Sources from Karnataka stated that in 2014, the Karnataka government introduced the first free Wi-Fi hotspot in Bengaluru’s MG Road. As per report, the disuse and slow speed rendered the project useless. Now, the government is planning to set up free Wi-Fi spots at public places in all 198 wards in the city. Earlier on Sunday, Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister Dr G Parameshwara announced that all 198 wards in Bengaluru would get free Wi-Fi within the next six months.



Accordingly the first free Wi-Fi hotspot was inaugurated in Govindarajnagar on Sunday after local corporator Umesh Shetty along with Jio took up the initiative and currently the Wi-Fi is available at a 3km radius from the ward office. Furthermore the Wi-Fi will work at a speed of 100 mbps up to 1 GB download limit. So far Rs 3 crore has been spent to implement the program. 

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Moreover ever since the free Wi-Fi project on MG Road failed miserably, the IT and BT Department in association with Bengaluru’s civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) decided to roll out free Wi-Fi spots in public places. Presently many residents feel it is eyewash like the scheme implemented on MG Road. Further as expected, there were no free Wi-Fi hotspots yet and the government announced that the project would be completed before the Assembly Elections.


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