Odishacontinues to have maximum villages in the country without mobile phone Network. As many as 4,549 of the total 51,176 villages in the state still do not have mobile coverage, a reply in the assembly by electronics and information and technology ministerTusharkanti Beherarevealed.
Odisha had 6,592 villages without mobile phone network, which was highest in the country. However, no other state had more than 3,500 villages without mobile connectivity though Odisha still has more than 4,500 villages without network. Chauhan had quoted Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) data as on March last year.