T-Fiber to connect remaining 3,000 gram panchayats in next 8 months: Anudeep Durishetty

NEW DELHI: Telangana will connect the remaining 3,000 gram panchayats (GPs) with T-Fiber under the Amended BharatNet programme in the next 6-8 months, completing the target of connecting all GPs with high-speed optical fibre broadband, said a senior government official.

“With T-Fiber and Phase-2 of the BharatNet programme, we have already connected almost 9,000 gram panchayats. So, we have a point of presence (PoP), and almost 80% of the work is completed,” Anudeep Durishetty, joint secretary (information technology, electronics & communications), government of Telangana, told ETTelecom in an interview.