Updated Dec 16, 2020 | 15:04 IST The next revolution in connectivity necessitates reliable and cheap internet for the masses so that India can leapfrog from the existing digital divide, which has social and economic implications. Representational image | Photo Credit: iStock Images Key Highlights It is anticipated that PM-WANI will be business-friendly and complement the government’s ease of doing business initiatives Besides generating employment, such a public Wi-Fi network will boost disposable incomes of small and medium entrepreneurs Crucially, there is no license fee for providing broadband internet services Last week the Union cabinet approved a framework to usher in a “massive Wi-Fi revolution in the country”, in the words of Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, by accelerating the proliferation of broadband internet services via a public Wi-Fi network.