www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has been called by India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to speed up the construction of the alternative network for the country’s armed forces.

The delay in the deployment of the new infrastructure has raised alarm and the department has requested that the telco set up a monitoring mechanism with immediate effect.

A team comprising representatives from the DoT and the Defence Ministry with BSNL’s chairman and managing director as the head was due to be formed, under the terms of the approved proposal. The proposal was for the alternative network, which is being constructed to allow the armed forces to vacate spectrum that is needed for the impending 3G auctions.

Concerns are also raised by BSNL over the rising costs of the project as more states ask for right of way compensation.