Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched its Wi-Fi service in Hyderabad, making it the first city to be covered in the south zone. BSNL plans to commit about Rs 5 billion for the service in the region. The Wi-Fi hotspots will initially cover 30 places in the city. BSNL intends to expand its Wi-Fi hotspot network in all other major cities of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in next two-three years.
The state-owned company will be providing free Wi-Fi service for the first 30 minutes in a day for a maximum of three day in a month for the same mobile number. After free usage, a customer can pay Rs 30, Rs 50, Rs 90 and Rs 150 for availing of Wi-Fi service for 30, 60, 120 minutes and one day, respectively.
The Wi-Fi service launch is a part of BSNL?s plans of investing Rs 70 billion over 2-3 years in this domain. The company is planning to provide Wi-Fi services in major cities and tourist destinations across the country.
