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Wireless local loop service connects 5,000 LINES Sunday, May 27, 2001

Ahmedabad, May 26: The wireless local loop service was inaugurated by the Union minister of state for communication Tapan Sikdar by contacting chief minister Keshubhai Patel from the handset telephone.

The WiLL service started with 5,000 telephone connections and is set to provide 62,000 connections in seven districts of the state during the current year. In the next year, the service will provide 74,000 connections in all the districts of the state.

The chief minister at the inauguration of the wireless mobile services of Bharat Sanchar Nigam here on Saturday stressed the need for effective communication system with alternative technology at the time of natural calamity.

While referring to the contribution of Gujarat in the development and expansion of communication service in the country, Keshubhai Patel added that the state has received the highest number of telephone connections this year.

He also emphasised on the need to incorporate the state capital Gandhinagar under the technology of wireless local loop service. Mr Sikdar pledged the governments’ firm resolve to equip farmers in the rural sector with world class telephone facility at a cheaper rate compared to the private sector.

He said, “A situation will be created wherein rural sector will start using mobile phones with the exchange of communication technology.” Expressing government’s determination to initiate Internet Communication Outlets in every village, he said he would look into the proposal of giving installments in five months advance rent for telephone by BSNL.

Finance minister Vajubhai Vala, expressed confidence that the wireless mobile service will become popular in the rural sector also. Information technology minister Bimal Shah congratulated the Telecom Circle for the development of communications system in Gujarat.

News Source : The AsianAge Ahmedabad Edition [ The coolest Newspaper for city ]

 

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