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11 December 2020
The union cabinet has approved a proposal for setting up Public Wi-Fi Networks by Public Data Office Aggregators to provide public Wi-Fi service through Public Data Offices without levy of any license fee.
A meeting of the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the proposal of the Department of Telecom (DoT) for setting up of Public Wi-Fi Networks by Public Data Office Aggregators (PDOAs) to provide public Wi-Fi service through Public Data Offices (PDOs) spread across length and breadth of the country.
The move is aimed at accelerating proliferation of broadband internet services through Public Wi-Fi network in the country. There will be no licence fee for providing broadband internet through these public Wi-Fi networks.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the establishment of public Wi-Fi networks across the country. These would be provided through Public Data Offices (PDOs). This Central government s scheme is called the Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) and is being seen as an attempt by the government to elevate wireless internet connectivity in the country.
PM-WANI scheme will revolutionalise tech world & significantly improve WiFi availability across country, says PM @narendramodi Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the historic PM-WANI (Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) scheme, which was cleared by Cabinet yesterday, will revolutionalise the tech world and significantly improve WiFi availability across the length and breadth
of India. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, it will further Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living. He said, the scheme will enable small shopkeepers to provide WiFi service. Prime Minister said, this will boost incomes as well as ensure the youth gets seamless internet connectivity. It will also strengthen the Digital India mission.
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The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of free public WiFi networks across the country. The WiFi will be provided through Public Data Offices (PDOs) and there will be no registration or any kind of fees required to take advantage of the wifi. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also said that the public WiFi was being rolled out as part of the Prime Minister WiFi Access Network Interface (PM- WANI).