Ashwini Vaishnaw

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India To Get 5G Internet Services In March 2023: Ashwini Vaishnaw

India will get 5G services by March 2023, said Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. During Viva Technology 2022 Event, Vaishnaw said, by July end, auction for 5G spectrum will be completed, assuring to bring built-in-India solution for the core of the 5G services. Notably, the developments came after PM Narendra Modi chaired a Union Cabinet meeting and approved the spectrum auction and further 5G developments to Communications… read-more

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 - 10:00 AM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Ashwini Shaw, Communications Ministry, 5G Network, Internet, March 2023

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25K+ Villages Lack Internet & Mobile Connectivity, Minister Reveals

The Communication Ministry has notified that among 5.97 lakh villages in the country, nearly 25,000 villages still lack cellular or internet connection. Additionally, around 10,000 villages in 11 states affected by the left-wing extremism also lack network connectivity. Orissa accounts for highest number of villages off the mobile and internet grid, accounting 6099 villages out of total. Meanwhile, the Union Territories and seven states have… read-more

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 - 09:24 PM / by Ashly Ann Varghese

Tags: Communications Ministry, Home Minstry, Internet Services, villages, naxals, Odisha

Courtesy: India Today