Uttarakhand

• 31 Aug 2022

Uttarakhand will become the First State in the Country to Make a Policy for 5G Network

Why In News?

• On August 30, 2022, Amit Sinha, Director, Information Technology Development Agency (ITDA), said that with the amendment in the Right of Way policy to bring 5G networks easily to Uttarakhand, the government will adopt the guidelines of the central government.

Key Points

• Preparations have been started to amend the Right of Way Policy 2018 to make a policy for 5G network in the state. Uttarakhand will be the first state in the country to formulate a policy for 5G network in the state.
• It is worth mentioning that in 2018, the Right of Way Policy 2018 was implemented in the state to ease the way of network connectivity, to install mobile towers to telecom-related activities.
• After the amendment in this policy, the entire work from installing mobile towers to laying its line for 5G network in the state will be easier. For this, the rules of the central government will be adopted.