The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) will soon roll out Wi-Fi services at five locations in the city. The services will be made available latest by mid-September, officials said.
The contract for establishing the Wi-Fi hotspots at five locations – MG Road, Sadar Bazaar, Sector 29, Sirhaul Village and Leisure Valley Park – has been awarded to Airtel.
“As per the agreement, the services will be made available latest by September 16,” said Joint Commissioner (MCG) Vivek Kalia.
According to a statement issued by the company, Airtel will soon roll-out Wi-Fi services in the five locations and provide residents an internet speed of 2mbps.
The services will be an open platform for mobile phones users with Wi-Fi compatible devices in these localities with a daily quota limit of 30 minutes per day per device. Post 30 minutes while users can continue to use the Wi-Fi services, they will be charged a nominal amount and can also consume data from their data packs.
It added that users will also be able to buy online vouchers with affordable deals to continue accessing the Wi-Fi services.
The contract has been issued for a period of five years, where the company will supply, configure and install Wi-Fi services, provide a web-based portal for the user logins.
The service provider would pay around Rs.10 lakh to the MCG for using its infrastructure to provide the Wi-Fi services.
On the selection of the locations, MCG commissioner Vikas Gupta said that the intent was to bridge the digital gap between old and new Gurgaon.
The services will be made available latest
by mid-September
