New Delhi: Telecom managed services company Pratap Technocrats has finalized a contract worth Rs 8,025 crore with state-owned BSNL to design, build, operate, and maintain BharatNet Phase III, as announced on Thursday. This agreement will see Pratap Technocrats implement the network as part of the revised BharatNet Program in the states of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Assam. “Pratap Technocrats has signed the agreement of Rs 8,025 crore with BSNL for design, build, operate and maintain BharatNet Phase III across states of Rajasthan, Haryana and Assam, marking a significant milestone in the company’s participation in India’s expanding rural broadband infrastructure program,” the company stated.

The contract was signed in the presence of BSNL chairman and managing director, A Robert J Ravi, BSNL enterprise business director Papa Sudhakar Rao, BSNL CGM Sudhir Gupta, and Pratap Technocrats Managing Director Shakti Singh Shekhawat.

Last month, Pratap Technocrats also secured the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh Packages for 4G Saturation’s Infrastructure as a Service Provider from BSNL. Under this new mandate, the company will oversee the deployment, operations, and maintenance of optical fiber network infrastructure for a duration of 10 years across the three states.