Govt unveils Satcom reforms; nudges telecom cos to deploy 5G

The government on Wednesday unveiled new policy reforms for satellite communications services to ease procedures and streamline clearance processes and nudged the telecom industry to substantially speed up the deployment of 5G towers.Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the current pace of tower deployment at only 2,500 per week for 5G is very less and needs to be increased to at least 10,000 per week.

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