National Optic Fibre Network

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  "In 1,000 Days Every Village To Have Optical Fibre Network", Says PM Modi

  Every village in India will be connected, within 1,000 days, with optical fibre cable networks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Independence Day today, addressing the nation from Delhi's iconic Red Fort

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  "Big Day For Andaman, Nicobar": PM On Submarine Cable To Boost Network

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated to the nation via video conferencing the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair, which "will enable delivery of faster and more reliable mobile and landline telecom services to Andaman & Nicobar Islands, at par with other parts of India," said an official statement.

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  Centre Asks States to Follow Andhra Pradesh for BharatNet Project

  BharatNet is aimed at providing 100 Mbps broadband connectivity to more than 250,000 gram panchayats across the country.

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  Trai for Effective Implementation of BharatNet

  "BharatNet should not have the same fate as National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) which did not take off ultimately," Trai Chairman RS Sharma said in Kolkata.

• Sterlite to Invest Rs 400 Crore on Capacity Expansion

  National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) or BharatNet, which forms the backbone of the Digital India initiative, seeks to connect 2.5 lakh gram panchayats with high speed broadband by December 2017. The project cost is estimated to be around Rs 72,778 crore.

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  After Wi-Fi at Taj Mahal, Narendra Modi Revives Campaign for 'Digital India'

  Apart from a handful of headline-grabbing initiatives the push to connect India and drive a national fibre optic network has made slow progress.

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  Centre to Discuss National Optical Fibre Project With States on Friday

  The Telecom Minister has called "a meeting of IT ministers and secretaries of all the states on May 29 to discuss the national optical fibre network (NOFN) project."

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  Working on Roadmap to Revise National Optical Fibre Network Project: Prasad

  The project forms the backbone of Digital India programme but is lagging significantly behind schedule.

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  Government Completes Broadband Network Rollout in 20,000 Panchayats

  The government had set a target to roll out the National Optical Fibre Network to 50,000 panchayats by March 31.

• Over 500 Million Internet Users in India by 2020: Report

  In three years, India could have the second largest population of internet users, a report has claimed.

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  Telecom Commission Meeting on NOFN Scheduled for January 19

  The panel will discuss issues related to expediting the National Optical Fibre Project (NOFN).

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  India's First High-Speed Rural Broadband Network Commissioned: Prasad

  The National Optical Fibre Network is set to link 600 million rural citizens of India across 2.5 lakh gram panchayats of India.

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  DoT Asks Officials to Fast-Track National Optical Fibre Network Project

  Telecom Secretary stressed on the need to improve decision making and directed that action be taken against delaying officials.

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  Government to Spend Around Rs. 33,000 Crore on Broadband in 3 Years: Garg

  "Government will be spending approximately Rs. 33,000 crore in coming three years in these (National Optical Fibre Network, Government Users Network, etc.) programmes."

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  National Optical Fibre Network to Drive India's E-Commerce Explosion: Prasad

  Prasad was speaking at the first meeting of the Centre and states on various initiatives under the Digital India programme.