Meanwhile, DoT has rejected TRAI’s proposal to use the Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund for providing subsidies to all service providers for their rural rollouts.

Meanwhile, DoT has rejected TRAI’s proposal to use the Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund for providing subsidies to all service providers for their rural rollouts. The department has decided to continue with its existing policy of providing USO Fund support for rural rollouts to only one operator per region through a bidding process.