Money from USO to increase rural connectivity: A. Raja

Focusing on the massive consumer base in the nation's largely unexplored rural markets, Union IT and Communication Minister A Raja, proposed measures to bridge the technology divide between villages and cities. Speaking at the Indian Telecom Summit in national capital New Delhi on Tuesday, Raja asserted that money from the Universal Service Obligation (USO) fund would be pumped in to ensure universal coverage of telecom facilities and broadband access in rural India.