Wi-Fi while you travel in Bengaluru

Wi-Fi access so that techies can code on their laptops

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Business Standard
Last Updated : Jun 08 2017 | 10:48 PM IST
In India’s tech hub, Bengaluru, the public transport provider is wooing techies with Wi-Fi. As the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) tries to persuade commuters to travel in its air-conditioned buses, it has hit upon the idea of providing 

Wi-Fi access so that techies can code on their laptops while commuting in the bumper-to-bumper traffic. BMTC officials claim buses are safer than cabs and providing Wi-Fi is another way to wean people off taxis and from driving their personal cars.


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