4G suspension: 500 days and counting

During the summer unrest of 2016, when Kashmir witnessed a complete communication gag, including internet shutdown for more than three months, many would have hoped that internet shutdown, longest till that point of time, would never repeat itself. But as they say records are meant to be broken, and four years down the line, 4G internet suspension just crossed 16 months of ban. It seems to have become a new normal, but beneath that normalcy lies immense losses of businessmen and shattered dreams of students and youth.

The high speed internet has remained in suspension mode since August 5, 2019 when the special Constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir was revoked. However, despite constant criticism from rights groups,