CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Cantonment boards and station headquarters will get authority to approve within a deadline installation of telecom infra on defence land.

Detailed explanation-2: -Companies have to obtain permission from urban local bodies or panchayats as the case may be before installing mobile towers. Fee is also prescribed for the same which in the BBMP limits is Rs 1 lakh. Towers are not allowed within 50 metres of educational institutions, hospitals and other specified buildings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Odisha. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on February 6, 2022, said around 4, 000 mobile towers will be installed across Odisha to ensure that villages get access to internet connectivity. An allocation of ₹9, 734 crores has been made for Odisha for the 2022-23 fiscal.

Detailed explanation-4: -ATC India is one of the leading independent Passive Telecom Infrastructure Providers in India and is an indirectly-held subsidiary of American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT).