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New Delhi , May 20

A Bill to bring cellular services, in addition to basic telegraph services, within the scope of the Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund for faster expansion of telecommunication services in the rural areas was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.

Dr Shakeel Ahmed, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, introduced the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Bill 2006, which seeks to amend the Indian Telegraph Act 1885 for this purpose.

At present, support from USO fund is being provided only for the basic telegraph services - wireline and fixed wireless terminals.

The proposed amendment to the Indian Telegraph Act is for enhancing coverage and widening the scope of services under USO fund. To facilitate telecom penetration in the rural areas, the Government wants to support new wireless technologies, which can be rolled out much faster.

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