Diesel shortage likely to hit Private Mobile Companies

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Imphal, October 30 2010: With the exception of BSNL, all private mobile phone networks would not be available in the next couple of days as diesel supply to diesel generators of these mobile towers has been ceased since October 29, said the All Manipur Telecom Diesel Fillers' Committee.

The Diesel Fillers' Committee stopped diesel supply to mobile phone towers after police 'illegally' seized 4000 litres of diesel from two individuals from Porompat and Lamlong Keithel who supplied diesel to mobile phone towers.

Speaking to media persons at Hotel Nirmala today, secretary of the Diesel Fillers' Committee W Rojit said that other than BSNL, six private mobile phone service providers are operating in Manipur.

The private companies operating in Manipur are Aircel, Airtel, Vodafone, Tata Indicom, Idea and Reliance.

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