West Bengal gets Rs 1,166 crore boost in telecom infrastructure with BSNL’s 4G rollout

As part of the nationwide rollout of over 97,000 mobile towers built with indigenous technology, West Bengal got facilities worth over Rs 1,166 crore, boosting connectivity and digital inclusion in the state, an official said on Saturday.

Of the total, BSNL has set up 1,596 4G sites in the Kolkata Telephones district – covering the city along with South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly – at a cost of about Rs 384 crore, he said.