Bharti Airtel has deployed additional sites in Birbhum district of West Bengal to densify its network. The telco has undertaken network enhancement project across 2,205 villages, covering a population of 2.946 million in rural areas.
Customers in tehsils of Bolpur Sriniketan, Nalhati – I, Suri – I, Rampurhat- I, Sainthia, and Nanoor under Birbhum districts will directly benefit from this network enhancement. This expansion will enable seamless access to high-speed connectivity in rural areas of Birbhum.
Airtel plans to augment network connectivity across 60,000 villages in the country by 2024 under Rural Enhancement Project (REP). With this initiative, the company has augmented its network coverage across 37,661 villages, covering the entire state.
REP covers West Bengal, including Alipurduar, Bankura, Barddhaman, Birbhum, Dakshin Dinajpur, Darjiling, Haora, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Jhargram, Kalimpong, Koch Bihar, Maldah, Murshidabad, Nadia, North Twenty Four Parganas, Paschim Bardhaman, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Puruliya, South Twenty Four Parganas, and Uttar Dinajpur.
Airtel’s network in the region now covers all key urban, semi-urban, and rural areas, including highways, tourist destinations, and trade centres.
