State-run BSNL today floated expressions of interest (EoIs) for providing wireless broadband service based on WiMAX to its customers.
The partnership will be on non-exclusive, revenue sharing franchisee basis.
The franchisee will be awarded on License Service Area (LSA)- Franchisee Territory basis for Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh (East), Uttar Pradesh (West), West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, North East, Kolkata and Chennai, the company said.
The proposed Wireless Broadband services will provide broadband data access to the internet, VPN clients, QoS to individual subscribers, video conferencing, IP multicast and wireless leased lines and other such service under Broadband Wireless Access in 2.5 GHZ band spectrum allocated to BSNL.
Earlier, BSNL had to cancel the tendering process amid allegations of unsuitable companies being in the fray for the franchisee deal.
The PSU chairman Kuldeep Goyal had said the tenders were called for the second time, as the earlier applicants were not fulfilling the criteria. However, industry sources said the tender was marred by the controversy over allegations of proxy companies of dubious individuals.