By IANS
Shimla : A court in Himachal Pradesh has penalised the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Rs.50,000 for not providing a working telephone to a subscriber in a villager.
Leela Guleria of Doharu village in Bilaspur district, some 120 km from here, complained to the District Consumer Forum in Bilaspur that a BSNL landline phone given to her in the village remained mostly non-functional.
After a year or so, a BSNL WLL (wireless local loop) instrument was given to Guleria but even this failed to work due to poor signals.
Guleria requested the BSNL to replace it with a landline but her requests were ignored. She then moved the consumer court and sought damages, which were awarded Saturday.
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