GOVERNMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:2108 ANSWERED ON:16.03.2005 EXPANSION OF CAPACITY OF TELEPHONE EXCHANGES Reddy Shri Karunakara G.

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any proposal under the consideration of the Union Government to increase the existing capacity of different telephone exchanges in ;

(b) if so, the details thereof, district- wise and location- wise;

(c) the quantum of amount likely to be spent for the purpose; and

(d) the time by when expansion is likely to be completed? Answer

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD)

(a) Yes, Sir.

(b) District -wise and location -wise details are given in Annexure.

(c) About Rs. 68 crores is likely to be spent for the purpose during 2005-06.

(d) The proposed expansion is likely to be completed during 2005-06.

ANNEXURE

The District/location wise Detail of 34000 lines WLL Expansion under progress and likely to be commissioned by June 2005 Sl District Location No. of Capacity in No. BTS lines 1 Bangalore Anekal 1 750 2 Bangalore Bidadi 1 750 3 Bangalore Channapatna 1 750 4 Bangalore Devanahalli 1 750 5 Bangalore Doddaballapur 1 750 6 Bangalore Dommasandra 1 750 7 Bangalore Hebbagudi 1 750 8 Bangalore Hoskote 1 750 9 Bangalore Jigani 1 750 10 Bangalore Kanakapura 1 750 11 Bangalore 1 750 12 Bangalore Magadi 1 750 13 Bangalore Nelamangala 1 750 14 Bangalore Ramanagara 1 750 15 Bangalore Sathanur 1 750 16 Bangalore Tavarikere 1 750 17 Bangalore Tyamagondlu 1 750 18 Belgaum Yeragatti 1 750 19 Bellary H.B.halli 2 1500 20 Bijapur Mudhol 1 750 21 Dakshina Agumbe 1 750 Kannada 22 Dakshina 1 750 Kannada 23 Dakshina Kadaba 1 750 Kannada 24 Dakshina Karkala 1 750 Kannada 25 Dakshina Kundapur 1 750 Kannada 26 Dakshina Lady Hill, 2 1500 Kannada Inagudda 27 Dakshina Manipal 1 750 Kannada 28 Dakshina Punjalkatte 1 750 Kannada 29 Dakshina Puttur M/W 1 750 Kannada 30 Dakshina Sullia 1 750 Kannada 31 Dakshina Veerakhamba 1 750 Kannada 32 Gulberga Faratbad 1 750 33 Hassan Hassan 1 750 34 Hubli Shanthinagar 1 750 35 Kodagu Somwarpet 1 750 36 Kolar Chickaballapur 1 750 37 Raichur Sindhanur 1 750 38 Shimoga Soraba 1 750 39 Tumkur Madugiri 1 750 40 Uttara Kannada Bakkal 1 750 41 Uttara Kannada Sirsi 1 750 42 Uttara Kannada Umachagi 1 750 43 Uttara Kannada Yellapur 1 750

The District/location wise Detail of Additional 75000 lines Proposed WLL Expansion to be commissioned during 2005-06 Sl District Location No. of Capacity in No. BTS lines 1 Bangalore Channapatna 1 750 2 Bangalore Dodballapur 2 1500 3 Bangalore Hoskote 2 1500 4 Bangalore Kanakapura 1 750 5 Bangalore Nelamangala 2 1500 6 Belgaum Ainapur 1 750 7 Belgaum Belgaum 5 3750 8 Bellary Bellary 2 1500 9 Bellary Sandur 1 750 10 Bellary Siraguppa 1 750 11 Bidar Bidar 2 1500 12 Bidar Humnabad 1 750 13 Bijapur B.Bagewadi 1 750 14 Bijapur Badami 1 750 15 Bijapur Bagalkot 1 750 16 Bijapur Bijapur 2 1500 17 Bijapur Chadchan 1 750 18 Chikmagalur Chikmagalur 3 2250 19 Dakshina Bantwal 1 750 Kannda 20 Dakshina Belthangadi 2 1500 Kannda 21 Dakshina Mangalore 6 4500 Kannda 22 Dakshina Shankarnarayan 1 750 Kannda 23 Dakshina Udupi 1 750 Kannda 24 Davanagere Chitradurga 1 750 25 Davanagere Davangere 3 2250 26 Gulbarga Afzalpur 1 750 27 Gulbarga Chitapur 1 750 28 Gulbarga Gulbarga 2 1500 29 Gulbarga Mashal 1 750 30 Gulbarga Shorapur 1 750 31 Hassan Belur 1 750 32 Hassan Channaraya 1 750 Patna 33 Hassan Holenarsipura 1 750 34 Hubli Gadag 1 750 35 Hubli Hirekerur 1 750 36 Hubli Hubli 6 4500 37 Hubli Mundargi 1 750 38 Hubli Naragund 1 750 39 Hubli Ranebennur 1 750 40 Hubli Savanur 1 750 41 Hubli Shirahatti 1 750 42 Kolar Bagepalli 1 750 43 Kolar Chikballapur 1 750 44 Kolar Chintamani 1 750 45 Kolar Kolar 2 1500 46 Kolar Malur 1 750 47 Kolar Sidlaghatta 1 750 48 Kolar Srinivaspura 1 750 49 Mandya Krishnarajapet 1 750 50 Mandya Malavalli 1 750 51 Mandya Mandya 2 1500 52 Madikeri Madikeri 1 750 53 Madikeri Somwarpet 1 750 54 Mysore Chamrajnagar 1 750 55 Mysore Cowdahalli 1 750 56 Mysore Gundlupet 1 750 57 Mysore Hunsur 1 750 58 Mysore Mysore 6 4500 59 Mysore Nanjangud 1 750 60 Raichur Gangavathi 1 750 61 Raichur Koppal 2 1500 62 Raichur Raichur 2 1500 63 Shimoga Sagar 1 750 64 Shimoga Shimoga 3 2250 65 Tumkur Gubbi 1 750 66 Tumkur Kunigal 1 750 67 Tumkur Tumkur 2 1500 68 Tumkur Turuvekere 1 750 69 Uttara Joida 1 750 Kannda 70 Uttara Karwar 1 750 Kannda 71 Uttara Salkani 1 750 Kannda 72 Uttara Siddapur 1 750 Kannda