Internet data consumption increased during lockdown

Jaipur: As work from home has been made compulsory for most private and government employees to prevent spread of coronavirus, the internet data consumption in the state has increased manifold.
According to the telecommunication department, 69% of the consumers have increased their internet surfing in the state. The claims were made after the department constantly monitored telecom service providers. An advisory has also been issued that services are not disrupted during this period.
A senior offical said, “There are 6.72 crore users in the state. In the past 10 days, users have consumed 9 crore gigabyte (GB), which was never seen before.”