After Almost 550 Days, 4G Mobile Internet to Be Restored in J&K
The internet service was first curbed in the region on 5 August 2019.
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4G mobile internet service is being restored in the entirety of Jammu and Kashmir, said Rohit Kansal, Jammu and Kashmir Principal Secretary (Power & Information), on Friday, 5 February.
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Vice President of Jammu and Kashmir National Congress Omar Abdullah took to Twitter to congratulate J&K for receiving 4G access again.
“4G Mubarak! For the first time since Aug 2019 all of J&K will have 4G mobile data. Better late than never.” Omar Abdullah
The internet service was first curbed in the region on 5 August 2019, hours before the Centre’s abrogation of Article 370.
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Kashmir artist Masood Hussain’s recent work making a demand for the restoration of high-speed internet for fighting the Coronavirus.
The high-speed internet continues to be banned across Jammu and Kashmir since August 5, 2019. The ban is being reviewed by the officials on fortnightly basis and extended. The order being issued usually starts with this line: “…certain restrictions have been placed on access to high mobile data connectivity to curb uploading/downloading/circulation of provocative videos and defeat the nefarious designs of the forces within and from across the border to create a narrative by running a disinformation campaign.”
SRINAGAR: J&K’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that there is a committee examining the restoration of 4-G services in the remaining districts of the UT and “there will be good news soon in the coming days.” “I know 4-G is working in just two districts of J&K UT.