In the Economic Survey 2008-09 released by the Indian government yesterday, they highlighted key initiatives made in the mobile and broadband sectors, including data related to foreign direct investment, USO fund utilization, etc. Targets for the end of the Eleventh Five Year Plan: -- 600 million mobile subscribers -- Rural tele-density of 25 per cent by means of 200 million rural connections -- Broadband for all secondary and higher secondary schools; all public health care centres and gram panchayats. -- 40 Million Internet and 20 million broadband subscribers by 2010. BSNL Wireline Broadband Deal According to the Economic Survey, 8,61,459 wireline* broadband connections with speed of at least 512 kbps always on, shall be provided by BSNL with subsidy support from the USO Fund. An agreement was signed in January 2009 with BSNL to provide these connections to rural and remote areas…
