Lok Sabha Question No. 1502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: 4G Network
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL, RAMA DEVI, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY**

**DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1502**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 29** **TH** **JULY, 2015**

**4G Network**

**1502. 	SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:**

**SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL:**

**SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:**

**SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:**

**DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:**

**SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:**

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

(a) 	the details of telecom operators who hold licenses to provide 4G services, circlewise;

(b) 	whether there is satisfactory access to 4G network in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the 4G mobile towers installed by public and private telecom operators, operator and State-wise;

(c)	 whether there is shortage of electronic parts/components for these services in several telecommunication districts of BSNL;

(d)	 if so, the details thereof along with  the reasons therefor and the action taken by the Government in this regard; and

(e) 	whether the Government proposes to allot/auction 4G spectrum and if so, the details thereof along with the likely date for the said auction?

ANSWER

**THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY**

**(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)**

(a)	Cellular Mobile Telephone Service (CMTS) License/ Unified Access Services License (UASL)/ Unified License (Access Services)/ Unified Licenses (UL)with authorization for providing Access Services issued to Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) permit the licensees to provide mobile services using any technologies including 2G, 3G or Long Term Evolution (LTE) technologies, commonly known as 4G, subject to holding of adequate spectrum in appropriate band.  List of Licensees is enclosed as **Annexure-I** .

(b)	Public Sector Enterprises viz. BSNL and MTNL do not provide 4G services as on date. Some of the private TSPs have launched 4G services in some cities/ towns in the country and as of now rolling out of such services is in nascent stage.Further, the TSPs have stated that there is limitation in development and deployment of the network and device ecosystem of Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) LTE-TDD (Time-Division Duplex)technology for 2300 MHz band due to which operators are constrained to wait for this ecosystem to mature for widespread use of services on LTE Network. Since, the TSPs are permitted to provide services using any technology, separate details of 4G Mobile Towers installed by private telecom operators are not maintained.

(c) to (d)  	As per reports from BSNL, it is currently deploying 2G/3G equipment in its licensed service areas and at present there is no shortage of electronic parts/ components for these services in any license service area.

Further, private Telecom Service Providers (TSPs), in general, have reported that there is no shortage of electronic parts/components for 4G services.

(e):	Available access spectrum for telecom services in different frequency bands is being put to for auction from time to time. As of now, no date has been fixed up for auction.

**Annexure-I**

**List of Licensees**

|   **S No** | **Name of the company/operator**          | **Service Area**                                |
|------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|          1 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | Andhra Pradesh                                  |
|          2 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Andhra Pradesh                                  |
|          3 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | Andhra Pradesh                                  |
|          4 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Andhra Pradesh                                  |
|          5 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | Andhra Pradesh                                  |
|          6 | Telewings Communications Services Pvt Ltd | Andhra Pradesh                                  |
|          7 | Vodafone South Limited                    | Andhra Pradesh                                  |
|          8 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Andhra Pradesh                                  |
|          9 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | Assam                                           |
|         10 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Assam                                           |
|         11 | Dishnet Wireless Limited                  | Assam                                           |
|         12 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | Assam                                           |
|         13 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Assam                                           |
|         14 | Telewings Communications Services Pvt Ltd | Assam                                           |
|         15 | Vodafone Spacetel Limited                 | Assam                                           |
|         16 | Reliance Telecom Ltd.                     | Assam                                           |
|         17 | Aditya Birla Telecom Ltd.                 | Bihar                                           |
|         18 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | Bihar                                           |
|         19 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Bihar                                           |
|         20 | Dishnet Wireless Limited                  | Bihar                                           |
|         21 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Bihar                                           |
|         22 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Bihar                                           |
|         23 | Reliance Telecom Ltd.                     | Bihar                                           |
|         24 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | Bihar                                           |
|         25 | Telewings Communications Services Pvt Ltd | Bihar                                           |
|         26 | Videocon Telecommunications Limited       | Bihar                                           |
|         27 | Vodafone Spacetel Limited                 | Bihar                                           |
|         28 | Aircel Cellular Limited                   | Chennai                                         |
|         29 | Vodafone South Limited                    | Chennai                                         |
|         30 | Aircel Limited                            | Delhi                                           |
|         31 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Delhi                                           |
|         32 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | Delhi                                           |
|         33 | M/s BhartiAirtel Limited                  | Delhi                                           |
|         34 | MTNL                                      | Delhi                                           |
|         35 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Delhi                                           |
|         36 | SistemaShyam Teleservices Limited         | Delhi                                           |
|         37 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | Delhi                                           |
|         38 | Vodafone Mobile Services Limited          | Delhi                                           |
|         39 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Delhi                                           |
|         40 | Aircel Limited                            | Gujarat                                         |
|         41 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | Gujarat                                         |
|         42 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Gujarat                                         |
|         43 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | Gujarat                                         |
|         44 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Gujarat                                         |
|         45 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Gujarat                                         |
|         46 | SistemaShyam Teleservices Limited         | Gujarat                                         |
|         47 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | Gujarat                                         |
|         48 | Telewings Communications Services Pvt Ltd | Gujarat                                         |
|         49 | Videocon Telecommunications Limited       | Gujarat                                         |
|         50 | Vodafone West Limited                     | Gujarat                                         |
|         51 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | Haryana                                         |
|         52 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Haryana                                         |
|         53 | Dishnet Wireless Limited                  | Haryana                                         |
|         54 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | Haryana                                         |
|         55 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Haryana                                         |
|         56 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Haryana                                         |
|         57 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | Haryana                                         |
|         58 | Videocon Telecommunications Limited       | Haryana                                         |
|         59 | Vodafone Digilink Limited                 | Haryana                                         |
|         60 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | Himachal Pradesh                                |
|         61 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Himachal Pradesh                                |
|         62 | Dishnet Wireless Limited                  | Himachal Pradesh                                |
|         63 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | Himachal Pradesh                                |
|         64 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Himachal Pradesh                                |
|         65 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Himachal Pradesh                                |
|         66 | Reliance Telecom Ltd.                     | Himachal Pradesh                                |
|         67 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | Himachal Pradesh                                |
|         68 | Vodafone Spacetel Limited                 | Himachal Pradesh                                |
|         69 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | J&K                                             |
|         70 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | J&K                                             |
|         71 | Dishnet Wireless Limited                  | J&K                                             |
|         72 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | J&K                                             |
|         73 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | J&K                                             |
|         74 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | J&K                                             |
|         75 | Vodafone Spacetel Limited                 | J&K                                             |
|         76 | Aircel Limited                            | Karnataka                                       |
|         77 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | Karnataka                                       |
|         78 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Karnataka                                       |
|         79 | M/s Idea Cellular Limited                 | Karnataka                                       |
|         80 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Karnataka                                       |
|         81 | SistemaShyam Teleservices Limited         | Karnataka                                       |
|         82 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | Karnataka                                       |
|         83 | Vodafone South Limited                    | Karnataka                                       |
|         84 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | Kerala                                          |
|         85 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Kerala                                          |
|         86 | Dishnet Wireless Limited                  | Kerala                                          |
|         87 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | Kerala                                          |
|         88 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Kerala                                          |
|         89 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Kerala                                          |
|         90 | SistemaShyam Teleservices Limited         | Kerala                                          |
|         91 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | Kerala                                          |
|         92 | Vodafone Cellular Limited                 | Kerala                                          |
|         93 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | Kolkata                                         |
|         94 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Kolkata                                         |
|         95 | Dishnet Wireless Limited                  | Kolkata                                         |
|         96 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | Kolkata                                         |
|         97 | M/s BhartiAirtel Limited                  | Kolkata                                         |
|         98 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Kolkata                                         |
|         99 | Reliance Telecom Ltd.                     | Kolkata                                         |
|        100 | SistemaShyam Teleservices Limited         | Kolkata                                         |
|        101 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | Kolkata                                         |
|        102 | Vodafone East Limited                     | Kolkata                                         |
|        103 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Kolkata                                         |
|        104 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | Madhya Pradesh                                  |
|        105 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Madhya Pradesh                                  |
|        106 | Dishnet Wireless Limited                  | Madhya Pradesh                                  |
|        107 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | Madhya Pradesh                                  |
|        108 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Madhya Pradesh                                  |
|        109 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Madhya Pradesh                                  |
|        110 | Reliance Telecom Ltd.                     | Madhya Pradesh                                  |
|        111 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | Madhya Pradesh                                  |
|        112 | Videocon Telecommunications Limited       | Madhya Pradesh                                  |
|        113 | Vodafone Spacetel Limited                 | Madhya Pradesh                                  |
|        114 | Aircel Limited                            | Maharashtra                                     |
|        115 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | Maharashtra                                     |
|        116 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Maharashtra                                     |
|        117 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | Maharashtra                                     |
|        118 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Maharashtra                                     |
|        119 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Maharashtra                                     |
|        120 | Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd.      | Maharashtra                                     |
|        121 | Telewings Communications Services Pvt Ltd | Maharashtra                                     |
|        122 | Vodafone Cellular Limited                 | Maharashtra                                     |
|        123 | Aircel Limited                            | Mumbai                                          |
|        124 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Mumbai                                          |
|        125 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | Mumbai                                          |
|        126 | MTNL                                      | Mumbai                                          |
|        127 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Mumbai                                          |
|        128 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Mumbai                                          |
|        129 | Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd.      | Mumbai                                          |
|        130 | Vodafone India Limited                    | Mumbai                                          |
|        131 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | North East                                      |
|        132 | BhartiHexacom Limited                     | North East                                      |
|        133 | Dishnet Wireless Limited                  | North East                                      |
|        134 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | North East                                      |
|        135 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | North East                                      |
|        136 | Reliance Telecom Ltd.                     | North East                                      |
|        137 | Vodafone Spacetel Limited                 | North East                                      |
|        138 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | Orissa                                          |
|        139 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Orissa                                          |
|        140 | Dishnet Wireless Limited                  | Orissa                                          |
|        141 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | Orissa                                          |
|        142 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Orissa                                          |
|        143 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Orissa                                          |
|        144 | Reliance Telecom Ltd.                     | Orissa                                          |
|        145 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | Orissa                                          |
|        146 | Vodafone Spacetel Limited                 | Orissa                                          |
|        147 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | Punjab                                          |
|        148 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Punjab                                          |
|        149 | Dishnet Wireless Limited                  | Punjab                                          |
|        150 | M/s Idea Cellular Limited                 | Punjab                                          |
|        151 | Quadrant Televentures Ltd                 | Punjab                                          |
|        152 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Punjab                                          |
|        153 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Punjab                                          |
|        154 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | Punjab                                          |
|        155 | Vodafone South Limited                    | Punjab                                          |
|        156 | Aircel Limited                            | Rajasthan                                       |
|        157 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | Rajasthan                                       |
|        158 | BhartiHexacom Limited                     | Rajasthan                                       |
|        159 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | Rajasthan                                       |
|        160 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Rajasthan                                       |
|        161 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Rajasthan                                       |
|        162 | SistemaShyam Teleservices Limited         | Rajasthan                                       |
|        163 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | Rajasthan                                       |
|        164 | Vodafone Digilink Limited                 | Rajasthan                                       |
|        165 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | Tamil Nadu                                      |
|        166 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | Tamil Nadu                                      |
|        167 | SistemaShyam Teleservices Limited         | Tamil Nadu                                      |
|        168 | Vodafone Cellular Limited                 | Tamil Nadu                                      |
|        169 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | Tamilnadu   (including Chennai Service Area)    |
|        170 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | Tamilnadu   (including Chennai Service Area)    |
|        171 | Aircel Limited                            | Tamilnadu (excluding Chennai)                   |
|        172 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | Tamilnadu (with Chennai)                        |
|        173 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | Tamilnadu Service Area (Chennai merged with TN) |
|        174 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | UP(East)                                        |
|        175 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | UP(East)                                        |
|        176 | Dishnet Wireless Limited                  | UP(East)                                        |
|        177 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | UP(East)                                        |
|        178 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | UP(East)                                        |
|        179 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | UP(East)                                        |
|        180 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | UP(East)                                        |
|        181 | Telewings Communications Services Pvt Ltd | UP(East)                                        |
|        182 | Videocon Telecommunications Limited       | UP(East)                                        |
|        183 | Vodafone Digilink Limited                 | UP(East)                                        |
|        184 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | UP(West)                                        |
|        185 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | UP(West)                                        |
|        186 | Dishnet Wireless Limited                  | UP(West)                                        |
|        187 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | UP(West)                                        |
|        188 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | UP(West)                                        |
|        189 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | UP(West)                                        |
|        190 | SistemaShyam Teleservices Limited         | UP(West)                                        |
|        191 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | UP(West)                                        |
|        192 | Telewings Communications Services Pvt Ltd | UP(West)                                        |
|        193 | Videocon Telecommunications Limited       | UP(West)                                        |
|        194 | Vodafone South Limited                    | UP(West)                                        |
|        195 | IDEA Cellular Limited                     | West Bangal                                     |
|        196 | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited              | West Bengal                                     |
|        197 | BhartiAirtel Limited                      | West Bengal                                     |
|        198 | Dishnet Wireless Limited                  | West Bengal                                     |
|        199 | Reliance Communications Ltd.              | West Bengal                                     |
|        200 | Reliance JioInfocomm Limited              | West Bengal                                     |
|        201 | Reliance Telecom Ltd.                     | West Bengal                                     |
|        202 | SistemaShyam Teleservices Limited         | West Bengal                                     |
|        203 | Tata Teleservices Ltd.                    | West Bengal                                     |
|        204 | Vodafone South Limited                    | West Bengal                                     |

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