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Sonowal seek Centre’s help to connect households to internet

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GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal has urged Centre to initiate actions to set up a fibre (broadband) grid in Assam to connect every household with the internet.Sonowal talked to Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad and Union Minister of State (independent charge) for Communications Manoj Sinha over phone and sought their help in expanding the internet connectivity to all households in the state, an official source said.

Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s thrust on digital India, a success in Assam, Sonowal requested the Union Ministers to help the State’s bid in setting up a dedicated fibre (broadband) grid for internet connectivity to all households.

The Union Ministers giving a positive nod to Sonowal’s request have asked Secretary Electronics and Information Technology and Chief General Manager, BSNL, North East Circle to talk to Assam Government to thrash out broad modus operandi for a coordinated network of digital communication system in the State.

 

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