State-wise Status of Telecom Facilities in North-Eastern Region:
(As on 31st March, 2009)
|
States
|
Telephone Exchange
|
Total Capacity (Lines)
|
Total DELs (Nos.)
|
Waiting List (Wireline)
|
VPTs (As per Census 2001)
|
|
Assam
|
605
|
1927033
|
1324128
|
447
|
23369
|
|
Meghalaya
|
119
|
245335
|
155753
|
0
|
2873
|
|
Mizoram
|
99
|
169632
|
133399
|
107
|
679
|
|
Tripura
|
126
|
304807
|
280378
|
0
|
722
|
|
North-East-I
|
344
|
719774
|
569530
|
0
|
4274
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
106
|
257780
|
257886
|
0
|
1169
|
|
Manipur
|
53
|
181556
|
181609
|
109
|
1786
|
|
Nagaland
|
63
|
256858
|
256921
|
0
|
1111
|
|
North-East-II
|
222
|
696194
|
535179
|
109
|
4066
|
|
Sikkim
|
47
|
133800
|
111552
|
0
|
374
|
|
North-East Region
|
1218
|
3476801
|
2540389
|
663
|
32070
|
Source : Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Govt. of India.
Northeastern Region comprising the eight states is being covered by BSNL in four telephone circle as given below:
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Sl. No.
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Circle no
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Name of state
|
|
1.
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Assam
|
Assam
|
|
2.
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NE-1
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Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura
|
|
3.
|
NE-2
|
Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh
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Telephone Connection in North Eastern Region:
|
Sl. No.
|
States
|
No. of Telephone Connections
|
|
1.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
307725
|
|
2.
|
Assam
|
48582
|
|
3.
|
Manipur
|
32661
|
|
4.
|
Meghalaya
|
64848
|
|
5.
|
Mizoram
|
55075
|
|
6.
|
Nagaland
|
45604
|
|
7.
|
Sikkim
|
17443
|
|
8.
|
Tripura
|
79519
|
|
North Eastern Region
|
651457
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Source: Amar Asom (Assamese news paper), 1st May 2010
Network status: The status of the telecom facilities as in December 31, 2007 in each of the state of the North East Region is shown in the following table:
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Sl. No.
|
Name of the state
|
Population as on December 31, 2007 (in thousand)
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Telephone as on 31, 2007 (Wired+WLL+CMTS)
|
Teledensity as on December 31, 2007
|
|
1.
|
Assam
|
29371
|
1113469
|
3.79
|
|
2.
|
Meghalaya
|
2527
|
156990
|
6.21
|
|
3.
|
Mizoram
|
965
|
116013
|
12.2
|
|
4.
|
Tripura
|
3485
|
193821
|
5.56
|
|
NE-1
|
6977
|
466824
|
6.69
|
|
5.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
1142
|
156092
|
13.67
|
|
6.
|
Manipur
|
2490
|
125504
|
5.04
|
|
7.
|
Nagaland
|
2089
|
191409
|
9.16
|
|
NE-2
|
5721
|
473005
|
8.27
|
|
8.
|
Sikkim
|
541
|
92680
|
17.12
|
|
9.
|
NE Region
|
42611
|
2145978
|
5.04
|
|
10.
|
BSNL
|
1105727
|
68516318
|
6.20
|
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Sl. No.
|
Name of the state
|
Telephone exchange
|
Total capacity
|
Total DELs
|
Waiting list
|
VPTs
|
|
1.
|
Assam
|
597
|
1571993
|
113469
|
8822
|
22163
|
|
2.
|
Meghalaya
|
117
|
204371
|
156990
|
0
|
2931
|
|
3.
|
Mizoram
|
92
|
140633
|
116013
|
21
|
608
|
|
4.
|
Tripura
|
122
|
255392
|
193821
|
415
|
856
|
|
NE-1
|
331
|
600396
|
466824
|
436
|
4395
|
|
5.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
104
|
190178
|
156092
|
33
|
1011
|
|
6.
|
Manipur
|
55
|
149694
|
125504
|
4422
|
1646
|
|
7.
|
Nagaland
|
62
|
195253
|
191409
|
400
|
1100
|
|
NE-2
|
221
|
535125
|
473005
|
4855
|
3757
|
|
8.
|
Sikkim
|
47
|
121760
|
92680
|
0
|
374
|
|
9.
|
BSNL
|
1196
|
2829274
|
2145978
|
14113
|
30689
|
|
Sl. No.
|
Name of the circle
|
Wireline
|
WLL
|
Cellular
|
Total
|
|
1.
|
Assam
|
436132
|
92658
|
584679
|
77148
|
|
2.
|
North East-1
|
207484
|
38230
|
221110
|
466824
|
|
3.
|
North East-2
|
130399
|
29930
|
312676
|
473005
|
Source: Telecom Ministry, Govt of India
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