
The Government is promoting the expansion of public Wi-Fi access across the country under the Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) Scheme, Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply on Thursday. The initiative aims to boost broadband proliferation through widespread deployment of public Wi-Fi networks.
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