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East Delhi to be the first free WiFi zone under AAP’s government

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CIOL East Delhi to be the first free WiFi zone under AAP’s government

East Delhi would be the first to see the light on free WiFi services that were promised by the Arvind Kejriwal led Delhi government when it came to power last year.

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Delhi government had also decided to provide fiber-to-home services, aimed at offering high-speed and quality internet services to people living in the capital.

"Fibre optic network in the whole of Delhi up to your home. This is a big decision by Delhi government. Congrats Delhi," Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.

According to the announcement by Delhi government, by the end of the year, 571 locations across East Delhi will be made high-speed WiFi zones where 1,000 hotspots will be set up. The WiFi project set to be the largest such project in the world, said Dialogue and Development Commission vice-chairman, Ashish Khetan.

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The WiFi service will cater to around 1,20,000 people at any given moment, where each hotspot zone will have three access points and will cater to around 120 people at a time. Around 3,000 access points will be added to improve the network, if needed.

People will get access to limited amount of free internet on a daily basis at these hotspots. The limit of usage will be consistent with the average daily usage of an individual as defined by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

As per a TRAI report, on the basis of average consumption of internet, the daily free limit per user shall be decided to satisfy the basic needs. The tender will have details of free data usage limit, a request for proposal will be floated soon.

Department of Information Technology (DIT) in the Delhi government will be the nodal body to implement the project.