Bengal rule tweak for 5G services

The Bengal government is working on changes in the telecom infrastructure guidelines as operators gear up to roll out 5G services in the state.

Government sources said that following the amendments to the Right of Way rules and the department of telecommunications allowing the use of street furniture such as electric poles and flyovers, the state has started discussions with the stakeholders including telecom service providers and power utilities as well as various government departments to facilitate changes in guidelines.

Sources also said that the state has already introduced various policies such as State Broadband Policy, 2020, Electronic Data Centre Storage Sharing and Electronic Data Retention Guidelines, 2020 and introduced a single window clearance system for telecom infrastructure.