New Delhi, March 10: India is charting a grand scheme targeting its rural outback to reach telecom and broadband services to each of its 626,000 villages, using funds to the tune of $3.5 billion lying unutilised in a dedicated fund. Outlining the contours of this ambitious programme, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot told IANS in an interaction that 11,000 communication towers will be set up...
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