Lok Sabha Question No. 3801 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Roaming Facility for BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar, Janardan Mishra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3801 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH   DECEMBER, 2019

## ROAMING FACILITY FOR BSNL

## †3801. SHRI RODMAL NAGAR: SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated a plan regarding roaming facility to be provided by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL);
- (b) if so, the names of areas in the country where roaming facility of BSNL has been provided, State/UT-wise;
- (c) if not, the plan proposed by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) the names of the places outside the country like Nepal where roaming facility for BSNL has been provided?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a) to (c) Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  has  informed  that  it  is  providing  roaming facility to its customers throughout the country except prepaid in-roaming and out-roaming in Jammu and Kashmir.

- (d) BSNL has informed that it is providing international roaming facility to its customers in 179 countries  including  Nepal.    List  of  countries  where  international  roaming  facility  of  BSNL  is available is at Annexure.

## Annexure  referred  to  in  Part-(d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.3801  for  Answer  on 11.12.2019.

|   1 | Afghanistan     |   36 | Democratic Republic of Congo   |   71 | Iran                      |
|-----|-----------------|------|--------------------------------|------|---------------------------|
|   2 | Albania         |   37 | Costa Rica                     |   72 | Iraq                      |
|   3 | Algeria         |   38 | Cuba                           |   73 | Ivory Cost                |
|   4 | Angola          |   39 | Curacao                        |   74 | Ireland                   |
|   5 | Armenia         |   40 | Bonaire                        |   75 | Israel                    |
|   6 | Argentina       |   41 | Cyprus                         |   76 | Italy                     |
|   7 | Australia       |   42 | Czech. Rep.                    |   77 | Japan                     |
|   8 | Austria         |   43 | Denmark                        |   78 | Jamaica                   |
|   9 | Azerbaijan      |   44 | Dominican Republic             |   79 | Anguilla                  |
|  10 | Bahamas         |   45 | Dubai (UAE)                    |   80 | Aruba                     |
|  11 | Bahrain         |   46 | Ecuador                        |   81 | Antigua                   |
|  12 | Bangladesh      |   47 | Egypt                          |   82 | Barbados                  |
|  13 | Belarus         |   48 | El Salvador                    |   83 | Bermuda                   |
|  14 | Belgium         |   49 | Equatorial Guinea              |   84 | Cayman Island             |
|  15 | Belize          |   50 | Estonia                        |   85 | Dominica                  |
|  16 | Benin           |   51 | Ethiopia                       |   86 | Grenada                   |
|  17 | Bermuda         |   52 | Fiji                           |   87 | Haiti                     |
|  18 | Bhutan          |   53 | FINLAND                        |   88 | Samora                    |
|  19 | Brazil          |   54 | France                         |   89 | St.Vincent and Grenadines |
|  20 | Brunei          |   55 | Re-Union Island(France)        |   90 | St.Lucia                  |
|  21 | Bolivia         |   56 | Gambia                         |   91 | St.Kitts &Nevis           |
|  22 | Bosnia          |   57 | Gabon                          |   92 | Turks &Caicos             |
|  23 | Botswana        |   58 | Germany                        |   93 | British Virgin            |
|  24 | Bulgaria        |   59 | Georgia                        |   94 | Jersey                    |
|  25 | Burundi         |   60 | Ghana                          |   95 | Jordon                    |
|  26 | Burkina Faso    |   61 | Greece                         |   96 | Kazakhstan                |
|  27 | Cameroon        |   62 | Guatemala                      |   97 | Kenya                     |
|  28 | Canada          |   63 | Guam                           |   98 | South Korea               |
|  29 | Cape Verde      |   64 | Guinea Republic                |   99 | Kuwait                    |
|  30 | Central African |   65 | Guinea Bissau                  |  100 | Kyrgyz Republic           |
|  31 | Cambodia        |   66 | Guyana                         |  101 | Latvia                    |
|  32 | Chad            |   67 | Hong Kong                      |  102 | Laos                      |
|  33 | Chile           |   68 | Honduras                       |  103 | Liberia                   |
|  34 | China           |   69 | Iceland                        |  104 | Liechtenstein             |
|  35 | Colombia        |   70 | Indonesia                      |  105 | Lithuania                 |
| 106 | Luxembourg      |  131 | Panama                         |  156 | Suriname                  |
| 107 | Macau           |  132 | Paraguay                       |  157 | Sweden                    |
| 108 | Madagascar      |  133 | Peru                           |  158 | Switzerland               |
| 109 | Malawi          |  134 | Philippines                    |  159 | Syria                     |
| 110 | Malaysia        |  135 | Poland                         |  160 | Taiwan                    |
| 111 | Maldives        |  136 | Portugal                       |  161 | Tajikistan                |

|   112 | Malta            |   137 | Puerto Rico     | 162   | Tanzania         |
|-------|------------------|-------|-----------------|-------|------------------|
|   113 | Mauritius        |   138 | Qatar           | 163   | Thailand         |
|   114 | Mexico           |   139 | Romania         | 164   | Tonga            |
|   115 | Monaco           |   140 | Russia          | 165   | Trinidad &Tobago |
|   116 | Mongolia         |   141 | Rwanda          | 166   | Tunisia          |
|   117 | Montenegro       |   142 | Saudi Arabia    | 167   | Turkey           |
|   118 | Mozambique       |   143 | San Marino      | 168   | Turkmenistan     |
|   119 | Myanmar          |   144 | Serbia          | 169   | Uganda           |
|   120 | Namibia          |   145 | Senegal         | 170   | Ukraine          |
|   121 | Nepal            |   146 | Seychelles      | 171   | United Kingdom   |
|   122 | Netherland       |   147 | Sierra Leone    | 172   | Uruguay          |
|   123 | Niger            |   148 | Singapore       | 173   | USA              |
|   124 | NewZealand       |   149 | Slovak Republic | 174   | Uzbekistan       |
|   125 | Nicaragua        |   150 | Slovenia        | 175   | Vanuatu          |
|   126 | Nigeria          |   151 | South Africa    | 176   | Venezuela        |
|   127 | Norway           |   152 | South Sudan     | 177   | Vietnam          |
|   128 | Oman             |   153 | Spain           | 178   | Zambia           |
|   129 | Palestine        |   154 | Sri Lanka       | 179   | Zimbabwe         |
|   130 | Papua-New Guinea |   155 | Sudan           |       |                  |

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