BharatNet 3: BSNL to award work orders to TCIL, PTPL; eyes to end digital divide by 2028

NEW DELHI: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will award contracts to the state-owned Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) and Pratap Technocrats Private Limited (PTPL) following the ongoing financial evaluation. With the final phase of the ambitious fibre network rollout, the state-owned telco is looking to digitally connect more than 6 lakh villages in a bid to end India’s digital divide by the end of 2028.

The two emerged as the lowest bidders for the remaining four BharatNet Phase-3 packages.