The government has approved Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's (BSNL) plan to go ahead with a Rs 26,821 crore order to IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for rolling out the state-run telco's 4G network.
Officials aware of the details said the telco will soon give the purchase order to TCS for 100,000 sites.
As part of the deal, along with setting up the 4G sites, TCS will have to maintain the network for nine years.
An official in the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said BSNL, with some 111 million wireless subscribers, will aim to launch 4G services by December or January, and gradually roll out the network across the country.
The government has approved Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's (BSNL) plan to go ahead with a Rs 26,821 crore order to IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for rolling out the state-run telco's 4G networks.
