Kerala aims to commission affordable internet plan by December

Kerala’s flagship proposal to provide high-speed, affordable internet connectivity to 20 lakh households and 30,000 government institutions, including schools, through the Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON) will be commissioned in December this year, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said at a press briefing in Thiruvananthapuram Friday.

The decision was taken after the chief minister took part in a video-conference with a consortium of public and private firms engaged in the project.

In a post-Covid landscape, where work from home has become the new normal, the government understands the significance of capitalising on the demand for seamless bandwidth for internet and thereby creating a knowledge-based economy where technology will be key.