USOF signs agreement with BSNL for high speed internet access to North Eastern states.

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For making available high quality and high speed internet access to the States of North Eastern Region of the country, Universal Service Obligation Fund USOF has signed an Agreement with
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited BSNL today for hiring of 10 Gbps International Bandwidth for Internet Connectivity to Agartala from Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited BSCCL Bangladesh through Cox Bazar and Kuakata.
Under the Agreement, USOF will provide financial support to BSNL for a period of three years for hiring the International Bandwidth.
The availability of high speed internet access will help the citizens in accessing various e-services such as e-governance, e-education, e-health, e-commerce, e-banking, etc.
Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) working under Department of Telecommunications , working under "Ministry of Communication" | Government of India
WHAT IS USOF
Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) is the pool of funds generated by 5% Universal Service Levy that is charged upon all the telecom fund operators on their Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR). This fund is deposited in the Consolidated Fund of India and is dispatched on the approval of the Indian Parliament.
THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE IS AN OBJECTIVE OF THE GOV OF INDIA LED DOWN IN ITS NEW TELECOME POLICY OF 1999