BSNL signs agreement with USOF for high speed internet in North Eastern States | Daily Current Affairs Dose

BSNL signs agreement with USOF for high speed internet in North Eastern States | Daily Current Affairs Dose

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BSNL signs agreement with USOF for high speed internet in North Eastern States | Daily Current Affairs Dose

The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) signed a agreement with Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) for high speed internet in North Eastern States. The details of the agreement are given below.

Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) has signed an Agreement with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for hiring of 10 Gbps International Bandwidth for Internet Connectivity to Agartala from Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), Bangladesh via Cox Bazar/Kuakata.

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BSNL signs agreement with USOF for high speed internet in North Eastern States: Key Highlights 

Under the Agreement, USOF will provide financial support to BSNL for a period of three years for hiring the aforesaid International Bandwidth. The availability of high speed internet access will help the citizens in access in various e-services such as e-governance, e-education, e-health, e-commerce, e-banking, etc.

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Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic

• Formation of BSNL: September 15, 2000
• Industry Type: Telecommunications
• Headquarters of BSNL: New Delhi, India
• Key people of BSNL: Ashwini Vaishnaw (Cabinet Minister for Communications), Pravin Kumar Purwar, ICFS (Chairman & MD of BSNL)
• Owner of BSNL: Government of India
• Number of employees in BSNL: 69,824 (2020)