STRENGTHENING OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

STRENGTHENING OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

The Government has taken several important initiatives and reforms to strengthen the Department of Telecommunications in recent years, such as:

5G networks have been rolled out in all States/UTs across the country and presently 5G services are available in 779 districts out of 783 districts in the country. 5G services is provided by the Telecom Service Providers based on techno-commercial viability. As on 31st Oct 2024, more than 4.6 lakh Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) of 5G Technology have been installed in the country.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, Dr.Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.