Devotees can access free internet at Golden Temple
May 06 2016, 16.14 PM IST || Pocket News Alert
Amritsar, May 6, 2016: Videocon group through its Punjab arm, Connect Broadband, has created a wifi zone at the Golden Temple, Amritsar. Latest technology has been used to create this infrastructure. High speed internet will now be accessible to all devotees visiting the holy shrine. This service is being provided at absolutely zero cost.
The internet access will help visitors to access internet for various other services such online rail bookings, travel arrangements, banking transactions etc. Internet has been provided in all Sarai’s and surrounding areas to ensure that outstation visitors to the holy city stay connected with their dear ones.
Entire cost of setting up the infrastructure and also the monthly recurring expenses on internet bandwidth will be borne by the Videocon group. The network will also be maintained by the group.
The internet can be accessed very easily. User has to send an SMS <Connect> to 9653444555 to get username and the password.
Speaking on this initiative, Mr. Arvind Bali, Director and CEO, Connect Broadband & Videocon Telecommunications Limited, said, “Videocon group is focused on creating value for society all around. Under the free internet project we are setting up wifi hospots across the region for convenience of people. ”
About CONNECT
CONNECT is a part of 10 Billion US$ Videocon Group and is a pan India ISP Licensee with market leadership in Punjab Telecom Circle, which consists of Punjab, the Union Territory of Chandigarh and Panchkula. The Company also provides a full gamut of telecommunication services, which includes voice telephony, both wireline and fixed wireless, Internet services, broadband data services and a range of value added service viz., centrex, leased lines, voice mail and video conferencing. Connect has recently expanded its coverage footprint with launch of data services in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
What more? CONNECT also provides Wireless Broadband service across Punjab. Offering high speed internet through a wireless medium, CONNECT Wireless Broadband enables users to access internet through their Laptops, PCs, Tablets, Wi-Fi enabled phones in the wireless vicinity & FTTH which is a Broadband telecommunications system based on fiber-optic cables and associated optical electronics. The technology reaches the boundary of the living space, such as a box on the outside wall of a home. Quadruple play of high-speed broadband, high-definition video, unlimited 'anywhere' telephony, and real-time surveillance are a few key take-aways for users.