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Lok Sabha
With a view to provide telephones to every Panchayat in the country, Digital Satellite Phone Terminals (DSPTs) shall be deployed in remote and far-flung area which cannot be covered by any terrestrial technology. Additional Wireless in Local Loop (WLL) equipment is planned to be provided in the Short Distance Charging Areas (SDCAs). This was stated by the Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Dr. Shakeel Ahmad in a written reply to a question by Shri Parsuram Majhi in the Lok Sabha today.
Dr. Ahmad further informed the House that telephone facility in all the Panchayats of each service area/circle shall be provided by November, 2007 as per tender terms finalised by the office of Administrator Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund.
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