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Communication and Financial Infrastructure

• Well connected by roads and railways to all major cities in India

  - National Highway NH2 to Delhi, NH6 to Mumbai/Chennai, NH34/ NH31 to Guwahati and other Eastern States
  First Indian city with a working underground metro railway system

• The Kolkata Stock Exchange is the third largest in the country after the National Stock Exchange and Mumbai Stock Exchange
  South Eastern Railways to Southern & Western India, Eastern Railways to the North and East
• Most national airlines and 4 International airlines operate from Kolakata International Airport
• All major international banks and Indian financial institutions have offices in the city
• The city has over 1.28 million telephone connections served by 32 digital exchanges
• At present there are two mobile cellular operators serving the Greater Kolkata region – Hutch and Airtel. Wireless in Local Loop (WiLL) mobile services are provided by Reliance Telecom and BSNL.

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