By Deccan Chronicle

State-run Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL), which has been entrusted with the task of preparing a project report on telecom connectivity in Andaman and Nicobar islands, is expected to submit the document by September. Telecom services in Andaman and Nicobar islands are largely dependent on satellite based communication services. The government is preparing plan to connect them with undersea cable which was earlier estimated to cost about Rs 800 crore.

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