West Bengal has been ranked second by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) in terms of implementation of investments in the country. Within 2010, the state government has the vision of adding 15-20 % of India's IT revenues. Apart from the IT sector the telecom sector also contributes considerably to the economy of the state. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is one of the major players in the telecom sector in West Bengal. On January 1882, telecom service was initiated in Kolkata, only six years after Graham Bell invented telephone.
BSNL provides a wide array of services to its customers. It offers basic phone, mobile connections under the scheme of Excel and Cell one, internet connections, broadband, Wireless in Local Loop phone (WLL Phone). There are nearly 1.35 million subscribers of BSNL under Calcutta Telephones. The private companies in telecom sector are Hutch, Airtel, and Reliance. The eighteen districts of West Bengal namely Kolkata, Bankura, Birbhum, Burdwan, Nadia, Purulia, Midnapore, Darjeeling, Hoogly, Howrah, Jalpaiguri, Malda, Murshidabad, North 24 Parganas, Coochbehar, South 24 Parganas, North Dinajpur, and South Dinajpur are very well connected through BSNL and the private telecom companies.
The telecom sector of West Bengal has not only contributed towards the economy of the state but also generated employment. One of the main telecom service providers in Calcutta City is BSNL, Calcutta Telephones. The total digital switch capacity of BSNL, Calcutta Telephones is 1.6 million wirelines. The exchange capacity of West Bengal Telecom sector has increased by 2.5 times within the last three years.
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