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Arvind Kejriwal launches free WiFi hotspots while Delhi faces internet shutdown

Over 100 hotspots were given to the national capital, as part of Kejriwal's poll promise of providing free internet in the cityArvind Kejriwal said in the next six months, Delhi will get 11,000 hotspots

2 min read19 Dec 2019
Industry

Telecom panel meeting today to decide on 5G rollout plan

The panel will also review the government’s plan to roll out public wifi hotspotsTrai had first sent its suggestions in August last year and stood by its spectrum pricing proposal again in July this year

2 min read19 Sep 2019
News

Delhi plans 11,000 free Wi-Fi hotspots offering 15 GB data per month

The annual cost of the project will be ₹100 crore, and the services could start within the next three to four monthsThe decision was taken by the Delhi cabinet on Thursday

2 min read8 Aug 2019
Industry

Telecom firms should back rollout of public wi-fi hotspots: Niti Aayog secy

A new set of players should be allowed to resell Internet services through yesteryear PCO type of set-up, according to TraiThese will be referred to as public data offices

2 min read6 Apr 2019
Industry

Govt to launch app for access to public Wi-Fi hotspots

The app will allow users to get on board the public Wi-Fi through an OTP and automatically log when accessing a public Wi-Fi the next time

3 min read24 Oct 2018
Industry

Cabinet approves telecom policy to draw $100 bn investment, create 4 mn jobs

The government aims to provide 50 mbps broadband to all key development institutions and improve connectivity in uncovered areas under the new policy.

2 min read26 Sep 2018
Industry

Govt plans Rs10,000 crore tender to set up more rural Wi-Fi hotspots

The telecom dept will soon issue a revised to set up five public Wi-Fi hotspots in every gram panchayat, to ensure higher proliferation of high-speed rural broadband across 25,000 gram panchayats

2 min read21 Jun 2018
Industry

Govt may allow data resale in boost to public WiFi plan

The department of telecommunications may issue an order allowing data resale without double taxation within a month, a move that can potentially enable mushrooming of public WiFi hotspots

2 min read20 May 2018
Industry

Budget 2018 on Digital Economy: Arun Jaitley seeks to bring tech firms under the tax net

Arun Jaitley's budget proposal seeks to tax profits made by tech firms, such as Google, Facebook and Netflix, using the concept of significant economic presence

3 min read2 Feb 2018
Politics

Trai issues draft design of public WiFi network system

Under the proposed network system, any entity with valid PAN will be able to set up public data offices (PDOs) for providing public WiFi hotspots

1 min read13 Jul 2017
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