Provision of 4G based Mobile Services in 502 Uncovered Villages Project in Bihar, MP, Rajasthan & UP:

Agreements & Tender

Introduction

The project envisages to provide mobile coverage to 502 identified uncovered villages by installing 462 mobile towers in states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan.

Sl. No.	Bidding Unit	Agreement with	No. of Aspirational Districts	No. of villages to be covered	No. of sites
1	Madhya Pradesh	Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.	8	205	194
2	Uttar Pradesh		6	22	20
3	Bihar	Bharti Airtel	5	80	62
4	Rajasthan	Bharti Hexacom	5	195	186
Total			24	502	462

The USPs shall be bound by the terms and conditions of the Agreement or any other instructions issued from time to time by the Administrator during the validity period of the Agreement.

 

Scope of the Agreement:

• USPs shall provide 4G based mobile services by installing 462 mobile towers.
• USOF shall provide financial support as per the Financial Conditions of the Agreement.
• Objective of the scheme is to provide financial support from USO Fund for a period of five years, for Provision of 4G based Mobile Services in identified Uncovered Villages in Aspirational Districts in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan.
• The USPs shall set up (i.e. supply, install, test, commission), operate, maintain and manage the respective infrastructure sites required for effective Provision of 4G based Mobile Services in identified Uncovered Villages in Aspirational Districts in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan as per the terms and conditions laid down in the Agreement.

Deliverables:

Deliverables of the Scheme shall be provision of mobile coverage in specified hitherto uncovered village clusters, as per the terms and conditions of the USOF Tender. It shall include, inter alia, commissioning of infrastructure and continued provision of 4G based mobile services in inhabited areas of specified uncovered villages in Aspirational Districts in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan in compliance with DoT Licenses and TRAI Regulations, as applicable.

Duration of Agreement:

The Agreement will remain valid for 12 months (rollout period) + Ten years unless revoked earlier for any reason whatsoever. Date of effect of this Agreement shall be the date of signing of the agreement.