Energy Charges slashed for OLT under BharatNet

On the instruction of telecom secretary, the additional secretary telecom conducted a coordination meeting with USOF, BSNL and BBNL on 17.11.2017 to fix the energy charges for the co-location of OLT (Optical Line Termination) at BSNL sites under the BharatNet project. BSNL wanted Rs 90,000 a year for the lowest category of exchange location, whereas DoT’s calculation says it is Rs