Bharat Net

Currently, 48,000 villages connected under the BharatNet project have WiFi access.

Telecom Secretary asks states to utilise Bharat Net infrastructure

Addressing the Rural Telecom Summit organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan emphasised that a strong connectivity infrastructure will be crucial to ensure success of all ongoing programmes across areas, including health, education and others.

31,680 panchayats connected with internet: Manoj Sinha

"Total of 31,680 gram panchayat have been provided internet services under this (Bharat Net) initiative till August 28," Sinha said in a tweet.

Bharat Net project struggles, govt cuts target by a third

Government‘s Bharat Net project under the Digital India initiative is struggling, with its March 2017 target seeing a significant cut.

Union Budget 2017-18: Sterlite Tech says Bharat Net push could help it diversify

Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Anupam Jindal, Chief Financial Officer of Sterlite Tech, said the company is exploring the possibility of not just supplying fibre optic cables for the project, but also laying them out.

Demand for optic fibre increases as telcos plan 4G:Sterlite Tech

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Anand Agarwal, CEO & Director of Sterlite Technologies spoke about optic fibre cables business and gave his outlook for the company.

Struggling telecom industry likely to get a reform boost soon

In an exclusive conversation at the CNBC-TV18-Mint Infra Ministerial Summit, Telecom Secretary JS Deepak promised to make it easier to lay fibre optic cables in the next two months. He also said a new unified license for virtual network operators is on the anvil.