As part of the nationwide deployment of over 97,000 mobile towers built with indigenous technology, West Bengal has reportedly received telecom infrastructure worth more than Rs 11.66 billion to enhance connectivity and digital inclusion. In the Kolkata Telephones district, which covers Kolkata along with South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Howrah, and Hooghly, BSNL has installed 1,596 4G sites at a cost of about Rs 3.84 billion.
Separately, the West Bengal Telecom Circle (excluding the Kolkata region) has rolled out 2,148 sites across 23 districts, with an investment of Rs 7.8 billion.
