Public Wi-fi Hotspots

Scheme central to government's plans to create up to 10 mn public WiFi hotspots by Dec

"The SDMC will set up 20 WiFi hotspots in each ward. The Standing Committee had recently approved a proposal in this regard," he said.

K Ramchand, Member (Technology), Department of Telecom, said a policy to enhance number of public wifi hotspots across the country is also in the offing

Trai had on March 9 last year said public wi-fi would make broadband services available at low cost

The public wi-fi hotspots are proposed to be set up on the lines of yesteryear's PCOs