BharatNet Phase 3: BSNL awards ₹1,901.11 crore work order to ITI, Tera Software for northeast

NEW DELHI: State-controlled telecom carrier Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has awarded a ₹1,901.11 crore advanced work order (AWO) to ITI Limited and its consortium partner Tera Software for the construction and maintenance of the middle-mile network under package 15 of the amended BharatNet programme.

‘…the Chairman and Managing Director, BSNL, hereby place upon M/s ITI Limited (consortium partner – M/s Tera Software Limited) an Advance Work Order (AWO) for design, supply, construction, installation, upgradation, operation and maintenance of middle mile network of Bharatnet, in NER II (i.e., Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur) against package number 15 at an all-inclusive value of ₹1901,10,51,507.64,’ BSNL said in the agreement document.