TS Govt Partners with Airtel for free public WiFi in Hyderabad
Its raining flowers for Hyderabad commuters now!
Hyderabad youth will soon be on cloud nine accessing free internet service being offered by Telangana Governement to project Hyderabad as a Global City.
In pilot phase it will be tested in 17 locations across Hyderabad. Users can download a maximum of 750 Mb per day.
To begin with, these public Wi-Fi hotspots have been set up between Cyber towers to Madhapur Police Station, Cyber Towers to Kothaguda Junction and Cyber Towers to Raheja Mindspace Circle. On an average around 40,000 commuters, commercial establishments, visitors can benefit from this service.
Speaking on the occasion Minister KT Rama Rao said : “Enabling public access to superior Wi-Fi technology across the city is at the heart of the Telangana government’s efforts to promote greater digital inclusion for the citizens of Hyderabad therefore making it a “Global Smart City” .
Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, Chief Executive Officer, Bharti Airtel – Andhra Pradesh & Telangana said, “Today internet is a critical tool for various day-to-day needs especially in the field of healthcare, banking and education, and it is thus imperative to enable citizens in the country to access internet.”
