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Controller of Communication Accounts
Dept of Telecommunications
Karnataka Circle
USO Activities in Karnataka
I: Provision of public telecom services
– VPTs
– RCPs
– Replacement of MARR technology VPTs
II: Provision of Household Telephones in rural &
remote areas
III: Infrastructure support for Cellular Mobile
Services
IV: Provision of Broadband Connectivity to rural &
remote areas
Physical achievements (As per last/latest claim)
VPTs OPEX 14571
MARR-I 7036
MARR-II 7535
New 965
RCPs BSNL 1528
RCOM 451
Physical achievements (As per last/latest claim)
RDELs BSNL 215932
RCoM 350291
Tata 58026
(Figures include both RDEL-X and RDEL-B)
Wired Line Broadband
Individual 19386
Kiosks 552
Physical achievements (As per last/latest claim)
Mobile Infrastructure
Towers(IP) BSNL 381
BTS(USPs) BSNL 288
Airtel 357
Vodafone 268
Reliance 117
USO Fund Disbursement
Year In Rs Crores
2002-03 23.19
2003-04 3.91
2004-05 24.74
2005-06 92.77
2006-07 109.48
2007-08 105.77
2008-09 78.94
2009-10 58.17
2010-11 24.10
2011-12(Feb-12) 20.56
Total 541.63
USO Fund Disbursement
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06-0707-08
08-0909-10
10-1111-12
In Rs crores
USP-wise Fund disbursement
Year BSNL RCoM Tata
02-03 23.19 - -
03-04 3.91 - -
04-05 24.74 - -
05-06 92.60 0.04 0.13
06-07 61.15 25.82 22.51
07-08 60.74 31.89 13.14
08-09 39.50 29.82 9.60
09-10 43.34 8.61 6.22
10-11 22.95 0.20 0.95
11-12 (Feb-12) 13.42 7.15 -
Total 385.54 103.53 52.55
USP-wise disbursement (till Feb-12)
BSNL
71%
RCoM
19%
Tata
10%
Activity-wise Fund disbursementYear VPT RCP RDEL BB IP
02-03 23.19 - - - -
03-04 3.91 - - - -
04-05 15.64 - 9.10 - -
05-06 19.12 3.52 70.13 - -
06-07 15.32 1.02 93.14 - -
07-08 33.49 0.31 71.97 - -
08-09 25.37 0.35 53.22 - -
09-10 24.08 0.30 26.36 4.65 2.78
10-11 11.44 0.13 3.87 4.84 3.82
11-12 (Feb-12) 6.64 0.02 7.15 4.85 1.90
Total 178.20 5.65 334.94 14.34 8.50
In Rs Crores
Activity-wise Subsidy Disbursement
178.20
5.65
334.94
14.348.50
VPTs
RCP
RDEL
Broadband
IP
Mobile Infrastructure Scheme
• Four clusters – 29, 30, 31 & 32
• One Infrastructure Provider – BSNL
• Four USPs – BSNL, Airtel, Vodafone, RCL
• Negative subsidy scenario
• Final number of towers – 381
• Number of Sites inspected – 341 i.e. 89.5%
Sites commissioned by USPs
USP
Number to be
commissioned as per
agreement
Number commissionedPercentage
commissioned
BSNL 288 288 100%
RCL 183 117 64%
Airtel381 357 94%
Vodafone 291 268 92%
Subsidy disbursement to IP
Year Amount
2008-09 0.32
2009-10 3.42
2010-11 3.81
2011-12 0.95
Total 8.50
In Rs crores
Negative subsidy receipt
USP 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12(Feb’12) Total
BSNL 0.02 0.45 0.61 0.45 1.53
RCL 0 0.12 0.24 0.18 0.54
Airtel 0 0.35 0.58 0.45 1.38
Vodafone 0 0.37 0.56 0.42 1.35
In Rs crores
Negative Subsidy Received
1.53 Cr
0.54 Cr1.38 Cr
1.35 Cr
BSNL
RCL
Airtel
Vodafone
Interest/Penalty payments by USPs
• Rs 6.63 lakhs recovered from all 4 USPs
towards delayed/short payment of subsidy
• Rs 46.42 lakhs collected from M/s RCL
towards unilateral of switching off of sites
• Rs 8.84 lakhs paid by M/s Vodafone towards
interruption of services
Inspections of towersItem Observations
General Layout Size of land not 20X20 Mtrs in one site
Mobile charging facility Not accessible to public in two sites
-do- Facility not sufficiently publicized
Sign Board Date of installation not displayed in 2 sites
Power supply Additional EA not provided at 17 sites
-do- Additional tank not available at 18 sites
-do- Power supply not as per norms in one site
Structure & design Fire detection system not provided at 13 sites
Mobile services Not provided by all 3 USPs at 18 sites
Issues in Mobile Phase-I scheme
• Non-commissioning of services by USPs
• Non-submission of all annexures mandated in
the agreement (Annexure – 10 in particular)
• Absence of penalty clause in Negative Subsidy
agreements
• Non-submission of Auditor’s report in time
• Non-representation of USPs during inspection
Issues from IP and USPs
• IP – Irregular payment of O&M charges by USP
• USP – Non-availability of backhaul
• USP – Site owner issues such as installation,
security, access to site and maintenance
• Power supply scenario
• Provision of alternate power e.g., solar/wind
power to be subsidized by USOF
