Developing Telecoms Newsletter Sign Up Keep up-to-date with the latest telecoms news in emerging markets globally. Subscribe to Developing Telecoms' FREE weekly newsletter. Afghanistan Bosnia and Herzegowina Cook Islands Samoa South Sudan, Republic of Sweden Uruguay Business/Industry/Finance User * Your personal data will not be shared with third parties. Click here to view our privacy policy. Special purpose vehicle Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), on behalf of India's Department of Telecommunication (DoT), came out with a global tender for the development of BharatNet through public private partnership (PPP) in nine separate packages across 16 States for a concession period of 30 years.