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13.1
After the creation of the State of Jharkhand focused attention on
telecommunication facilities has resulted into a significant improvement
in the telecommunication services and facilities.
13.2
A separate Telecommunication Circle for Jharkhand has started
functioning which would take care of the requirements of this sector.
Jharkhand has 337 telephone exchanges having total switching capacity of
3.52 lakhs and has 2.75 lakhs working telephone connections. All
district headquarters are connected to the main network by reliable
media and STD facility in all district headquarters is available. The
switching capacity of major towns of the State such as Ranchi,
Hazaribagh and Giridih are being upgraded. The Ranchi internet node has
been upgraded to “A” category. Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) media
connectivity is available in all district headquarters. At present 6
internet nodes are operational in Jharkhand Telecom Circle. Local
dialing facility to access internet is available for all district
headquarters.
13.3
Regular cellular mobile telephone service (Bharat Mobile Service) in
Jharkhand State shall be available by March 2002. The Jharkhand Telecom
Circle has formulated extensive plans to link the rural areas through
WLL (Wireless in Local Loop). It is also proposed to connect all
telephone exchanges through OFC / UHF. It is also proposed to provide
limited mobile services to the rural areas. Extensive plans have been
made to set up Cyber Cafes at each block headquarter.
13.4
The State Government would take steps to utilise the communication
facilities available with Railways to set up a dedicated communication
network for the State.
13.5
PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR
The State Government acknowledges the need to induct private investment
in this sector to speed up the process of linking up the rural areas
with business centres in the State and outside, and also to upgrade the
existing system in key areas to that of international standards. The
government will thus encourage telecom companies to set up basic
services in the State specially in the rural hinterland of the State as
well as the areas that are emerging as industrial centres. Presently
Reliance Telecom is providing cellular mobile services in the major
towns of Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Bokaro, Chas , Katras
and Ramgarh.
13.6
The State Government has taken steps to establish Software Technology
Park at Ranchi. A “Dedicated Earth Station” shall be installed to
enable satellite linked international communication facilities. Such
facilities shall also be made available at Jamshedpur etc.
13.7
All block headquarters are being connected through optical fibre. Remote
areas shall be provided access through Wireless in Local Loop (WLL)
facility.
13.8
The State Government has adopted E-Governance as the future model to
provide transparent and sensitive governance.
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