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Cabinet approves setting up of public Wi-Fi networks across India

The networks will be set up through public data offices (PDOs) that will establish, maintain, and operate WANI-compliant Wi-Fi Access Points

Ravi Shankar Prasad
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IT & Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said there would be no licence, fee, or registration for it

Megha Manchanda New Delhi
To ensure seamless digital connectivity at affordable rates, the Union government on Wednesday approved a proposal to set up public Wi-Fi networks across the country, which will be called PM Wi-Fi Access Network Interface, or PM-WANI.

“The Cabinet has taken a decision to launch PM Wi-Fi Access Network Interface to unleash a massive network in the country. Public data centres will be opened in the country. There will be no licence, fee or registration for it,” Information Technology & Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters on Wednesday.

The networks will be set up through public data offices (PDOs) that will establish,