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THE Government is looking to set- up
high-speed wireless Internet hotspots using Wifi technology cross 2.5 lakh
village panehayats expanding the scope of the ongoing nation all
optical fiber roll out project. The proposal, in the works at Department
of Telecom (DoT). will email additional expenditure of about Rs 5,000 crore to
die Rs 20,000 crore National Optic Fibre Network project, a senior Government
official told PTI.
"The spend on NOFN is expected to
increase to about Rs 25.000 crore. DoT is working to increase the scope of NOFN
by providing Wifi hotspots to make broadband affordable for people in around
2.5 lakh village panchayats.
"This project along with depreciation
value of rupee is going to add to existing cost," the official said.
The proposal will go for clearance to the
inter- ministerial panel Telecom Commission, and after the approval it will be
placed before the Cabinet for final nod.
Under the NOFN project, the Government plans
to provide broadband speed of up to 2 megabit per second on the network.
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