Communications
and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said people in
flood-hit Kashmir will get free telecom services for a week on BSNL
network, and mobile networks have been substantially or partially
restored in the valley, except Poonch.
Of
the total 12,306 base transceiver stations (BTS) or mobile towers in
J&K, 6,811 were submerged, he said, adding that of these the
government has restored 1,208. "People can talk free for a week on
BSNL's network in the flood affected areas. We have also requested
private telecom operators. They have allowed 60 minutes of free talk
time everyday," Prasad said at the press conference marking the first 100 days of in the ministry.
