The government has allocated a project worth Rs 847.95 crore to Bharti Airtel for providing 4G mobile services in uncovered villages of aspirational districts. Under the project, Bharti Airtel will install 1,083 mobile towers with an expenditure of Rs 847.95 crore in Jharkhand and Maharashtra. The project would be funded by Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) and is likely to be completed by November 2023.
Bharti Airtel is a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations across Asia and Africa.