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New Delhi, June 7: The Government has set up a high level committee, including Mr Sam Pitroda and Mr Nandan

Nilekani, to monitor the implementation of the National Optic Fibre Network (NOFN) project. Under the project, the Government is looking to lay optic fibre cable network across the country to boost broadband uptake.

Core team
A core team comprising executives from public sector units with optic fibre already in the ground including BSNL, RailTel and PowerGrid have been constituted. Representatives from C-DOT and Universal Services Obligation fund are also part of this team which is working out the details of implementing the project including revenue generation and technology issues. A special purpose vehicle will be set up to execute the project. The Government is working on a National Broadband Plan aimed at rolling at broadband infrastructure to every village with more than 500 people.

Focal point
The focal point of this plan is to create an optic fibre cable network across the country. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, additional 25 lakh route kilometres of cable would be required at an estimated cost of Rs 60,000 crore to meet future bandwidth demands. The project will be partly financed by the Universal Services Obligation fund.

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