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USO SCHEMES IN CHHATTISGARH : 

Chhattisgarh Telecom Circle was created by bifurcating M.P. Telecom Circle in 2003-04 after the new state Chhattisgarh was born.   During the erstwhile DOT period, the development of telecom services was managed through 6 SSAs in the areas, which were bifurcated from Madhyapradesh as Chhattisgarh State.    Chhattisgarh telecom Circle thus still constitutes an integral part of M.P. Telecom service area.   The USO schemes which were initially envisaged for integrated Madhyapradesh Circle in the 6 SSAs of Chhattisgarh area were finally segregated for Chhattisgarh Telecom Circle.   The following USO schemes are under implementation in Chhattisgarh State : 

A)    Operation & Maintenance of VPTs

B)    Replacement of MARR VPTs

C)    Provision of VPTs in the uncovered villages as per Census 1991. 

D)    Provision of VPTs in the uncovered villages as per Census 2001.

E)    Provision of Rural household DELs

F)     Provison of Mobile infrastructure facilities in the uncovered areas

G)    Provision of Broadband facilities in the rural exchanges of the Circles.

 The USO schemes in the state are being implemented with the help of the following universal service providers / infrastructure providers: 

1.     M/s. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

2.     M/s. Reliance Communications Limited

3.     M/s. Reliance Telecom Limited

4.     M/s. BTA Cellcom Limited

5.     M/s. National Information Technology Limited (now rechristened as KEC)  

The USO agreements which are in operation for the state are: 

1.     Agreement No.30-101/2002-USF dated 28.03.2003 with M/s. BSNL for operation & maintenance of VPTs. 

2.     Agreement No.30-107/2002-USF dated 25.09.2003 with M/s. BSNL for refreshment of MARR VPTs from 01.07.2003 onwards. 

3.     Agreement No.30-107/2002-USF dated 19.03.2004 for refreshment for MARR VPTs install upto 30.06.2003 with M/s. BSNL. 

4.     Agreement No.30-133/2004-USF dated 30.09.2004 for installation of RCPs with M/s. BSNL. 

5.     Agreement No.30-130/2004-USF dated 10.11.2004 for provision of VPTs in Revenue villages as per 1991 Census with M/s. BSNL.

6.     Agreement No.30-140/2004-USF dated 15.03.2005 with M/s. BSNL for provison of Rural household DELs in specified SDCAs during the period 01.04.2005 to 31.03.2007 which were further extended thrice till the completion of validity period of the agreement i.e. upto 31.03.2010. 

7.     Agreement No.30-145/2004-USF dated 03.05.2005 with M/s. BSNL for provision & maintenance of Rural household DELs from 01.04.2002 to 31.03.2005 with a validity period of 8 years with M/s. BSNL.  

8.     Agreement No.30-145/2004-USF dated 26.08.2005 for provision & maintenance of Rural household DELs in specified SDCAs of the state with Reliance Telecom. 

9.     Agreement No.30-148/2007-USF (Part-A) dated 14.05.2007 with M/s. BSNL for provision of mobile infrastructure sites. 

10. Agreement No.30-143/2007-USF (Part-A) dated 15.05.2007 with M/s. NITL for provision of Mobile infrastructure site. 

11. Agreement No.30-148/2007-USF (Part-BII) dated 16.05.2007 with M/s. RCL for providing Mobile Telephone connections in uncovered areas. 

12. Agreement No.30-148/2007-USF (Part-BII) dated 18.05.2007 with M/s. BTA Cellcom Ltd. For provision of Mobile Telephone connections in uncovered areas. 

13. Agreement No.30-148/2007-USF (Part-BII) dated 16.05.2007 with M/s. RTL for provision of Mobile telephone connections in uncovered areas. 

14. Agreement No.30-148/2007-USF (Part-BII) dated 16.05.2007 with M/s. BSNL for provision of Mobile telephone connections in uncovered areas. 

15. Agreement No.30-160-8/WIRELINE-BB/2006-USF dated 20.01.2009 with M/s. BSNL for provision of Rural Broadband connections from identified rural telephone exchanges in the state. 

16. Agreement No.30-131/2008-USF dated 27.02.2009 for provision of VPTs in the revenue villages in accordance with 2001 Census.  

Development by M/s. BSNL  :   

BSNL is the prime Universal Service Provider (USP) and infrastructure provider for the state, which is implementing the following USO schemes: 

a)     Operation & Maintenance of VPTs

b)     Replacement of MARR VPTs

c)      Provision of VPTs in uncovered villages

d)     Provision of Rural household DELs

e)     Provison of Mobile infrastructure in rural & remote areas

f)  Provison of Mobile Telephony

g)     Provision of Rural Broadband 

The performance of M/s. BSNL in developing telecom services in the state through USO schemes  

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 Development by M/s. Reliance Telecom Limited

M/s. Reliance Telecom Limited is one of the beneficiaries of USO schemes in the state which has been implementing the following USO schemes: 

a)     Provision of Rural household DELs

b)     Provision of Mobile Telephony   

Status of Implementation of Infrastructure Scheme:- M/s Reliance Telecom Ltd. As on July-09 

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Development of M/s. Reliance Communications Limited : 

M/s. Reliance Communications Limited is one of the beneficiaries of Mobile Infrastructure scheme in the state which has been authorized to share 205 Number of mobile towers for providing mobile telephony in rural & remote areas.  

The performance of M/s. Reliance Telecom Limited in developing telecom services in the state through USO schemes is as below :          

Status of Implementation of Infrastructure Scheme:- M/s Reliance Communication Ltd. As on July-09 

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 Develepment of M/s. BTA Cellcom Limited :

M/s. BTA Cellcom Limited is one of the beneficiaries of Mobile Infrastructure scheme in the state which has been authorized to share 479 Number of mobile towers for providing mobile telephony in rural & remote areas.  

The performance of M/s. BTA Cellcom Limited in developing telecom services in the state through USO scheme is as below : 

Status of Implementation of Infrastructure Scheme (USP):- IDEA  As on 31.08.2009 

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Develepment by M/s. KEC International : 

 M/s. KEC International is one of the telecom infrastructure providers (IP) the state which has signed an agreement with Govt. of India through Department of Telecom to setup 230 Mobile Infrastructure sites in Bastar, Dantewada, Koriya & Sarguja Districts. These infrastructure sites are being shared by the mobile service providers namely RTL, Reliance Communications Limited, BSNL and BTA Cellcom Limited (three each in each site).   

Status of Implementation of Infrastructure Scheme M/s KEC International As on 31.08.2009

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 The performance of the infrastructure provider in Chhattisgarh is as below :

1)  Disbursal of USO subsidy by CCA Chhattisgarh Circle as on 31.03.2009 

a)     Scheme wise Disbursal to M/s. BSNL: -   

 b)     Shceme wise Disbursal to M/s. Reliance: -

R.DEL: Rs.3971239/- 

c)      Scheme wise Disbursal to M/s. KEC: - As on 30.09.2009  

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 Growth of USO subsidy disbursement:-  

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2)  Pending USO Claims as on 30.09.2009 : 

a)     Pending Claims of M/s. BSNL              :- NIL

b)     Pending Claims of M/s. Reliance         :- NIL

c)      Pending Claims of M/s. KEC                :- NIL 

3)  Finalization of year wise subsidy accounts of the USPs and the IPs as on 01.09.2009 

a)     Finalization of year wise subsidy accounts of M/s. BSNL     :- Under Process

b)     Finalization of year wise subsidy accounts of M/s. Reliance :- Under Process

c)      Finalization of year wise subsidy accounts of M/s. KEC       :- Under Process 

4)  Inspection / Monitoring of USO Schemes and reports :  

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