DoT to give a $13 billion bailout package to BSNL.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Department of Telecom)(Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.)(Brief article)

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has unveiled a bailout plan for struggling state-run telecom operator BSNL to yelp it launch broadband services in panchayats. A DoT official said that the company is expected to be given a package of $13.31 billion to set up, manage, and run a nationwide optical fiber cable to offer high-speed Internet services in areas that don't currently have access to them. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had recently said that BSNL would be entitled to obtain a charging regime.