Telecom body approves Rs 8,588 crores infra projects

New Delhi: The Digital Communication Commission (DCC) on Thursday approved various telecom infrastructure projects, including roll out of more than 3,500 mobile towers for 4G services in North East, involving total expenditure of Rs 8,588 crore.

The DCC, formerly known as telecom commission, approved a special scheme to cover close to 12,000 uncovered villages in aspirational districts, a top official said on Thursday.

The DCC has approved 1,917 mobile towers for 2,968 uncovered villages of Arunachal Pradesh and two districts of Assam.

"4G connectivity has been approved for uncovered villages in North East. This includes 2,215 villages in Arunachal and 763 villages in two districts of Assam. This also includes highway.

The total cost estimates are Rs 2,536 crore," DCC Chairman and Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash told reporters after the meeting of the commission.