USOF partners BSNL for high speed internet access to North Eastern States

USOF partners BSNL for high speed internet access to North Eastern States

• The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) has signed an agreement with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to make available high quality and high speed internet facility to states in the North Eastern Region of India.
• The agreement calls for hiring 10 Gbps International Bandwidth for Internet Connectivity to Agartala from Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL).
• The USOF will provide financial support to BSNL for a period of three years.
• The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) comes under Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications.