Lok Sabha Question No. 4040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Mobile Towers
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4040 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  DECEMBER, 2015

## MOBILE TOWERS

## †4040. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a) the status of mobile towers being operated by telecom companies along with the number of tower installed by each of the telecom operator, State-wise;
- (b) whether a large number of mobile towers are out of order;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, operator-wise; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) Madam, as on 30.11.2015 a total of 10,10,475 BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) are installed at different mobile tower locations across the country. The details of total number of BTSs of each Telecom  Service  Provider  (TSP),  Licensed  Service  Area (LSA) wise is attached at Annexure-I.
- (b) As on 30.11.2015, 0.83 % BTSs i.e. 8,419  BTSs out of total of 10,10,475 number of BTSs were reported to be out of order.
- (c) & (d) The operator-wise details of the BTSs which were out of order as on 30.11.2015 are attached at Annexure-II. The major reasons due to which BTSs were out of order as reported by TSPs were fault in Diesel Generator (DG) set, hardware equipment,  Optical  Fiber  Cable  (OFC)  cut,  owner/landlord  issues,  equipment  theft cases and some litigation issues.

Government  keeps  a  close  watch  through  monitoring  and  pursues restoration efforts.  However, all these issues being operational or technical in nature having commercial implications as well are being handled by concerned TSPs.

Contd……..2/-

| S.No   | Name of LSA      | Number of BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) installed as on 30.11.2015   | Number of BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) installed as on 30.11.2015   | Number of BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) installed as on 30.11.2015   | Number of BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) installed as on 30.11.2015   | Number of BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) installed as on 30.11.2015   | Number of BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) installed as on 30.11.2015   | Number of BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) installed as on 30.11.2015   | Number of BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) installed as on 30.11.2015   |
|--------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No   | Name of LSA      | AIRCEL/ DISHNET                                                     | Airtel/BHL /BAL                                                     | BSNL                                                                | IDEA/ABTL                                                           | MTNL                                                                | QTL/ HFCL                                                           | Reliance                                                            | Reliance Jio                                                        |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh   | 3,795                                                               | 21,215                                                              | 10,644                                                              | 14,954                                                              | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 4,891                                                               | 2,743                                                               |
| 2      | Assam            | 3,565                                                               | 5,372                                                               | 2,660                                                               | 1,643                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1,843                                                               | 0                                                                   |
| 3      | Bihar            | 3,980                                                               | 13,870                                                              | 5,334                                                               | 9,174                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 4,168                                                               | 2,129                                                               |
| 4      | Delhi            | 3,985                                                               | 15,175                                                              | 0                                                                   | 7,423                                                               | 1,726                                                               | 0                                                                   | 5,688                                                               | 6,584                                                               |
| 5      | Gujarat          | 826                                                                 | 10,160                                                              | 7,518                                                               | 12,318                                                              | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 3,525                                                               | 9,460                                                               |
| 6      | Haryana          | 28                                                                  | 4,915                                                               | 3,316                                                               | 5,372                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1,448                                                               | 1,803                                                               |
| 7      | Himachal Pradesh | 735                                                                 | 2,779                                                               | 1,841                                                               | 1,662                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1,208                                                               | 764                                                                 |
| 8      | Jammu &Kashmir   | 2,958                                                               | 4,274                                                               | 1,974                                                               | 1,525                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1,370                                                               | 762                                                                 |
| 9      | Karnataka        | 4,100                                                               | 24,025                                                              | 7,775                                                               | 7,516                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 4,540                                                               | 5,889                                                               |
| 10     | Kerala           | 1,049                                                               | 6,451                                                               | 8,745                                                               | 12,090                                                              | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 2,478                                                               | 0                                                                   |
| 11     | Kolkata          | 3,826                                                               | 5,600                                                               | 1,903                                                               | 2,099                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 3,415                                                               | 0                                                                   |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh   | 128                                                                 | 11,955                                                              | 8,301                                                               | 15,176                                                              | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 6,743                                                               | 9,918                                                               |
| 13     | Maharashtra      | 1,973                                                               | 14,409                                                              | 10,594                                                              | 18,887                                                              | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 4,442                                                               | 9,298                                                               |
| 14     | Mumbai           | 1,953                                                               | 11,912                                                              | 0                                                                   | 3,661                                                               | 1,680                                                               | 0                                                                   | 4,712                                                               | 0                                                                   |
| 15     | North East       | 2,546                                                               | 3,467                                                               | 2,490                                                               | 1,006                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 743                                                                 | 0                                                                   |
| 16     | Odisha           | 3,648                                                               | 6,852                                                               | 4,620                                                               | 2,255                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 3,659                                                               | 0                                                                   |
| 17     | Punjab           | 997                                                                 | 6,855                                                               | 5,370                                                               | 8,510                                                               | 0                                                                   | 2,361                                                               | 3,015                                                               | 2,936                                                               |
| 18     | Rajasthan        | 1,367                                                               | 12,702                                                              | 6,173                                                               | 6,740                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 3,631                                                               | 3,533                                                               |
| 19     | Tamilnadu        | 13,446                                                              | 26,080                                                              | 8,768                                                               | 7,769                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 5,273                                                               | 0                                                                   |
| 20     | UP (East)        | 4,586                                                               | 12,869                                                              | 7,014                                                               | 11,182                                                              | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 3,237                                                               | 3,900                                                               |
| 21     | UP (West)        | 661                                                                 | 10,547                                                              | 5,944                                                               | 12,177                                                              | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 2,642                                                               | 3,301                                                               |
| 22     | West Bengal      | 3,743                                                               | 9,862                                                               | 3,544                                                               | 4,489                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 3,710                                                               | 3,422                                                               |
|        | Grand Total      | 63,895                                                              | 2,41,346                                                            | 1,14,528                                                            | 1,67,628                                                            | 3,406                                                               | 2,361                                                               | 76,381                                                              | 66,442                                                              |

| S.No   | Name of LSA      | Number of BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) installed as on 30.11.2015   | Number of BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) installed as on 30.11.2015   | Number of BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) installed as on 30.11.2015   | Number of BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) installed as on 30.11.2015   | Number of BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) installed as on 30.11.2015   | Number of BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) installed as on 30.11.2015   | TOTAL     |
|--------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| S.No   | Name of LSA      | SSTL (MTS)                                                          | TATA                                                                | Videocon                                                            | Vodafone                                                            | TIKONA                                                              | Uninor/Telenor                                                      | TOTAL     |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh   | 0                                                                   | 5,422                                                               | 0                                                                   | 8,934                                                               | 0                                                                   | 3,305                                                               | 75,903    |
| 2      | Assam            | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 3,654                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 18,737    |
| 3      | Bihar            | 0                                                                   | 1,442                                                               | 12                                                                  | 8,840                                                               | 0                                                                   | 3,285                                                               | 52,234    |
| 4      | Delhi            | 1,045                                                               | 1,474                                                               | 0                                                                   | 10,723                                                              | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 53,823    |
| 5      | Gujarat          | 577                                                                 | 3,964                                                               | 1,883                                                               | 13,635                                                              | 87                                                                  | 3,800                                                               | 67,753    |
| 6      | Haryana          | 0                                                                   | 3,171                                                               | 1,423                                                               | 4,991                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 26,467    |
| 7      | Himachal Pradesh | 0                                                                   | 135                                                                 | 0                                                                   | 835                                                                 | 21                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 9,980     |
| 8      | Jammu &Kashmir   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1,565                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 14,428    |
| 9      | Karnataka        | 1,193                                                               | 10,305                                                              | 0                                                                   | 10,045                                                              | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 75,388    |
| 10     | Kerala           | 680                                                                 | 3,102                                                               | 0                                                                   | 6,524                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 41,119    |
| 11     | Kolkata          | 570                                                                 | 2,331                                                               | 0                                                                   | 4,173                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 23,917    |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh   | 0                                                                   | 4,675                                                               | 1,706                                                               | 5,770                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 64,372    |
| 13     | Maharashtra      | 0                                                                   | 9,359                                                               | 0                                                                   | 16,202                                                              | 0                                                                   | 4,484                                                               | 89,648    |
| 14     | Mumbai           | 0                                                                   | 3,823                                                               | 0                                                                   | 8,021                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 35,762    |
| 15     | North East       | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1,844                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 12,096    |
| 16     | Odisha           | 0                                                                   | 1,756                                                               | 0                                                                   | 3,891                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 26,681    |
| 17     | Punjab           | 0                                                                   | 3,056                                                               | 0                                                                   | 5,074                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 38,174    |
| 18     | Rajasthan        | 1,628                                                               | 2,135                                                               | 0                                                                   | 7,935                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 45,844    |
| 19     | Tamilnadu        | 1,277                                                               | 4,664                                                               | 0                                                                   | 17,095                                                              | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 84,372    |
| 20     | UP (East)        | 0                                                                   | 2,717                                                               | 6                                                                   | 13,050                                                              | 118                                                                 | 4,813                                                               | 63,492    |
| 21     | UP (West)        | 340                                                                 | 3,116                                                               | 7                                                                   | 7,584                                                               | 61                                                                  | 3,947                                                               | 50,327    |
| 22     | West Bengal      | 916                                                                 | 281                                                                 | 0                                                                   | 9,991                                                               | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 39,958    |
|        | Grand Total      | 8,226                                                               | 66,928                                                              | 5,037                                                               | 1,70,376                                                            | 287                                                                 | 23,634                                                              | 10,10,475 |

| Sr. No.   | Name of TSP      | Total No. of Number of BTSs (for 2G/3G/4G Services) which were out of order as on 30.11.2015   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | AIRCEL/DISHNET   | 489                                                                                            |
| 2         | Airtel/BHL/BAL   | 1,787                                                                                          |
| 3         | BSNL             | 2,030                                                                                          |
| 4         | IDEA/ABTL        | 346                                                                                            |
| 5         | MTNL             | 85                                                                                             |
| 6         | QTL/HFCL         | 3                                                                                              |
| 7         | Reliance Jio     | 283                                                                                            |
| 8         | Reliance/RCL/RTL | 1,289                                                                                          |
| 9         | SSTL (MTS)       | 21                                                                                             |
| 10        | TIKONA           | 15                                                                                             |
| 11        | TTSL/TTML        | 96                                                                                             |
| 12        | Uninor/Telenor   | 97                                                                                             |
| 13        | Videocon         | 2                                                                                              |
| 14        | Vodafone         | 1,876                                                                                          |
|           | Grand Total      | 8,419                                                                                          |

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