For making available high quality and high speed internet access to Meghalaya and other North East states, the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has commissioned additional one 10 Gbps International Bandwidth for Internet Connectivity at Agartala through Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on April 21 which will also help in reduction of latency and congestion in Internet Traffic.
BSNL had earlier commissioned one 10G International bandwidth at Agartala on November 26, 2021 for North East states.
USOF is providing BSNL with subsidy/support of 80 per cent for a period of three years for this 2x10G International bandwidth.
The availability of high speed internet access will help in establishment of software parks and high speed data centres for business purposes in North East states.
It will benefit the citizens in accessing various e-services such as e-governance, e-education, e-health, e-commerce, e-banking, etc. It will also result in an increase of employment and tourism in these states.
