Free Wi-Fi at 500 public places in Tamil Chennai, CM Stalin launches scheme

CHENNAI: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday launched the first phase of the state government’s free Wi-Fi hotspots in public spaces scheme in Chennai, and said it his dream to see Tamil Nadu become a trillion-dollar economy and human resources capital of the world.

The DMK government had announced in the budget that free Wi-Fi will be rolled out at 1,000 places across major city corporations in Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli and Salem. Chennai will now have free Wi-Fi hotspots at 500 public places, including parks, bus stands, and beaches.