Goa government has announced fresh incentives for telecom companies to set up towers and related infrastructure in the state.
To this end, a fresh set of amendments to the Goa Telecom Infrastructure Policy 2020 were cleared by the state cabinet on July 7, 2021. Under this, companies setting up towers in rural areas will have to pay 10 per cent of the monthly rent for a period of five years and 25 per cent of the rentals after the first five year period. The policy facilitates prompt processing of applications for setting up mobile towers on government property.
At present, mobile companies have to shell out Rs 50,000 per month to set up mobile telephony towers in government property. Currently, 144 applications for setting up mobile towers are pending before the state government.
