Microsoft to offer cheap internet to 5,00,000 Indian villages

[Sarkar]

Intending to become a partner in the ambitious Digital India programme, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Saturday said his company will take low-cost broadband technology to some 500,000 villages across the country.

Speaking at a dinner hosted in San Jose in the honour of visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nadella said that Microsoft wants to make things and make things happen.

In his remarks, Nadella said Microsoft's plan is to partner with the Indian Government to bring in low-cost broadband connectivity to 500,000 villages in India.

"We believe that low-cost broadband connectivity coupled with the scale of cloud computing intelligence that can be harnessed from data can help drive creativity, efficiency and productivity across governments and businesses of all sizes," the first Indian-American Microsoft CEO said.


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[iSK]

Good News and Thanks for the Share @Sarkar bro :tup

 

[Rahulan Raj]

Good initiative . :tup

 

[santosh]

First restrain p**n sites else ppl would use internet to watch p**n only

 

[ABCDEFGH]

First restrain p**n sites else ppl would use internet to watch p**n only

:no no need of moral policing

 

[Chinmay Kore]

Good news :tup

 

[Sarkar]

Really good news but to connect rural people we need content in local language as most people don't know english. :s

Thankfully Google has promised to bring more local language in Android hya

 

[Pugazhbalaji]

yes some 11 languages they had planned

 

[santosh]

:no no need of moral policing

Its not moral policing ...
As i m from village backgroud i know well why ppl do use net there

 

[Sarkar]

Its not moral policing ...
As i m from village backgroud i know well why ppl do use net there

Bro It' s free country, We live in Democracy. How can you stop someone from watching it within the four walls of his/her room? It is a violation of Article 21 (right to personal liberty) of the Constitution of India. :k