Speaking on the BharatNet project, the telecom minister said the government expects to complete the first phase of high-speed broadband project by the end of November. “Over 75,000 gram panchayats are ready with broadband services and all 1 lakh panchayats will be ready for broadband services by end of this month. Every month we are installing equipment in 8,000-9,000 panchayats. The whole project has been executed using domestically developed equipment," Sinha said. The government is considering various models for rolling out the second phase of BharatNet project that will cover the remaining 1.5 lakh gram panchayats involving laying of 2.63 lakh km of optical fibres, he added.