OFC operators to pay Rs 1.3L as road restoration fee

Companies laying underground Optical Fibre Cables (OFCs) may not be able to leave the roads messy anymore, with the BBMP deciding to slap a hefty fee.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike will now collect Rs 1,30,000 when the companies apply for permission to lay the OFCs.

While revising the rules for laying cables recently, the civic body has stipulated that the companies could lay cables at a stretch for only two kilometres and has set 60 days as the timeframe for a single approval. Permission would lapse if the company fails to lay the cables within the set time period.