Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad rolled out a Wi-Fi service in Hyderabad, which has become the first city in the south zone to sport a BSNL Wi-Fi.
The Wi-Fi hotspots will initially cover 30 places in the city, but in 2-3 years, will be available across all other major cities of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. BSNL plans to commit about Rs 500 crore for the service in the region.
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“The Prime Minister has said India should be digitally empowered and for this purpose, I seek the state governments’ cooperation in realising PM’s dream,” Prasad told reporters. The minister added that the next Wi-Fi destination will be Taj Mahal.
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“We are planning to invest Rs 7,000 crore over 2-3 years to provide wi-fi services in major cities and tourist destinations across the country,” BSNL CMD Anupam Srivastava said.
The state-owned company will be providing free Wi-Fi service for the first 30 minutes in a day for maximum three occasions in a month for the same mobile number.
After free usage, a customer can pay Rs 30, Rs 50, Rs 90 and Rs 150 for a validity of 30, 60, 120 minutes and one day, respectively.
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