National Optical Fibre Agency

Department of Telecommunications has received the recommendations made by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) dated December 8, 2010 on ‘National Broadband Plan’ which inter-alia included setting up of National Optical Fibre Agency (NOFA). Government is actively working on formulation of a ‘National Broadband Plan’. However, no final decision has been taken in the matter so far.

As on January 31, 2011 number of Broadband subscribers in the country are 11.21 million. As per National Broadband Policy 2004 target fixed for broadband subscribers are:

Year Ending	Broadband Subscribers
2005	3 million
2007	9 million
2010	20 million

Under the ‘Rural Wireline Broadband’ scheme of USOF, a total of 2,61,413 broadband connections and 2506 kiosks have been provided till 31.1.2011 in the rural and remote areas of the country against a target of 8,88,832 connections and 28,762 kiosks to be provided by 2014.