Wi-Fi on the go: Government pushes to keep Bharat connected

NEW DELHI: You may soon be able to access all public Wi-Fi hotspots through a data plan of a carrier of your choice bought at a tea kiosk, switching seamlessly from one carrier to another as you change location, in what could be the “first-of its-kind” model in the world.

While public Wi-Fi—often free for a limited time—is being increasingly offered in several closed public places such as airports and restaurants, the government wants to extend access to the internet to even neighbourhood local markets, bus stops and roadside tea stalls, besides corporate parks and public buildings, through hotspots.