By march 2019, Government is planning to provide mobil connectivity in 55,669 villages.According to Department of Telecom (DoT) , It will also commission a project to connect 8,621 villages in the north-eastern region by installing 321 mobile tower sites by September 2017.

A comprehensive telecom development plan for the north-eastern region at an estimated cost of Rs. 5,336.18 crore has already been approved.

The Department of Telecom said, "Regarding connectivity in areas affected by left wing extremism (LWE), a total of 1517 towers out of 2199 identified by Ministry of Home Affairs have started functioning till date".

e-governance services, e-commerce, tele-medicine, tele-education, financial services, among others will have a support BharatNet.

As per DOT, "This would open up new avenues for access service providers like mobile operators, cable TV operators, among others, to launch next generation services and spur creation of local employment opportunities" .