DETAILS OF TELECOM FACILITIES IN NORTH EAST REGION ( COS MEETING ON 15 TH JUNE,2012) 1 MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION & IT DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

NORTH EAST TELECOM - STRUCTURE 2  North East Region comprises of Three Telecom Licensed Service Areas (LSAs)  Assam LSA covers full Assam state  North East LSA covers six states viz. Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur. However, BSNL has further segregated North East LSA into North East-1(Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram) and North East-2(Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur) telecom circles  Sikkim state is a part of West Bengal LSA

TELE-DENSITY 3 As onAssam North East (Except Assam & Sikkim) All India March March March March March March March

4 NO OF BTS OF MAJOR TELECOM OPERATORS OperatorAssam North East (Except Assam & Sikkim) BSNL1733 (5 th )1605 (2 nd ) Aircel2518 (2 nd )1721 (1 st ) Airtel2598 (1 st )1496 Idea Reliance1950 (4 th )753 Vodafone2409 (3 rd )1140 TATA295189

5 MOBILE CONNECTIONS AND MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR TELECOM OPERATORS OperatorAssam %age Market Share (Assam) North East (Except Assam & Sikkim) %age Market Share (North East) BSNL14,92, (4 th )18,68, (3 rd )) Aircel37,09, (1 st )24,22, (1 st ) Airtel36,83, (2 nd )22,77,58426 (2 nd ) Idea3,12, ,03, Reliance28,79,43320 (3 rd )9,76, Vodafone21,48, ,14, TATA1,30,534175,4170.9

6 BROADBAND COVERAGE OF BSNL Telecom Circle TotalBroadband Assam DHQs27 BHQs Villages NE-1 (Meghalya, Tripura & Mizoram) DHQs23 BHQs10653 Villages NE-2 (Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland & Manipur) DHQs3732 BHQs18175 Villages

7 MOBILE COVERAGE OF MAJOR OPEARTORS Service Area TotalBSNLAIRCELAIRTELRELI- ANCE IDEAVODA- FONE Assam DHQs BHQs NA22360NA Villages North East (Except Assam & Sikkim) DHQs BHQs NA16929NA Villages

8 MOBILE COVERAGE ALONG HIGHWAYS/RAILWAYS ROUTES OF MAJOR OPERATORS Service Area Total KM BSNLAIRCELAIRTELRELI- ANCE IDEAVODA- FONE Assam NH SH NA Railways North East (Except Assam & Sikkim) NH SH Railways

ATR ON THE DECISIONS TAKEN IN LAST COS MEETING 9  Last CoS meeting held on  Decisions taken during the meeting and status thereof: 1.DoT may expand facilities such as Broadband in NER.  USOF has launched a scheme to provide wireline Broadband connectivity to rural/remote areas by leveraging the existing wireline exchanges.  USOF has also launched a scheme to provide sufficient backhaul capacity by creation of Intra district SDHQ- DHQ OFC Network.  USOF has planned to connect all Gram Panchayat in the country including North East through OFC (NOFN).

S. No. StateNumber of Rural Exchanges Number of Broadband Connections planned Broadband connections provided 1.Assam Meghalaya Mizoram Tripura Manipur Arunachal Pradesh Nagaland Sikkim Total Status of Wireline Broadband Scheme of USOF 10

Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) Network Augmentation in Assam 11 Objective To provide financial support for OFC Network augmentation between the blocks' HQ and Districts' HQ to provide sufficient backhaul capacity Target 354 nodes Achievement 189 Nodes Implementation Period From February 2010 to August 2012 Total Subsidy Rs Crore Subsidy disbursal NIL BE for Rs Crore USP BSNL

Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) Network Augmentation in NE-I (Meghalaya, Mizoram & Tripura) 12 Objective To provide financial support for OFC Network augmentation between the blocks' HQ and Districts' HQ to provide sufficient backhaul capacity Target 189 nodes Achievement Rollout yet to start Implementation Period From January 2012 to January 2014 Total Subsidy Rs Crore Subsidy disbursal NIL BE for Rs Crore USP RailTel

Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) Network Augmentation in NE-II (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur & Nagaland) 13 Objective To provide financial support for OFC Network augmentation between the blocks' HQ and Districts' HQ to provide sufficient backhaul capacity Target 407 Nodes Achievement Rollout yet to start Implementation Period From January 2012 to July 2014 Total Subsidy Rs Crore Subsidy disbursal NIL BE for Rs Crore USP RailTel

ATR ON THE DECISIONS TAKEN IN LAST COS MEETING …CONTD 14  BSNL has planned to augment its Broadband capacity. Purchase order for procurement of modems has been placed and supply is expected to commence from July Presently, 1.79 lakh ports capacity has been deployed in NE Region and about 55,000 ports capacity has been planned. The reason for not meeting broadband targets in NE region is that- a) Availability and reliability of electricity in rural areas is poor, b) computer penetration is very low, and c)computer literacy is poor.

ATR ON THE DECISIONS TAKEN IN LAST COS MEETING … CONTD BSNL and other Private operators may be asked to pay attention to quality aspect of connectivity.  TRAI has been requested to look into the QoS aspect of Telecom Services in NER. In addition BSNL has also been advised by DoT to ensure the QoS in NER as per TRAI Standards.  BSNL has informed that backbone OFC network is continued to be affected by road widening work and maintenance activities in entire NER. However, the faulty routes are being restored by laying overhead OFC and in some cases Radio systems are also deployed. Besides bandwidth has also being hired from PGCIL, OIL & MECL, but full protection can not be provided.

ATR ON THE DECISIONS TAKEN IN LAST COS MEETING DONER may flag the issue of under sea connectivity to the NER through COX Bazaar to MEA. Connectivity via Akhura border - M/o External Affairs has recently sought a detailed proposal. BSNL was asked to send the detailed proposal along with estimates which has been received and the same is being sent to M/o External Affairs with a copy to DoNER. In the meanwhile, USOF has written to DoNER and MEA on to furnish the following clarifications:  Whether DoNER would be funding the project ?  The response of Bangladesh authorities received so far in the matter and consequent methodology for operation and maintenance of network in case the proposal is concurred by them.  Bandwidth charges to be levied by Bangladesh authorities on long term basis.

ATR ON THE DECISIONS TAKEN IN LAST COS MEETING … CONTD 17 Connectivity via Cox Bazar - As regards Cox Bazar, the connectivity via Akhura is an optimized route based on studies of M/s TCIL and BSNL. Thus, the question of one more route via Cox Bazar would arise if route via Akhura does not materialize or found inadequate based on experience.

Comprehensive Telecom Plan of BSNL 18  Based on the request of National Advisory Council (NAC) and in consultation with Member NEC (Sh P P Srivastava), BSNL has prepared a comprehensive Telecom Plan for North East.  This plan is proposed to be implemented in two phases.  Phase I – Includes investment to the tune of Rs 8965 crores, out of which Rs1055 crores will be funded by BSNL from its own resources. However, BSNL will require fund / Grants of Rs 7910 crores for complete implementation of Phase –I which will take 3 years.  Phase –II – It requires investment to the tune of Rs 10,677 crores. BSNL will require the whole amount in grants.

Summary of BSNL’s Comprehensive Plan (contd.) 19 Sl.Phase of PlanTime Frame BSNL’s own Plans (To be Funded by BSNL) Plans to be carried out by BSNL, if funded by Govt. CapitalRecurring (annual) approx. 1. First Phase a) Bandwidth hiringImmedi ate Rs 35 Cr. (PA) x 5 Rs. 109 Cr (PA) x5 b) Cable replacement, New Cable, duct and radio systems. 3 YearsRs. 240 Cr.Rs CrRs. 33 Cr c) Network expansion, up-gradation and Service improvement 3 YearsRs. 643 Cr.Rs CrRs. 496 Cr TotalRs CrRs CrRs. 667 Cr 2 Second Phase 3 Years after completion of first phase NilRs CrRs 600 Cr. App

Improvement anticipated after implementation of Plan 20 IndicatorPresent statusStatus After Phase-I Status After Phase-II GSM coverage SDHQ and BHQ 73 % to 97 %100 % Villages21 % to 81 %60% to 90 %90% to 100 % Highways26 % to 92 %75% to 95 %90% to 100 % Wire line Broadband coverage BHQ29.5 % to 76%60% to 90 %90% to 100 % Villages1 % to %20% to 50 %50% to 80 % Network Reliability95 % to 99 %99.5 %99.95% Bandwidth availability SHQs100 Gb400 Gb1000 Gb DHQs2.5 Gb to 10 Gb100 Gb400 Gb Tele-density Assam45.57 %60 %At par with National Average NE60.67 %70 %

Impact of Availability of Power on reliability 21  The power supply in rural area in NE Region is not reliable.  The performance of telecom network depends on availability and reliability of electric supply.  Provision for 10 hrs battery backup has been made in the plan.  Prolonged power failure results in degradation of batteries.

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