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MUMBAI:
Reliance Communications Limited , has commenced the rollout of Rural
Infrastructure project. This announcement came within a day of signing
the MoU for the universal service obligation program of the Department
of Telecommunication. The project comprising of commissioning 8982
base terminal stations, when completed would provide telecom services
in 0.234 million Indian villages which do not have any telecom connectivity
at present.
"Dhirubhai dreamt of a world without borders and man-made limits
- a global village where everyone, but most of all every Indian,
would have the chance to communicate and connect, compete and collaborate",
said Rcom chairman Anil Dhirubhai Ambani. "The commencement
of Worlds fastest and largest rural telephony rollout project is
a step forward in bridging the digital divide, that would provide
telecom coverage to millions of Indians living in the remotest part
of country", he added.
Rcom
has emerged as a successful telecom operator in bagging the maximum
sites under the USO initiative of the Department of Telecommunications.
Rcom has formed a special task force for the national rural rollout.
The national rural marketing team would be responsible for completing
this task within tight deadlines, as well as come up with attractive
offerings to promote the growth of telecom services among the rural
population. The company aims to launch its telecom services within
two months, after provisioning of passive infrastructure in these
locations.
In
addition, Rcom plans to enhance its network coverage to 25000 towns
and 0.45 million villages by March 2008. The company has already
earmarked a capex of $ 2.5 billion for its network expansion plans
during this fiscal. Says an official release.
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