Bharat Broadband Network Limited
BBNL's cancelled tender for connecting villages shows complexity in bidding
To offer the higher service requirement, operators would need to ensure uninterrupted power, safety of cables and so on
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BBNL defers Rs 19,041 cr Bharatnet broadband tender bid date to Sep 14
State-run Bharat Broadband Network Limited has deferred bid dates for Rs 19,041 crore BharatNet broadband tender to September 14 after potential bidders raised more than 2,000 queries on the project. An official source told PTI that the bid dates are likely to be extended further as the queries need to be vetted by the Department of Telecom as well and the entire process may take a few weeks. According to the information published on BBNL, the bid date has been deferred from August 24 to September 14 as of now. Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) has invited global bids for the development (creation, upgradation, operation and maintenance and utilisation) of BharatNet through a public-private partnership model in nine separate packages across 16 states for a concession period of 30 years. The government has earmarked Rs 19,041 crore viability gap fund for the project. Under the project, the government plans to cover an estimated 3.61 lakh villages (including gram panchayats) .
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Confident that Bharat Net project will be completed on time: Telecom Min
The project is aimed at facilitating the delivery of e-governance, e-health, e-education, e-banking and other services to citizens across the country
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