore project for providing 4G services in uncovered villages","artsyn":"State-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will execute this project using the homegrown 4G stack and will be funded through the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).","seolocation":"telecomnews\/cabinet-approves-rs-26316-crore-project-for-providing-4g-services-in-uncovered-villages","seolocationalt":"Cabinet approves Rs 26,316 crore project for providing 4G services in uncovered villages","url_seo":"cabinet-approves-rs-26316-crore-project-for-providing-4g-services-in-uncovered-villages"},{"msid":"91113430","stname":"USOF working on scheme to fund wireline internet connections for rural homes","artsyn":"Talking about the success of the Bharatnet project and the Prime Minister's vision to take optical fibre-based connectivity to every village, Rao said that the fibre-based broadband connection will have to be offered at a very competitive rate in rural areas.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/usof-working-on-scheme-to-fund-wireline-internet-connections-for-rural-homes","seolocationalt":"USOF working on scheme to fund wireline internet connections for rural homes","url_seo":"usof-working-on-scheme-to-fund-wireline-internet-connections-for-rural-homes"},{"msid":"90859138","stname":"USOF sidelines BSNL to award Rs 12,850-crore connectivity programs to private companies, progress dismal","artsyn":"The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), the telecom department's (DoT) Rs 58,000-crore reserve to fund rural and remote digital connectivity, has apparently come under dock for awarding contracts to private telecom operators, following the inclusion of fourth generation or 4G mandate, despite BSNL's umpteen letters in a bid to upturn its revenues.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/usof-sidelines-bsnl-to-allow-rs-12850-crore-connectivity-programs-to-private-companies-progress-dismal","seolocationalt":"USOF sidelines BSNL to award Rs 12,850-crore connectivity programs to private companies, progress dismal","url_seo":"usof-sidelines-bsnl-to-allow-rs-12850-crore-connectivity-programs-to-private-companies-progress-dismal"},{"msid":"90761733","stname":"Over 350 mobile towers to be set up in Meghalaya","artsyn":"The chief secretary recently reviewed implementation of the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) scheme aimed at providing mobile internet services to 1,164 remote and uncovered villages in the northeastern state at a cost of Rs 726.65 crore, officials said.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/over-350-mobile-towers-to-be-set-up-in-meghalaya","seolocationalt":"Over 350 mobile towers to be set up in Meghalaya","url_seo":"over-350-mobile-towers-to-be-set-up-in-meghalaya"},{"msid":"89385894","stname":"Technical panel to suggest modalities for R&D support channelised from USO funds: Telecom secretary","artsyn":"Nearly Rs 450-500 crore will flow towards R&D efforts with this, as the Budget has proposed to allocate five per cent of annual collections under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), to enable affordable broadband and mobile service proliferation in rural and remote areas.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/technical-panel-to-suggest-modalities-for-rd-support-channelised-from-uso-funds-telecom-secretary","seolocationalt":"Technical panel to suggest modalities for R&D support channelised from USO funds: Telecom secretary","url_seo":"technical-panel-to-suggest-modalities-for-rd-support-channelised-from-uso-funds-telecom-secretary"},{"msid":"89311436","stname":"Meghalaya engaging with Bangladesh for submarine cable to Shillong Tech Park from Chittagong port","artsyn":"Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, the Meghalaya CM said that Shillong Technology Park is one of the 300 ambitious projects of the State Government, which will be inaugurated in 2022 as part of Meghalaya\u2019s Golden Jubilee year.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/meghalaya-engaging-with-bangladesh-for-submarine-cable-to-shillong-tech-park-from-chittagong-port","seolocationalt":"Meghalaya engaging with Bangladesh for submarine cable to Shillong Tech Park from Chittagong port","url_seo":"meghalaya-engaging-with-bangladesh-for-submarine-cable-to-shillong-tech-park-from-chittagong-port"},{"msid":"89292224","stname":"USO fund support to drive design-led manufacturing in 5G, 6G: K. Rajaraman","artsyn":"Rajaraman said the department is looking forward to \"effectively deploying\" it to enable local manufacturing especially in the areas of 5G, 5G advanced and 6G, and in addition advanced optical communications, and quantum computing technologies would also deserve a boost.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/uso-fund-support-to-drive-design-led-manufacturing-k-rajaraman","seolocationalt":"USO fund support to drive design-led manufacturing in 5G, 6G: K. Rajaraman","url_seo":"uso-fund-support-to-drive-design-led-manufacturing-k-rajaraman"},{"msid":"89287786","stname":"5G, PLI extension, tax changes to boost domestic tech ecosystem: Experts","artsyn":"\"Spectrum auctions will be conducted in 2022 to facilitate the roll-out of 5G mobile services within 2022-23 by private telecom providers,\" Sitharaman said.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/5g-pli-extension-tax-changes-to-boost-domestic-tech-ecosystem-experts","seolocationalt":"5G, PLI extension, tax changes to boost domestic tech ecosystem: Experts","url_seo":"5g-pli-extension-tax-changes-to-boost-domestic-tech-ecosystem-experts"},{"msid":"89267540","stname":"Govt may allocate around Rs 4,000 Cr for design-led manufacturing PLI scheme","artsyn":"The finance minister on Tuesday announced the launch of a PLI scheme towards design led manufacturing of 5G equipment in her budget speech. A senior official told ET that the funds for the PLI scheme would come from the already existing telecom equipment PLI scheme.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/pli-scheme-for-5g-equipment-manufacturing-soon-finance-minister","seolocationalt":"Govt may allocate around Rs 4,000 Cr for design-led manufacturing PLI scheme","url_seo":"pli-scheme-for-5g-equipment-manufacturing-soon-finance-minister"},{"msid":"88834088","stname":"BBNL may soon offer its satellite internet service in northeast: Report","artsyn":"The costs are expected to be \u201creasonable\u201d, and a shortage of revenue for the implementing agencies, whether government or private, will be plugged through the Rs 60,000-crore Universal Service Obligation Fund or USOF, he said.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/bbnl-may-soon-offer-its-satellite-internet-service-in-northeast-report","seolocationalt":"BBNL may soon offer its satellite internet service in northeast: Report","url_seo":"bbnl-may-soon-offer-its-satellite-internet-service-in-northeast-report"},{"msid":"87758312","stname":"Cabinet approves USOF scheme for providing 4G services in 44 aspirational districts","artsyn":"The project seeks to provide mobile services in 7,287 uncovered villages of 44 aspirational districts across the said states at a cost of about Rs 6,466 crore which also includes the operational expenses for five years.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/cabinet-approves-usof-scheme-for-providing-4g-services-in-44-aspirational-districts","seolocationalt":"Cabinet approves USOF scheme for providing 4G services in 44 aspirational districts","url_seo":"cabinet-approves-usof-scheme-for-providing-4g-services-in-44-aspirational-districts"},{"msid":"87504984","stname":"CSC seeks to change aerial OFC specifications","artsyn":"\"DoT has been informed about the reasons. IIT-K has nothing to do with the specification and these were as per industry standards,\" Tyagi in a statement said, adding that the move was to facilitate overhead fibre cables on electric poles in Bihar, and part of industry standard and fit for aerial laying.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/csc-seeks-to-change-aerial-ofc-specifications","seolocationalt":"CSC seeks to change aerial OFC specifications","url_seo":"csc-seeks-to-change-aerial-ofc-specifications"},{"msid":"86009229","stname":"BIF bats for satcom to be included in any relief package for telecom sector","artsyn":"BIF has also sought reduction in the USOF component of licence fee (LF) from 5 per cent to 3 per cent, and in turn, a uniform licence fee of 6 per cent to be levied instead of 8 per cent.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/bif-bats-for-satcom-to-be-included-in-any-relief-package-for-telecom-sector","seolocationalt":"BIF bats for satcom to be included in any relief package for telecom sector","url_seo":"bif-bats-for-satcom-to-be-included-in-any-relief-package-for-telecom-sector"},{"msid":"85431031","stname":"USOF inks pact with BSNL for high-speed internet access to north-eastern states","artsyn":"USOF is aimed at providing financial support for the provision of telecom services in commercially unviable rural and remote areas of the country.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/usof-inks-pact-with-bsnl-for-high-speed-internet-access-to-north-eastern-states","seolocationalt":"USOF inks pact with BSNL for high-speed internet access to north-eastern states","url_seo":"usof-inks-pact-with-bsnl-for-high-speed-internet-access-to-north-eastern-states"},{"msid":"85326735","stname":"BSNL carries out massive upgrades of Lakshadweep Satellite Bandwidth","artsyn":"\u200b\u200bBSNL is looking to increase its network capacity to address growing demand of broadband amidst a sharp rise in data consumption across users and locations.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/bsnl-carries-out-massive-upgrades-of-lakshadweep-satellite-bandwidth","seolocationalt":"BSNL carries out massive upgrades of Lakshadweep Satellite Bandwidth","url_seo":"bsnl-carries-out-massive-upgrades-of-lakshadweep-satellite-bandwidth"},{"msid":"84353173","stname":"Ashwini Vaishnaw, Devusinh Chauhan seek to expedite BharatNet deployment","artsyn":"BharatNet is a core constituent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s ambitious Digital India program for 1.35 billion Indians.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/ashwini-vaishnaw-devusinh-chauhan-seek-to-expedite-bharatnet-deployment","seolocationalt":"Ashwini Vaishnaw, Devusinh Chauhan seek to expedite BharatNet deployment","url_seo":"ashwini-vaishnaw-devusinh-chauhan-seek-to-expedite-bharatnet-deployment"},{"msid":"84197288","stname":"CAG tears into CSC for BharatNet's poor service quality","artsyn":"Following the new arrangement, a payment of Rs 386.42 crore and 116.50 crore was made for a period of July 2019 to December 2020 to CSC under the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY).","seolocation":"telecomnews\/cag-tears-into-csc-for-bharatnets-poor-service-quality","seolocationalt":"CAG tears into CSC for BharatNet's poor service quality","url_seo":"cag-tears-into-csc-for-bharatnets-poor-service-quality"},{"msid":"83198683","stname":"BSNL: Non-action by USOF may shut down strategic LWE telecom network","artsyn":"The telecom network for the Indian army and paramilitary forces in the naxalite areas may be closed down following non-action by the Department of Telecommunications' (DoT) fund administration, compelling the state-owned telco to seek a \"closure date\" from the government.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/bsnl-non-action-by-usof-may-shut-down-strategic-lwe-telecom-network","seolocationalt":"BSNL: Non-action by USOF may shut down strategic LWE telecom network","url_seo":"bsnl-non-action-by-usof-may-shut-down-strategic-lwe-telecom-network"}],"primeid":0,"storytags":{"categoryTag":{"sectionid":"49830939","sectionname":"TelecomNews","seolocation":"telecomnews","seolocationalt":"telecomnews"},"otherTags":[{"keyid":"319984","value":"USOF","smid":"0","keynameseo":"USOF","keytype":"","keycount":"totalcount","weightage":"100"},{"keyid":"30351","value":"BSNL","smid":"0","keynameseo":"BSNL","keytype":"","keycount":"totalcount","weightage":"80"},{"keyid":"181542","value":"Universal Service Obligation Fund","smid":"0","keynameseo":"Universal-Service-Obligation-Fund","keytype":"","keycount":"totalcount","weightage":"20"},{"keyid":"46149","value":"Telecom minister","smid":"0","keynameseo":"Telecom-minister","keytype":"","keycount":"totalcount","weightage":"20"},{"keyid":"6354887","value":"Industry","smid":"0","keynameseo":"Industry","keytype":"","keycount":"totalcount","weightage":"20"},{"keyid":"62528","value":"Department of Telecom","smid":"0","keynameseo":"Department-of-Telecom","keytype":"","keycount":"totalcount","weightage":"20"},{"keyid":"57998","value":"Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited","smid":"0","keynameseo":"Bharat-Sanchar-Nigam-Limited","keytype":"","keycount":"totalcount","weightage":"20"},{"keyid":"7796574","value":"Ashwini Vaishnaw","smid":"0","keynameseo":"Ashwini-Vaishnaw","keytype":"","keycount":"totalcount","weightage":"20"}],"filterTags":[]},"formattedTags":{"companyTags":[],"otherTags":[{"name":"Universal Service Obligation Fund"},{"name":"Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited"},{"name":"Department of Telecom"},{"name":"Telecom minister"},{"name":"Ashwini Vaishnaw"},{"name":"Industry"},{"name":"USOF"},{"name":"BSNL"}],"newsCategoryTags":[{"name":"TelecomNews","seolocation":"telecomnews"}],"breadcrumbTags":["USOF","BSNL","Universal Service Obligation Fund","Telecom minister","Industry","Department of Telecom","Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited","Ashwini Vaishnaw"],"filterTags":[]},"breadcrumbTags":["USOF","BSNL","Universal Service Obligation Fund","Telecom minister","Industry","Department of Telecom","Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited","Ashwini Vaishnaw"],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"Altdescription":{"minfo":""},"amp_url":"\/\/www.iser-br.com\/amp\/news\/usof-inks-pact-with-bsnl-for-high-speed-internet-access-to-north-eastern-states\/85431031","associated":{"articles":{"94986913":{"msid":"94986913","stname":"First set of funds approval for local R&D by January: K Rajaraman","artsyn":"\"We have started receiving applications. So maybe in a month's time, we'll start processing them. So, I would say by January, the first batch of applications would be approved,\" secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT) K Rajaraman told ETTelecom.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/first-set-of-funds-approval-for-local-rd-by-january-k-rajaraman","seolocationalt":"First set of funds approval for local R&D by January: K Rajaraman","url_seo":"first-set-of-funds-approval-for-local-rd-by-january-k-rajaraman"},"94854842":{"msid":"94854842","stname":"HFCL eyes 20% growth led by 5G, design in India initiative","artsyn":"\"We will be growing at 15-20% growth every year. With the increase in revenues and equipment orders, the order book will also keep on extending,\" Mahendra Nahata, managing director of HFCL said.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/hfcl-eyes-20-growth-led-by-5g-design-in-india-initiative","seolocationalt":"HFCL eyes 20% growth led by 5G, design in India initiative","url_seo":"hfcl-eyes-20-growth-led-by-5g-design-in-india-initiative"},"93164678":{"msid":"93164678","stname":"Cabinet approves Rs 26,316 crore project for providing 4G services in uncovered villages","artsyn":"State-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will execute this project using the homegrown 4G stack and will be funded through the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).","seolocation":"telecomnews\/cabinet-approves-rs-26316-crore-project-for-providing-4g-services-in-uncovered-villages","seolocationalt":"Cabinet approves Rs 26,316 crore project for providing 4G services in uncovered villages","url_seo":"cabinet-approves-rs-26316-crore-project-for-providing-4g-services-in-uncovered-villages"},"91113430":{"msid":"91113430","stname":"USOF working on scheme to fund wireline internet connections for rural homes","artsyn":"Talking about the success of the Bharatnet project and the Prime Minister's vision to take optical fibre-based connectivity to every village, Rao said that the fibre-based broadband connection will have to be offered at a very competitive rate in rural areas.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/usof-working-on-scheme-to-fund-wireline-internet-connections-for-rural-homes","seolocationalt":"USOF working on scheme to fund wireline internet connections for rural homes","url_seo":"usof-working-on-scheme-to-fund-wireline-internet-connections-for-rural-homes"},"90859138":{"msid":"90859138","stname":"USOF sidelines BSNL to award Rs 12,850-crore connectivity programs to private companies, progress dismal","artsyn":"The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), the telecom department's (DoT) Rs 58,000-crore reserve to fund rural and remote digital connectivity, has apparently come under dock for awarding contracts to private telecom operators, following the inclusion of fourth generation or 4G mandate, despite BSNL's umpteen letters in a bid to upturn its revenues.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/usof-sidelines-bsnl-to-allow-rs-12850-crore-connectivity-programs-to-private-companies-progress-dismal","seolocationalt":"USOF sidelines BSNL to award Rs 12,850-crore connectivity programs to private companies, progress dismal","url_seo":"usof-sidelines-bsnl-to-allow-rs-12850-crore-connectivity-programs-to-private-companies-progress-dismal"},"90761733":{"msid":"90761733","stname":"Over 350 mobile towers to be set up in Meghalaya","artsyn":"The chief secretary recently reviewed implementation of the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) scheme aimed at providing mobile internet services to 1,164 remote and uncovered villages in the northeastern state at a cost of Rs 726.65 crore, officials said.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/over-350-mobile-towers-to-be-set-up-in-meghalaya","seolocationalt":"Over 350 mobile towers to be set up in Meghalaya","url_seo":"over-350-mobile-towers-to-be-set-up-in-meghalaya"},"89385894":{"msid":"89385894","stname":"Technical panel to suggest modalities for R&D support channelised from USO funds: Telecom secretary","artsyn":"Nearly Rs 450-500 crore will flow towards R&D efforts with this, as the Budget has proposed to allocate five per cent of annual collections under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), to enable affordable broadband and mobile service proliferation in rural and remote areas.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/technical-panel-to-suggest-modalities-for-rd-support-channelised-from-uso-funds-telecom-secretary","seolocationalt":"Technical panel to suggest modalities for R&D support channelised from USO funds: Telecom secretary","url_seo":"technical-panel-to-suggest-modalities-for-rd-support-channelised-from-uso-funds-telecom-secretary"},"89311436":{"msid":"89311436","stname":"Meghalaya engaging with Bangladesh for submarine cable to Shillong Tech Park from Chittagong port","artsyn":"Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, the Meghalaya CM said that Shillong Technology Park is one of the 300 ambitious projects of the State Government, which will be inaugurated in 2022 as part of Meghalaya\u2019s Golden Jubilee year.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/meghalaya-engaging-with-bangladesh-for-submarine-cable-to-shillong-tech-park-from-chittagong-port","seolocationalt":"Meghalaya engaging with Bangladesh for submarine cable to Shillong Tech Park from Chittagong port","url_seo":"meghalaya-engaging-with-bangladesh-for-submarine-cable-to-shillong-tech-park-from-chittagong-port"},"89292224":{"msid":"89292224","stname":"USO fund support to drive design-led manufacturing in 5G, 6G: K. Rajaraman","artsyn":"Rajaraman said the department is looking forward to \"effectively deploying\" it to enable local manufacturing especially in the areas of 5G, 5G advanced and 6G, and in addition advanced optical communications, and quantum computing technologies would also deserve a boost.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/uso-fund-support-to-drive-design-led-manufacturing-k-rajaraman","seolocationalt":"USO fund support to drive design-led manufacturing in 5G, 6G: K. Rajaraman","url_seo":"uso-fund-support-to-drive-design-led-manufacturing-k-rajaraman"},"89287786":{"msid":"89287786","stname":"5G, PLI extension, tax changes to boost domestic tech ecosystem: Experts","artsyn":"\"Spectrum auctions will be conducted in 2022 to facilitate the roll-out of 5G mobile services within 2022-23 by private telecom providers,\" Sitharaman said.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/5g-pli-extension-tax-changes-to-boost-domestic-tech-ecosystem-experts","seolocationalt":"5G, PLI extension, tax changes to boost domestic tech ecosystem: Experts","url_seo":"5g-pli-extension-tax-changes-to-boost-domestic-tech-ecosystem-experts"},"89267540":{"msid":"89267540","stname":"Govt may allocate around Rs 4,000 Cr for design-led manufacturing PLI scheme","artsyn":"The finance minister on Tuesday announced the launch of a PLI scheme towards design led manufacturing of 5G equipment in her budget speech. A senior official told ET that the funds for the PLI scheme would come from the already existing telecom equipment PLI scheme.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/pli-scheme-for-5g-equipment-manufacturing-soon-finance-minister","seolocationalt":"Govt may allocate around Rs 4,000 Cr for design-led manufacturing PLI scheme","url_seo":"pli-scheme-for-5g-equipment-manufacturing-soon-finance-minister"},"88834088":{"msid":"88834088","stname":"BBNL may soon offer its satellite internet service in northeast: Report","artsyn":"The costs are expected to be \u201creasonable\u201d, and a shortage of revenue for the implementing agencies, whether government or private, will be plugged through the Rs 60,000-crore Universal Service Obligation Fund or USOF, he said.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/bbnl-may-soon-offer-its-satellite-internet-service-in-northeast-report","seolocationalt":"BBNL may soon offer its satellite internet service in northeast: Report","url_seo":"bbnl-may-soon-offer-its-satellite-internet-service-in-northeast-report"},"87758312":{"msid":"87758312","stname":"Cabinet approves USOF scheme for providing 4G services in 44 aspirational districts","artsyn":"The project seeks to provide mobile services in 7,287 uncovered villages of 44 aspirational districts across the said states at a cost of about Rs 6,466 crore which also includes the operational expenses for five years.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/cabinet-approves-usof-scheme-for-providing-4g-services-in-44-aspirational-districts","seolocationalt":"Cabinet approves USOF scheme for providing 4G services in 44 aspirational districts","url_seo":"cabinet-approves-usof-scheme-for-providing-4g-services-in-44-aspirational-districts"},"87504984":{"msid":"87504984","stname":"CSC seeks to change aerial OFC specifications","artsyn":"\"DoT has been informed about the reasons. IIT-K has nothing to do with the specification and these were as per industry standards,\" Tyagi in a statement said, adding that the move was to facilitate overhead fibre cables on electric poles in Bihar, and part of industry standard and fit for aerial laying.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/csc-seeks-to-change-aerial-ofc-specifications","seolocationalt":"CSC seeks to change aerial OFC specifications","url_seo":"csc-seeks-to-change-aerial-ofc-specifications"},"86009229":{"msid":"86009229","stname":"BIF bats for satcom to be included in any relief package for telecom sector","artsyn":"BIF has also sought reduction in the USOF component of licence fee (LF) from 5 per cent to 3 per cent, and in turn, a uniform licence fee of 6 per cent to be levied instead of 8 per cent.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/bif-bats-for-satcom-to-be-included-in-any-relief-package-for-telecom-sector","seolocationalt":"BIF bats for satcom to be included in any relief package for telecom sector","url_seo":"bif-bats-for-satcom-to-be-included-in-any-relief-package-for-telecom-sector"},"85431031":{"msid":"85431031","stname":"USOF inks pact with BSNL for high-speed internet access to north-eastern states","artsyn":"USOF is aimed at providing financial support for the provision of telecom services in commercially unviable rural and remote areas of the country.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/usof-inks-pact-with-bsnl-for-high-speed-internet-access-to-north-eastern-states","seolocationalt":"USOF inks pact with BSNL for high-speed internet access to north-eastern states","url_seo":"usof-inks-pact-with-bsnl-for-high-speed-internet-access-to-north-eastern-states"},"85326735":{"msid":"85326735","stname":"BSNL carries out massive upgrades of Lakshadweep Satellite Bandwidth","artsyn":"\u200b\u200bBSNL is looking to increase its network capacity to address growing demand of broadband amidst a sharp rise in data consumption across users and locations.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/bsnl-carries-out-massive-upgrades-of-lakshadweep-satellite-bandwidth","seolocationalt":"BSNL carries out massive upgrades of Lakshadweep Satellite Bandwidth","url_seo":"bsnl-carries-out-massive-upgrades-of-lakshadweep-satellite-bandwidth"},"84353173":{"msid":"84353173","stname":"Ashwini Vaishnaw, Devusinh Chauhan seek to expedite BharatNet deployment","artsyn":"BharatNet is a core constituent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s ambitious Digital India program for 1.35 billion Indians.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/ashwini-vaishnaw-devusinh-chauhan-seek-to-expedite-bharatnet-deployment","seolocationalt":"Ashwini Vaishnaw, Devusinh Chauhan seek to expedite BharatNet deployment","url_seo":"ashwini-vaishnaw-devusinh-chauhan-seek-to-expedite-bharatnet-deployment"},"84197288":{"msid":"84197288","stname":"CAG tears into CSC for BharatNet's poor service quality","artsyn":"Following the new arrangement, a payment of Rs 386.42 crore and 116.50 crore was made for a period of July 2019 to December 2020 to CSC under the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY).","seolocation":"telecomnews\/cag-tears-into-csc-for-bharatnets-poor-service-quality","seolocationalt":"CAG tears into CSC for BharatNet's poor service quality","url_seo":"cag-tears-into-csc-for-bharatnets-poor-service-quality"},"83198683":{"msid":"83198683","stname":"BSNL: Non-action by USOF may shut down strategic LWE telecom network","artsyn":"The telecom network for the Indian army and paramilitary forces in the naxalite areas may be closed down following non-action by the Department of Telecommunications' (DoT) fund administration, compelling the state-owned telco to seek a \"closure date\" from the government.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/bsnl-non-action-by-usof-may-shut-down-strategic-lwe-telecom-network","seolocationalt":"BSNL: Non-action by USOF may shut down strategic LWE telecom network","url_seo":"bsnl-non-action-by-usof-may-shut-down-strategic-lwe-telecom-network"}}}}" data-news-images="[{"msid":"85431071","msname":"Relief to Vodafone Idea, privatization of BSNL necessary to avoid duopoly in telecom sector: CUTS International","msnameseo":"relief-to-vodafone-idea-privatization-of-bsnl-necessary-to-avoid-duopoly-in-telecom-sector-cuts-international","mediatype":"1","artdate":"2021-08-08 12:34:00.0","caption":""}]" data-newsletter-by="0" data-newsletter-date="a" data-hasbottomcarousel="" data-alldetailsopen="0" data-multipleanalyticshit="" data-deeplink="https://ettelecom.app.link?$deeplink_path=" data-socialshareformat="default">
