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Airtel shuts down operations in Manipur following militants attacks
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ANI | Imphal, Apr 22 2011:
Following continuous attacks by militants on telecom towers and employees associated with the industry in Manipur, the tower service of Airtel company has stopped its operations in the state.
"One of the militants asked me whether the tower was functional or not. When I told him that it was not operating, he replied that they were there to destroy it. I tried to stop them but they torched the tower and left," said N Rupachandra Singh, the caretaker of the Airtel Tower.
In 2010 militants destroyed 10 BTS towers whereas 17 towers in 2009. In February 2010, the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party issued a warning that all the mobile companies were banned in Manipur.
Here are five telecom companies operating in the region. They are BSNL, Airtel, Aircel, Vodafone, Reliance and Tata Indicom
The private sector in Manipur is virtually non-existent, due to the activities of militant groups who are now ruthlessly targeting the mobile companies that are the last vestiges of organised private sector in the state.
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** This Post is uploaded on April 22, 2011.
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