Rural Internet Access

The government has announced a $2-billion public-private partnership to provide broadband and internet connectivity in the country’s rural areas. Union IT minister said that 1,12000 broadband centers would be set up in rural areas across the country, Within a year and a broadband policy will be announced soon. The entire countryside would be provided with this facility,largelyunder public private partnership. The ministry is also expected to be unfold its third generation of mobile phone standards and technology guidelines in june. The 3G services are expected to be rolled out by the end of current year, Said the minister ” The aim of this policies is to provide wireless telephone and mobile telephone in rural India by 2010 “, he said.