531. DR. T SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:
Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to
state:
(a) whether the Government has taken any steps with regard to blocking of several websites
by Internet Service Providers and if not, reason therefor?;
(b) the details of the current status of 4G network in rural areas along with the Government
plan to subsidize communication processes in rural settings;
(c) the details of the major domains in which the telecom industry holds financial debts and
the manner in which the Government plans on mitigating them;
(d) whether the market is at the verge of becoming a duopoly (Jio and Airtel) and the steps
taken to ensure that adequate competition is present in the telecom industry; and
(e) whether the Government is aiming to address key hurdles that would slow down the
integration of 5G in the market, namely Low Fiberization Footprint with 30% fibre
connectivity across India High Spectrum Pricing compared to global average and banning
of foreign telecom original equipment manufacturers, which most of 5G is dependent on?
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