Assam State Electronics Development Corporation gets telecom licence to provide internet connectivity

Assam State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (AMTRON) has become the first state-owned public sector undertaking to obtain national level telecom licences. To this end, DoT, the Ministry of Communications and AMTRON have signed a national long distance (NLD), international long distance (ILD) and internet service provider (Category A) licence agreement. The move will permit AMTRON to provide high speed internet connectivity to the north-eastern region, which includes Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh.