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Lok Sabha Question No. 1064 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Blocking Access to Online Content
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1064

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.02.2023

## BLOCKING ACCESS TO ONLINE CONTENT

## 1064.    SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the total  number of directions issued under Rule 8(6) of the Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2009 to block access to online content during the last five financial years including the provisional data for the current year;
- (b) the total number of hearings conducted by the Committee for examination of requests under Rule 8(1) of the IT Rules, 2009, during the said period;
- (c) the total number of blocking orders issued by the Ministry under Rule 9(2) of the IT Rules, 2009, during the said period;
- (d) the total number of websites, social media handles and apps blocked under Section 69A of the IT Act, 2000, during the said period; and
- (e) whether  any  intermediaries  have  not  complied  with  takedown  orders  and  if  so,  the  total number of such intermediaries that have been punished under section 69A(3) during the said period?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (d): Under Rule 8(6) and Rule 9(2) of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for  Blocking  for  Access  of  Information  for  Public)  Rules,  2009,  the  Ministry  of  Electronics  and Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has  issued  blocking  directions  to  various  intermediaries  and government  agencies  to  block  access  of  information  by  public.  Such  directions  are  issued  for blocking a total of 2799, 3635, 9849, 6096 and 6775 URLs during the year 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and  2022  respectively.  These  includes  social  media  URLs,  accounts,  channels,  pages,  apps, webpages, websites etc. Further, the Committee constituted under Rule 7 of the aforesaid Rules has conducted 18, 40, 70, 39 and 53 number of meetings for hearing and examination during the year 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively.

(e):  Currently  all  intermediaries  are  in  compliance  to  all  the  directions  issued  by  MeitY  under section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1062 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Pricing Model for 5G
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1062 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## PRICING MODEL FOR 5G

## 1062.   SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY: SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the pricing model proposed for 5G services to consumers;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to offer reduction in prices or other financial incentives to encourage citizens to shift to 5G services;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of the phase-wise plan for introducing 5G services in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) to (c) As  per  existing  tariff  framework,  tariff  for  telecommunication  service  is  under forbearance except for services such as National Roaming, rural fixed line services, mobile number portability, leased circuits and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) service. Subject to compliance to extant regulatory provisions, service providers are free to design and offer tariffs based on their understanding of the market situation. Service providers have the flexibility to decide various  tariff  components  including  recharge  value  for  different  service  areas  of  their  operation. Tariffs are offered by service providers taking into account several factors including input costs, level of competition and other commercial considerations.

- (d) The Government has established a road map to make 5G services available in different parts of the country through rollout obligations. As per the Notice Inviting Application (NIA) dated 1506-2022 for auction of spectrum and the license conditions, the rollout obligations are required to be met over a period of five years, in a phased manner, from the date of allocation of spectrum. Further expansion of mobile networks beyond the mandatory rollout obligations, depends on the technocommercial consideration of the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Saving Scheme of Post Office
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1057 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## SAVING SCHEME OF POST OFFICE

## †1057. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to extend the benefit of Saving Scheme of Post office to a person superannuating at any age;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) to (c) Currently, 9 Small Savings Schemes of Government of India viz. Post Office Savings Account, National Savings Time Deposit Scheme (1 Year, 2 Year, 3 Year and 5 Year), National Savings  Recurring  Deposit  Scheme,  National  Savings  Certificate  Scheme,  National  Savings (Monthly Income Account) Scheme, Kisan Vikas Patra Scheme, Public Provident Fund Scheme, Sukanya Samriddhi Account and Senior Citizens Savings Scheme are running through Post Offices. Out of these 9 Schemes, 7 Schemes (except Sukanya Samriddhi Account and Senior Citizens Savings Scheme) are available to any person superannuating at any age.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1054 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Transfer of Employees
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Riti Pathak, Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1054 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2023

## TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEES

†1054.  SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  such  employees  in  the  Railways  who  have  been continuing on the same post for the last five years or more;
- (b)  the  reasons  for  not  transferring  such  employees,  posted  on  the same post for the last five years or more;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to transfer such employees; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (D)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1054  BY  SHRIMATI  RITI  PATHAK  AND SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 08.02.2023 REGARDING TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEES.

(a) to (d): Extant provisions stipulate that Railway employees holding sensitive posts, including those who frequently come into contact with public  and/or  contractors/suppliers,  are  required  to  be  transferred every  four  years.  For  this  purpose,  a  comprehensive  list  of  sensitive posts has also been circulated. The thrust of these instructions is on transfer  from  one  place  to  another.  However,  when  transfer  of  such employees to a different place is not possible, they are to be shifted to a different non-sensitive seat in the same  place to meet  the requirement of periodical transfer. 5861 no. of employees belonging to sensitive categories are working at the same place/station for the last five years. Transfer of such employees is being considered/done as per administrative requirement/exigencies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1051 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Construction of FOB in Assam
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1051 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2023

## CONSTRUCTION OF FOB IN ASSAM

## 1051. SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  is  an  urgent  public demand  for  construction  of  Foot  Over  Bridge  (FOB)  at  Siddeswar Shiva  Temple  Thandapur,  Panchgram,  Hailakandi,  Assam  and  if  so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is also aware that there is a high risk for the devotees to cross the railway track to visit the temple due to the movement  of  the  train  as  the  train  may  come  at  any  moment  and accidents may occur resulting in loss of lives and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government  has received any proposal regarding construction of FOB at Siddeswar Shiva Temple; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  being  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d):  Foot Over Bridge (other than stations for passenger amenities) for  crossing  of  track  to  general  public  are  provided  in  lieu  of  level crossing. There is no authorized level crossing at the mentioned location. However,  FOB  at  this  location  can  be  considered  on  deposit  terms provided  State  Govt.  agrees  to  bear  100%  cost  of  construction  and maintenance. Any unauthorized trespassing or crossing/entry into railway premises is an offence and may cause unsafe condition for trespassers themselves as  well  as  trains.  No  proposal  for  any  FOB  on  deposit  terms  has  been received from the State Govt. of Assam. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 1049 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Nilgiri Mountain Railway Locos
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1049 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2023

## NILGIRI MOUNTAIN RAILWAY LOCOS

1049.   SHRI A. RAJA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Southern  Railway  has  any  plans  to  shift  Nilgiri  Mountain Railway  locos  which  is  based  on  coal  and  furnace  oil,  to  diesel-powered engines;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  engines  are  likely  to  increase  the  speed  of  the  Mountain trains apart from reducing pollution;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  adequate  infrastructure  has  been  made  for  maintenance  of these  locos  which  have  received  UN  heritage  status,  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) & (b)  Yes, Sir. Steam Loco Shed presently has a holding of 09 X-Class Steam Locos out of which 02 are coal fired, 03 are Diesel Fired and 04 are Furnace-oil fired.  Converting furnace oil-fired locos to Diesel-fired locos is a continuous process.
- (c) & (d)  Increasing speed of the engines is not feasible at present.
- (e)  Yes,  Sir.  Loco  Shed/Coonoor under Southern Railway has the following infrastructure for the maintenance of the locomotives operational at Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) system;
1.   Adequate maintenance machinery is available,
2.  Adequate supervisory and maintenance staff are posted in the loco shed for maintenance of locos.
3.  Periodic Overhauling (POH) of the locomotives is done once in four years at Golden Rock Workshop/Tiruchirappally (GOC).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1047 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: New Railway Terminal Facility at Kochi
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1047 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2023

## NEW RAILWAY TERMINAL FACILITY AT KOCHI

## 1047 SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  Kochi  requires  a  new railway  terminal  facility  exclusively  for  express  trains  and  if  so,  the details including the current status;
- (b) whether the Government has noticed that Kochi city is also a part of the Greater Cochin Region, which is the largest urban agglomeration in Kerala;
- (c) if so, whether the demand for a new terminal with more platforms and  more  pit  lines  is  likely  to  be  addressed  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  land  is  major hurdle  in  Kerala  for  rail  development  projects  and  if  so,  the  details including utilization  of  about  110  acres  prime  land  available  at Ernakulam Marshalling Yard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d) The rail head at Ernakulam Junction with 10 lines (6 platform lines)  and  Ernakulam  Town  with  2  platform  lines  adequately  serve Kochi city.  At  present,  trains  are  maintained  at  Ernakulam  coaching depot which is equipped with 5 stabling lines and 3 pit lines. For major upgradation  of  Ernakulam  Junction  and  Ernakulam  Town  railway stations,  works  have  been  sanctioned  at  cost  of ` 444.63  Cr  and ` 226.19 Cr respectively to meet with the present day requirements at

Ernakulam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1045 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Import of Chinese Finished Goods
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Jai Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1045 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

## IMPORT OF CHINESE FINISHED GOODS

## 1045.    SHRI JAI PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Union Government is alarmed by a surge in imports of chinese finished goods such as electrical machinery, furniture, medical instruments, etc. which negates its strategy of Aatmanirbhar Bharat;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  take  necessary  steps  to  monitor  such  imports which  is  becoming  detrimental  to  its  flagshipschemes  such  as  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat,  Make inIndia, etc.; and
- (d) if so, the details therefor?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) and (b): Most of the goods imported from China are capital goods, intermediate goods and raw materials and are used for meeting the demand of fast expanding sectors like electronics, telecom and  power  in  India.  India's  dependence  on  imports  in  these  categories  is  largely  due  to  the  gap between domestic supply and demand.  The imports of medical instruments have shown a decline of 35 % in April-November 2022 as compared to the same period previous year. To boost domestic manufacturing and reduce dependency on imports, the Government has launched Production Linked Incentive  Schemes  in  14  strategic  sectors  with  the  aim  to  make  Indian  manufacturers  globally competitive, attract investment in the areas of core competency/cutting-edge technology, enhance exports and integrate India in the global supply chain.

(c) and (d): The  Government  monitors  imports  on  a  regular  basis,  holds  stakeholder consultations  and  sensitize  the  concerned  Ministries/Departments  to  take  necessary  measures  to address domestic constraints/supply rigidities and consider steps to correct these with appropriate actions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Development Schemes for SCs/STs
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1040

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08-02-2023

## DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES FOR SCS/STS

1040.    SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a number of schemes pertaining to the development of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes are pending for approval with the NITI Aayog; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) & (b): There is no scheme pending with the NITI Aayog related to the development of the Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Storage of Buffer Stock
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1039

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## STORAGE OF BUFFER STOCK

1039.  SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION उपभोक्ता मामले , खाद्य और सार्वजनिक नर्तरण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the quantum of storage of the buffer stock fixed by the Government for various food items;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to set up an institution under PPP model to manage the proposed buffer stock of pulses and also to tackle the problem of food shortage and price spikes of essential food items; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)to(c): Information is being collected and will be laid on the table of the House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1038 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Impact on Trade through of G20 Summit
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1038 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

## IMPACT ON TRADE THROUGH OF G20 SUMMIT

## 1038.   SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य  एवं  उद्योग  मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- ( a) whether there is any likely impact on the trade of the country on hosting residential of G20 summit; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the details of the roadmap of the trade policy and the details of the sectors likely to be most benefited?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) & (b): G-20 countries account for around 85% of global GDP and over 75% of the global trade. In the Indian G-20 Presidency, contemporary trade and investment-related issues like resilient global value chains, integrating MSMEs in global trade, efficient Logistics for Trade are being taken up. The outcomes emerging from the G20 discussions and decisions help to facilitate trade positively. Further, discussions at G20 is likely to have positive impact on multilateral trading system thereby strengthening rule based international trade, which affects all sector of economy including both goods & services.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1037 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Call Drops on 5G Network
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1037 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## CALL DROPS ON 5G NETWORK

## †1037. SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

## DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that presently number of call drops is continuously increasing especially on 5G network, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the telecom companies have been directed to improve their services;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether it is a fact that download speed is low even on 5G network; and
- (e) if so, the reasons therefor and the time by which it is likely to be improved?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) to (e) The  call  drop  in  a  mobile  network  can  happen  due  to  many  reasons  including characteristics  of  radio  propagation  for  wireless  communication,  non-availability  of  sites  due  to acquisition problems etc. The occurrence of call drops is found to be common in mobile networks across the world with varying degree of occurrences.

Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) in India are required to ensure that the call drop rate in their mobile networks remains within the benchmarks laid down by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). TRAI has laid down 'The Standards of Quality of Service for Basic Telephone Service  (Wireline)  and  Cellular  Mobile  Telephone  Service  Regulations,  2009',  prescribing benchmarks for standards for basic and cellular mobile telephone services. TRAI reviews existing benchmark parameters for Quality of Telecom Services and also introduces relevant benchmarks for new technology based services as and when required.

As per Performance Monitoring Reports (PMRs) received from TSPs for Cellular Services, all the TSPs have met all the network related parameters including the parameters related to Call Drop, in last three quarters ending March- 2022, June-2022 and September-2022. TRAI publishes the results of Quality of Service Reports including Call Drop parameters, on TRAI website, forcing the service providers to improve its service. TRAI also carry out the Audit and Assessment of TSP's Quality of Service.

However, 5G Services have been rolled out recently by TSPs on trial basis and number of 5G cells are being progressively added in the telecom network. The performance and quality of service will be reflected in the PMRs of subsequent quarters.

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