The Kerala government is gearing up to provide free internet service to select BPL families by the end of May in all assembly constituencies. Free internet will be offered as part of the government’s ambitious plan to provide free internet service to over 20 lakh families. The project was launched in 2017 by the Pinarayi Vijayan government and was named as Kerala Optical Fiber Network (K-FON).
According to a report by TNN, the project is overseen by the Kerala State IT Infrastructure Limited and the body has already invited Expression of Interest (EoI) from local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to provide Internet connectivity to users. can.
Initially, the project will target a small number of households
K-FON project head Santosh Babu said that initially, the focus would be on only 100 families from each assembly constituency. The number of families getting free internet will increase over time. Babu emphasized on the development that the government has almost reached its target of providing high-speed internet services to over 30,000 government institutions.
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As per the plan of the project, the government will provide 1.5GB data free to select families with speeds of 10Mbps to 15Mbps every day. Tenders have already been floated for the project to find out which local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) can do the work.
The state government plans to provide this free internet to selected families by the end of May 2022. So there is not much time left, and local ISPs need to be identified fast if the government wants to stay on track with its plans.
In the first phase of the project, the government will identify around 500 families so that they can get free internet service. This will definitely help in boosting the economy and awareness in the state. Families who cannot afford internet connectivity will be able to explore the world of connectivity and opportunities with the help of the state government.
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