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Taj Mahal gets free Wi-Fi

June 16, 2015 13:02 IST
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Browsing for the first 30 minutes will be free at the Taj Mahal. Photograph:  Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

Visitors to Taj Mahal will be able to access the Internet through Wi-Fi hotspots with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited launching the facility on Tuesday.

BSNL's Chairman and Managing Director Anupam Srivastava told PTI that network installation is complete and the service will be free of cost for the first 30 minutes. Post the 30-minute usage, any browsing will be chargeable.

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An official in the telecom ministry said Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched the facility at the Taj Mahal.

As part of the Digital India programme, the government is working towards enabling all cities with a population of over one million and tourist centres with Wi-Fi hotspots.

In February, Wi-Fi facility was launched by BSNL at Dashashwamedh Ghat and Shitala Ghats of Varanasi.

According to the official in telecom ministry, the Archaeological Survey of India has identified 25 monuments all over the country where Wi-Fi hotspots could be set up.

The monuments include the Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Sarnath Konark Temple Rad Fort and Ellora, among others.

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