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07/06/23 07:29 AM IST

Kerala first state to set up own service provider

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  • Kerala has become the first state to have its own internet service after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON) project.
About KFON
  • Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON) is a project initiated by the Kerala government to provide free Internet connections to 20 lakh below-poverty-line families and connect 30,000 government institutions in Kerala.
  • KFON network is being set up by the Kerala government in collaboration with the Kerala State Electricity Board and the Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Ltd.
  • Each household will receive 1.5 GB of data per day at 15 Mbps speed.
  • While the Internet connections for BPL families and government institutions are provided for free, the rest of the network will be monetized, by leasing out a portion of the network for commercial purposes.
  • KFON project has the potential to bring about positive changes in access, bridge the digital divide, and transform Kerala into Gigabit Economy and opportunities at the grassroots level in Kerala.
  • Kerala has been declared India’s first fully e-governed state, implementing the e-office system and digital literacy campaigns; In 2019, Kerala announced that Internet connection would be a basic right in the State, becoming the first State in the country to do so
  • In 2016, United Nation passed a resolution recognising Internet access as a basic human right.
Source- India Today

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