Airtel, Jio Said to Get Rs. 3683 Crore Allocation From Indian Government for 4G Services in Uncovered Villages
The government has allocated a project worth Rs. 3,683 crore for providing 4G mobile services in uncovered villages of aspirational districts, an official source said on Monday.Under the project, Bharti Airtel will install 1,083 mobile towers with an expenditure of Rs 847.95 crore in Jharkhand and Maharashtra and Reliance Jio will roll out 3,696 towers for Rs 2,836 crore, the source said. The project was allocated to the companies in May."The project to provide 4G coverage in uncovered villages of aspirational district of…