P’kula first Haryana district to provide free Internet services
Tribune News Service
Panchkula, June 5
With the inauguration of the first free WiFi zone at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Sector 3, here, Panchkula becomes the first district in Haryana to provide its residents with free Internet services.
The inauguration was done by local BJP MLA MLA Gian Chand Gupta in the presence of Mayor Upinder Kaur Ahluwalia and MC Commissioner Rajesh Jogpal.
The MC have identified 13 such spots in the entire district, where the MC with the support of a private firm, Esto Internet Private Limited, will provide free Internet services for three years.
Earlier, the MC had planned to carry out digital work with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), which was charging Rs 62 lakh per year for providing the Internet services.
But later the Zirakpur-based broadband firm, Esto Internet Private Limited, offered these services free of cost for three years. Finally, the MC tied up with the private firm and launched the project on Wednesday.
The company will provide 1 gbps (gigabits per second) broadband speed at every spot. An individual will get 1 GB data per day per mobile number.
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