The Federal Ministry of Information Technology has informed Parliament that additional funds have been allocated in 2020-21 to expand BSNL 4G service.
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North Chennai Lok Sabha member Dr. Veerasamy, BSNL lags behind other telecom companies in 4G service, what is the reason for that? And is the federal government aware that BSNL has suffered a loss due to the 4G spectrum delay? So what is the reason for that? Is the central government also taking into account that BSNL will not be able to come out of the loss as it will not be able to compete with the telecom companies that have 4G technology? He had in writing questioned the steps being taken by the central government to expand 4G services across the country.
Responding to this, Union Minister of State for Information and Telecommunication Devsih Chauhan said that 4G service is being provided to limited areas in India through 8,637 base transceiver stations. He said that despite stiff competition in the telecommunications sector, BSNL continues to retain its customer base and other companies have reduced the fees for their services due to BSNL's competition. Further
An additional Rs 24,084 crore has been earmarked in the budget for the fiscal year 2020-2021 to further expand 4G services, the Union Minister told Parliament in writing.
