The lone Lok Sabha MP from Nagaland has acknowledged the tireless commitment of the “public corporation” in providing affordable quality telecom connectivity in the state, especially lauding the BSNL team in the state for their efforts in bridging the connectivity divide and walking the extra mile to ensure access to the last man in the line
By Imna Longchar, TFM Nagaland Correspondent
The lone member of parliament from Nagaland, S Supongmeren Jamir, on Tuesday visited the Nagaland branch of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) accompanied by its general manager, Masharib Gul Mufti (ITS), at its state office headquarter in Dimapur, Nagaland.
In the interaction with the MP, Mufti highlighted the organisation’s ceaseless efforts to provide connectivity access to the areas in the state still not under the Telecom network coverage.
He enlightened the MP that in that connection they had submitted an ambitious project envisaging the erection of 555 Telecommunication Towers spread across the state under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) of the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, which would provide long-needed last mile connectivity to the consumers in the affected areas.
Dwelling on the lack of Optical Fibre Cables (OFC) connection in the state with exception of three districts, Mufti underscored the importance of fiberisation of the telecom towers for faster, more efficient and reliable data transmissions by adding that the corporation is currently in advanced level discussions with the department of power, Nagaland, for employing the usage of the High Tension Power Transmission Line Infrastructure (HTPTLI) existing in the state of Nagaland for expanding its wired data network.
“This proposed mode of data transmission through the Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) cable medium is expected to provide high speed fibre connectivity to four more additional districts in the state”, he added
According to a press release issued by the NPCC communication department, the lone Lok Sabha MP from Nagaland, S Supongmeren Jamir, has acknowledged the tireless commitment of the “public corporation” in providing affordable quality telecom connectivity in the state, especially lauding the team in the state for their efforts in bridging the connectivity divide and walking the extra mile to ensure access to the last man in the line.
The MP later affirmed his full support for the team’s many endeavors and assured all possible interventions from his end, both at the state as well at the centre.