India, March 22 -- Within 48 hours of switching off cellular services along Mumbai Metro 3 also known as the Aqua Line, its operator, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC), has floated a Request for Proposal (RFP) to appoint a new agency to provide the telecom infrastructure along the route.

Operations on the Aqua Line began in phases starting from October 2024. Until Friday, subscribers of BSNL and Vodafone Idea had mobile connectivity along the first two stretches, Aarey-JVLR to Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), and BKC to Acharya Atre Chowk, covering 22 km of the 33.5-km corridor.

On Saturday, MMRC issued a fresh RFP to install infrastructure for cellular coverage across all Metro 3 stations, buildings and the underground corridor, where th...