BBMP on the warpath with telecom, ISPs

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has begun removing overhanging optic-fibre cables (OFCs) from many parts of the city after receiving complaints from citizens. This, however, has got telecom and internet service providers (ISPs) up in arms.

The Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) has objected to the BBMP’s move and claimed that this was a “huge blow to the Digital Bengaluru plan.”

Claiming that the BBMP’s “indiscriminate cutting of cables” could cripple essential services, COAI has written to the Union Department of Telecommunications, the Karnataka government’s Chief Secretary, and the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Whitefield.