Lok Sabha Question No. 511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Services and Spectrum by MTNL/BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: ANIL SHIROLE, George Baker, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.511 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## SERVICES AND SPECTRUM BY MTNL/BSNL

511. SHRI ANIL SHIROLE: SHRI GEORGE BAKER: SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of services including spectrum being provided by MTNL/BSNL across the country, State/ UT-wise including Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of the number of States/ districts/villages being covered by 2G/3G service of MTNL/BSNL across the country, at present;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  provide  4G  spectrum  to  MTNL/BSNL  to  start rolling out 4G service across the country to compete with private players;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) the  time  by  which  it  is  likely  to  be  implemented  along  with  the  funds  likely  to  be sanctioned therefor; and
- (f) the details of the number of States/ districts/villages likely to be covered initially under this service?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)&(b) Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  and  Mahanagar  Telephone  Nigam  Limited (MTNL) are providing various telecom services i.e., basic wireline telephone, mobile, broadband, internet, ISDN, IN, Wi-Fi hotspots, leased circuits and Data Centre service in their Licensed Service Areas (LSAs).

Circle/LSA/district wise detail of villages/areas covered by BSNL and MTNL by 2G/3G is at Annexure.

(c) to (f) BSNL has submitted proposal to allot spectrum by equity infusion of Rs.6767.5 crore by Government in BSNL for its spectrum requirement for providing 4G services.  Similarly, MTNL has  submitted  proposal  to  allot  spectrum  by  preferential  share  capital  infusion  of  Rs. 6,295  crore  by  Government  in  MTNL for  its  spectrum  requirement  for  providing  4G  services. Department of Telecommunication (DoT) decides the issues keeping in view the relevant criteria in  this  regard,  including  the  decision  of  the  Apex  Court.    As  per  their  proposals,  BSNL  and MTNL plan to install 1,00,000 and 9,750 4G BTSs respectively to roll out 4G services in their LSAs.  BSNL has already started 4G services in a few LSAs.  As on 31.12.2018, 1385 numbers of 4G BTSs including 577 4G BTS in Maharashtra are operational.

## Annexure

Circle/LSA/District-wise details of villages/areas covered by BSNL and MTNL by 2G/3G Service

| S. No.   | Circle               |   Total Villages as per census 2011 |   No. of villages covered with BSNL's 2G/3G mobile services as on 31.12.2018 |   No. of District Head Quarters |   No. of District Head Quarters covered by 2G/3G mobile services of BSNL |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar    |                                 555 |                                                                          345 |                               3 |                                                                        3 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh       |                               17039 |                                                                        12688 |                              13 |                                                                       13 |
| 3        | Assam                |                               26395 |                                                                        20728 |                              33 |                                                                       33 |
| 4        | Bihar                |                               44874 |                                                                        29064 |                              38 |                                                                       38 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh         |                               20125 |                                                                        12614 |                              27 |                                                                       27 |
| 6        | Chennai              |                                1636 |                                                                         1610 |                               3 |                                                                        3 |
| 7        | Gujarat              |                               18309 |                                                                        13080 |                              29 |                                                                       29 |
| 8        | Haryana              |                                6841 |                                                                         4491 |                              19 |                                                                       19 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh     |                               20690 |                                                                        18017 |                              12 |                                                                       12 |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir      |                                6553 |                                                                         4219 |                              22 |                                                                       22 |
| 11       | Jharkhand            |                               32394 |                                                                        20079 |                              24 |                                                                       24 |
| 12       | Karnataka            |                               29340 |                                                                        19973 |                              30 |                                                                       30 |
| 13       | Kerala               |                                1039 |                                                                         1034 |                              16 |                                                                       16 |
| 14       | Kolkata              |                                 750 |                                                                          707 |                               5 |                                                                        5 |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh       |                               54903 |                                                                        32325 |                              51 |                                                                       51 |
| 16       | Maharashtra          |                               43999 |                                                                        22026 |                              35 |                                                                       35 |
| 17       | North East-I         |                                8544 |                                                                         2622 |                              27 |                                                                       27 |
| 18       | North East-II        |                                9532 |                                                                         4463 |                              49 |                                                                       49 |
| 19       | Odisha               |                               51313 |                                                                        26202 |                              30 |                                                                       30 |
| 20       | Punjab               |                               12592 |                                                                        11333 |                              24 |                                                                       24 |
| 21       | Rajasthan            |                               44672 |                                                                        26372 |                              33 |                                                                       33 |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu           |                               14433 |                                                                        12162 |                              31 |                                                                       31 |
| 23       | Telangana            |                               10761 |                                                                         8352 |                              31 |                                                                       31 |
| 24       | Uttar Pradesh (East) |                               80029 |                                                                        76265 |                              48 |                                                                       48 |
| 25       | Uttar Pradesh (West) |                               26745 |                                                                        14439 |                              27 |                                                                       27 |
| 26       | Uttarakhand          |                               16793 |                                                                        13147 |                              13 |                                                                       13 |
| 27       | West Bengal          |                               40669 |                                                                        27722 |                              22 |                                                                       22 |
|          | Total                |                              641525 |                                                                       436079 |                             695 |                                                                      695 |

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