However, it has only leased out 800 towers in States such as Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Chinese networksHe added that most times people are able to latch on to the Chinese telecom network. Of this, about 2,000 towers were to come up in remote villages of Arunachal Pradesh, three of which were approved for Bishing, where the Chinese intrusion took place. With an estimated cost of more than ₹5,000 crore, the project was to bring connectivity to strategically important states such as Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim that share borders with China. Mr. Ering told The Hindu that while it was good the government was discussing bringing 4G technology to the northeast, “the fact is that more than Internet and access to social media, there is a need for basic calling facility.”

Source: The Hindu March 03, 2018 14:54 UTC