Agra: Tourists visiting the Taj Mahal
can now access Wi-Fi service for
free for the first 30 minutes as the
facility was formally launched by
Communications and IT Minister
Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday.
After free usage limit of 30 minutes,
a customer can continue using the
service on paid basis for which
subscription plans are available in
various denominations, the
Communications and IT Ministry
said in a statement.
The facility has been set up by
state-run operator BSNL with the
optical fibre backbone which can
provide high internet speed of up to
100 Mbps, it said.
As part of the Digital India
programme, the government is
working towards enabling all cities
with a population of over 1 million
and tourist centres with Wi-Fi
hotspots.
In February, Wi-Fi facility was
launched by BSNL at
Dashashwamedh Ghat and sh#tala
Ghats of Varanasi. It also plans to
provide Wi-Fi at Fatehpur Sikri,
Khajuraho and Jagannath Puri and
others by March 2016.
"BSNL has plans to invest more than
Rs 1,200 crore in UP (West) Circle
during 2015-16. Out of this approx
Rs 200 crore will be invested in
upgrading and expanding mobile
network," Prasad said.
The minister said that BSNL is
expanding 3G network in UP (W)
circle by installing 596 new BTS
sites. It is also installing 795 new
2G BTS sites to increase the
network coverage.
"This expansion will help in
providing improved 3G services to
existing BSNL subscribers as well
as in 152 new cities/towns," the
minister said.
About Rs 982 crore will be invested
in National Optical Fibre Network
(NOFN) under Phase-I covering
14,474 village panchayats spread
over 227 blocks of UP(W) Circle, he
said.
Now, access free Wi-Fi at Taj Mahal for first 30 minutes-INews - IBNLive Mobile
