As many as twenty five places in the three districts of Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri, including campuses of major educational institutions, would be getting Wi-Fi hotspots in the coming months.
Addressing presspersons here recently, General Manager of Dharwad Telecom District of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Vivek Jaiswal, said that initially the Wi-Fi hotspots would be created at Old Bus Station in Hubballi, Karnatak University and University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad.
“While University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, has already given its consent for setting up the Wi-Fi zone, it will take some time as it needs to get necessary permissions from the State government for bearing the expenses for the facility for the students,” Mr. Vivek said. He clarified that while the university or the educational institutions would have to pay for the facility, BSNL would invest on its own to set up the facility at public places.
“We have applied to the concerned authorities for setting up Wi-Fi zone at Old Bus Station at Hubballi. It may take three-four months for launching the facility”, he said, adding that subsequently the facility would be created at other identified places including High Court of Karnataka at Dharwad in phased manner.
Gram Panchayats
He said that under the Digital India programme, BSNL, Dharwad, would be connecting 441 gram panchayats in the three districts to its operation by laying 1,000 km of Optical Fibre Cable. Already 26 gram panchayats had been commissioned under the programme and the remaining work would be completed by September 2015, he said.
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