In order to facilitate expansion of telecom facilities in rural and remote areas of the country, Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) is extending subsidy support to meet the viability gap of the telecom service providers under various schemes which inter-alia are:
Support for setting up of 7387 shareable infrastructure towers in Phase-I. 7208 towers have been set up under this scheme as on 30.9.2010. Provision of village Public Telephones (VPTs) in the remaining uncovered inhabited villages by February, 2011.
Further, the guidelines issued by the Government on sharing of infrastructure will facilitate reduction in the capital and operating expenditure of the telecom service providers in rural areas.
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