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NEW DELHI: Over 37,000 villages in the country have not got mobile
phone connectivity till March 2011, according to data from the telecom
department.
Minister of state for communications and IT Milind Deora said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha Friday that "37,184 villages in the country are yet to be connected with mobile connectivity as on March 2011".
The minister also said that till July 31, the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has covered all district headquarters and 33,620 cities with GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) based cellular services.
Minister of state for communications and IT Milind Deora said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha Friday that "37,184 villages in the country are yet to be connected with mobile connectivity as on March 2011".
The minister also said that till July 31, the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has covered all district headquarters and 33,620 cities with GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) based cellular services.
