Shillong, January 07: State-run telecom company BSNL has said it will erect new towers on the Bangladesh border shortly to improve its network in the area.
“Earlier there was a restriction by the Union Home Ministry to set up towers within 10 km from the international border. Now the restriction has been reduced to only 500m. The new towers are likely to be erected shortly,” Chief General Manager (CGM) of BSNL North-East Vinod Kumar said.
He rubbished claims of private mobile service providers that the company was unable to serve the North-East region properly.
“We are not incapable in providing service to the North-East. But we have to adhere to the orders of the Union Department of Telecommunication (DOT) to restrain our network within 500 metres of the international boundary,” Kumar told reporters here yesterday.
–PTI