India’s government to bring free Wi-Fi to 1,050 villages

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by Sindy Cator on January 30, 2017 at 5:16 pm

The Internet has long ceased to be a luxury. If you want to participate in modern society, you need a decent Internet connection. Unfortunately, there are huge swathes of the world that are essentially cut off from this. This is especially true of rural India, where Internet penetration levels remain dismally low. To combat this, the Indian government is installing 1,050 new Wi-Fi hotspots in areas that lack fast, accessible broadband. The program is expected to cost $62 billion, and will see towers installed in villages which locals can connect to via their cell phones. The pilot program is called…