More capacity for TN telecom circle

With BSNL deciding to provide mobile connections to all villages having populations of more than 1,000, the Tamil Nadu telecom circle would get an additional capacity of 42 lakh connections, under Phase Five, a senior official said.


Tenders for the Phase V project has already been floated and the Coimbatore SSA would get nearly 4.5 lakh mobile connections, which would be implemented in three sub-phases, Shahjahan, General Manager and in-charge-PGM, Coimbatore telecom, told reporters here.


As the mobile connections were being provided on demand at present, Tamil Nadu circle has more than 20 lakh connections, he said.


Coimbatore telecom has at present 214 cell towers, Shahjahan said, adding, work was in progress to commission another eight towers and an additional 26 towers have been allotted to further improve the coverage along NH 47.


Mini exchanges would be installed in peripheral areas to reduce the loop length in order to provide broadband connections, he said
Source: Chennai online