Lok Sabha Question No. 2668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Wi-Fi Hotspots
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI, T.G. VENKATESH BABU

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY**

**DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2668**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 05** **TH** **AUGUST, 2015**

**Wi-Fi Hotspots**

**2668. 	SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:**

**SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:**

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a)	 whether the Government proposes to provide free high-speed Wi-Fi to all the district headquarters and cities;

(b)	 if so, the details thereof and the present status of the proposal;

(c) 	whether the BSNL has an agreement for setting up Wi-Fi hotspots on revenue sharing basis across the country;

(d)	 if so, the details thereof and the places which have been identified so far as Wi-Fi hotspots, State-wise along with the criteria laid down in identifying such Wi-Fi hotspots; and

(e) 	the revenue likely to be generated by the telecom PSUs as a result thereof?

ANSWER

**THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY**

**(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)**

(a) & (b)	 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is setting up Wi-Fi Hotspots pan-India except Delhi & Mumbai License Service Area on revenue share basis based on commercial viability. Wi-Fi services are being provided at the selected locations/sites which are financially viable and technically feasible. BSNL is providing free Wi-Fi service for the first 30 minutes in a day for maximum of 3 occasions in a month.

(c) & (d)	 BSNL has selected its partner through open tendering process and awarded the work for setting up Wi-Fi Hotspots in South and West zone on revenue share basis. For North zone and East zone work has not been awarded. Details of locations which have been identified for Wi-Fi hotspots are at **Annexure.**

**(e)   	      Wi-Fi Service is new type of service launched by BSNL recently on revenue share basis. As the services are launched in the last 1-6 months in different locations it is too early to assess the revenue generation. It is hoped that BSNL would be able to leverage its optical fibre infrastructure to provide high speed data connectivity at public places through Wi-Fi and thereby earn revenue.**

|                    |               | **Annexure**                                                                       |
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| **List of Places** |               |                                                                                    |
| **Circle**         | **City**      | **Places/Locations**                                                               |
| A.P.               | Ananthpur     | Ananthpur APSRTC Bus Stand (Near Enquiry Block)                                    |
| A.P.               | Chittoor      | CRO building Tirumala Temple                                                       |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | Kambala Tank                                                                       |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | Gandhi Park                                                                        |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | Railway Station                                                                    |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | Saraswathi Ghat                                                                    |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | GMTD BSNL Office                                                                   |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | RTC Bus stand, Rajahmundry                                                         |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | Airport                                                                            |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | DVB Raju Complex                                                                   |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | Gemini Ground                                                                      |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | Shelton Hotel                                                                      |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | Arts College ground                                                                |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | Bollineni Hospital                                                                 |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | Sai Hospital                                                                       |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | Luthargiri                                                                         |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | Funtion halls AVA Road                                                             |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | Womens College ground                                                              |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | Function hall 1&2 , Cherukuri Garden                                               |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | Function hall 3, SV Garden& Function hall4 , Suriya Garden                         |
| A.P.               | East Godavari | RTC bus stand (Kakinada)                                                           |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Out Side Security gate , AP Secretariat/Lumbini Park                               |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | BSnL IMPCS,Tank Bund/tank bund Road                                                |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | People’s Plaza/Necklace Road                                                       |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Buddha Vihar Complex/Tank bund Road                                                |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Sanjeevaiya Park                                                                   |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Pavani Avenue                                                                      |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | CM Camp office , Green Lands, Begumpet, Hyderbad                                   |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Lepakshi store (Birla Mandir)                                                      |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Charminar (Crime police station)                                                   |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Gandhi Hospital                                                                    |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Koti Bus Terminus                                                                  |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Mecca Masjid                                                                       |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Public Garden bus Stop (Jawahar bala)                                              |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Hitex Exhibition hall(1&2)                                                         |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Shilparamam                                                                        |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Shilpa Kala Vedika                                                                 |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Birla Planetarium                                                                  |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Birla Science Museum                                                               |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Taramati Baradari Resort - Beside the AMPHI theatre                                |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | Plaza Hotel- Begumpet                                                              |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | NIMS Hospital- Millennium Block                                                    |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | NIMS Hospital- Specialty Block                                                     |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | NIMS Hospital- Main Block                                                          |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | MGBS APSRTC Bus Stand (Backhaul required at Booking Counter near platforms 13-15)) |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | MGBS APSRTC Bus Stand (Backhaul required at Booking Counter near platforms (65-68) |
| A.P.               | Hyderabad     | JBS, Secundrabad                                                                   |
| A.P.               | Kirshna       | Pandit Nehru Vijaywada APSRTC Bustand                                              |
| A.P.               | Visakapatnam  | VUDA Park                                                                          |
| A.P.               | Visakapatnam  | Kailasagiri                                                                        |
| A.P.               | Visakapatnam  | Andhra University Campus                                                           |
| A.P.               | Visakapatnam  | RK Beach -4 (RK Mission Libarary Beach Road)                                       |
| A.P.               | Visakapatnam  | RK Beach -1 (Spencer's Beach Road)                                                 |
| A.P.               | Visakapatnam  | RK Beach-2(Rajiv Smruthi Bhavan Beach Road)                                        |
| A.P.               | Visakapatnam  | RK Beach-3(YMCA Beach Road)                                                        |
| A.P.               | West Godavari | Goshpada Kshetram, KOVVURU                                                         |
| A.P.               | West Godavari | RTC Bus stand, Kovvuru                                                             |
| A.P.               | West Godavari | RTC Bus stand, Narsapur                                                            |
| A.P.               | West Godavari | RDO office , Kovvur                                                                |
| A.P.               | West Godavari | APSRTC  bus stand Eluru                                                            |
| Chennai TD         | Chennai       | Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram                                                        |
| Chattisgarh        | Bilaspur      | River View Road                                                                    |
| Chattisgarh        | Raipur        | Raipur Airport                                                                     |
| Chattisgarh        | Raipur        | Anupam Garden                                                                      |
| Chattisgarh        | Raipur        | City Center Mall Raipur                                                            |
| Chattisgarh        | Raipur        | Durga College Raipur                                                               |
| Chattisgarh        | Raipur        | Garden of Nagar Nigam                                                              |
| Chattisgarh        | Raipur        | Officers Clup/Circuit House                                                        |
| Chattisgarh        | Raipur        | Degree Girls College                                                               |
| Chattisgarh        | Raipur        | Mekahara Hospital                                                                  |
| Chattisgarh        | Raipur        | AIIMS Hospital                                                                     |
| Gujarat            | Ahmedabad     | Sabarmati Ashram                                                                   |
| Gujarat            | Ahmedabad     | Kankaria Lake Front                                                                |
| Gujarat            | Valsad        | Deveka Beach                                                                       |
| Gujarat            | Valsad        | Daman Fort                                                                         |
| Gujarat            | Valsad        | Nagoa Beach-Diu                                                                    |
| Gujarat            | Valsad        | Vanganga Lake Garden , Dadra                                                       |
| Gujarat            | Valsad        | Tribal Museum and handicraft centre Silvasa                                        |
| Gujarat            | Valsad        | Tourist Reception Centre at Silvasa                                                |
| Gujarat            | Valsad        | Vandhra Garden , Silvasa                                                           |
| Gujarat            | Valsad        | Parehare Panchayath                                                                |
| Karnataka          | Bangalore     | Orion Mall                                                                         |
| Karnataka          | Bangalore     | No. 1 MG Mall                                                                      |
| Karnataka          | Bangalore     | QuadGen WTC Malleshwaram                                                           |
| Karnataka          | Bangalore     | Lalbagh                                                                            |
| Karnataka          | Bangalore     | Cubbon Park                                                                        |
| Karnataka          | Bangalore     | Hampi                                                                              |
| Karnataka          | Davangere     | SSIMSRC Medical Hospital Block                                                     |
| Karnataka          | Mandya        | Brindavan Gardens                                                                  |
| Kerala             | Ernakulam     | Marine Drive                                                                       |
| Kerala             | Ernakulam     | Fort Kochi                                                                         |
| Kerala             | Ernakulam     | Mattancherry                                                                       |
| Kerala             | Ernakulam     | High Court                                                                         |
| Kerala             | Ernakulam     | Subhash Park,                                                                      |
| Kerala             | Ernakulam     | Corporation Main Office                                                            |
| Kerala             | Ernakulam     | Vyttila Mobility Hub,                                                              |
| Kerala             | Ernakulam     | Eddapally Junction,                                                                |
| Kerala             | Ernakulam     | Kaloor                                                                             |
| Kerala             | Ernakulam     | Durbar Hall                                                                        |
| Kerala             | Ernakulam     | District Court Complex                                                             |
| Kerala             | Kozhikode     | Kozhikode Corporation  Office                                                      |
| Kerala             | Kozhikode     | Kozhikode Moffussil Bus Stand                                                      |
| Kerala             | Kozhikode     | Mananchira Ground                                                                  |
| Kerala             | Kozhikode     | SM Street                                                                          |
| Kerala             | Kozhikode     | Palayam Bus Stand                                                                  |
| Kerala             | Kozhikode     | Beach Road -1 Kozhikode                                                            |
| Kerala             | Kozhikode     | Medical College                                                                    |
| Kerala             | Kozhikode     | West Hill Engineering  College                                                     |
| Kerala             | Kozhikode     | Civil Station                                                                      |
| Kerala             | Kozhikode     | Beach Road -2 Kozhikode                                                            |
| Kerala             | Trichur       | Guruvayoor Temple                                                                  |
| MP                 | Bhopal        | Phanda Village                                                                     |
| MP                 | Bhopal        | Satpura Bhawan                                                                     |
| MP                 | Bhopal        | Vindhayachan Bhawan                                                                |
| MP                 | Bhopal        | J.P. Hospital                                                                      |
| MP                 | Bhopal        | People Dental College                                                              |
| MP                 | Bhopal        | RGPV University                                                                    |
| MP                 | Bhopal        | Upper Lake                                                                         |
| MP                 | Bhopal        | Lower Lake                                                                         |
| MP                 | Bhopal        | Ram Raja Temple Orcha                                                              |
| MP                 | Chhatarpur    | Khajuraho Western Temple Group                                                     |
| MP                 | Indore        | Potlod Village                                                                     |
| Maharashtra        | Nagpur        | Grampanchayat Office Panchgaon village Nagpur                                      |
| Maharashtra        | Nagpur        | Grampanchayat Office Waghdhara village Nagpur                                      |
| Maharashtra        | Nasik         | Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Nasik (Temporary Site)                                     |
| Maharashtra        | Nasik         | Media Center, Near Ramkund, Nasik (Temporary Site)                                 |
| Maharashtra        | Nasik         | Media Center, Near Sadhugram, Nasik (Temporary Site)                               |
| Maharashtra        | Nasik         | BSNL Telephone Exchange, Panchavati, Nasik                                         |
| Maharashtra        | Nasik         | BSNL Telephone Exchange, Trimbarkeshwar                                            |
| Maharashtra        | Nasik         | BSNL BTS (NTA) Site, Near Amrutkunj, Trimbakeshwar                                 |
| Maharashtra        | Nasik         | Swamy Samarth, Trimbakeshwar                                                       |
| Maharashtra        | Nasik         | BSNL BTS Site, Near Kushavart, Trimbakeshwar                                       |
| Orissa             | Puri          | Jagannath Temple                                                                   |
| Orissa             | Puri          | Konark Temple                                                                      |
| Tamilnadu          | Madurai       | Meenakshi Temple                                                                   |
| Tamilnadu          | Nilgiris      | Simspark  Exge-ColocatedCoonoor                                                    |
| Tamilnadu          | Nilgiris      | Botanical Garden BTS                                                               |
| Tamilnadu          | Pondicherry   | Le-Cafe, Beach Road                                                                |
| Tamilnadu          | Pondicherry   | Chief Secretariat Office Beach Pondicherry -                                       |
| Tamilnadu          | Pondicherry   | Bharati Park                                                                       |
| Tamilnadu          | Pondicherry   | Boat House , Chunnabur                                                             |
| Tamilnadu          | Thanjavur     | Bhirhadeshwar Temple                                                               |
| UP(East)           | Varanasi      | Dashashwamedh Ghat                                                                 |
| UP(East)           | Varanasi      | Lalita Ghat                                                                        |
| UP(East)           | Varanasi      | Man Mandir Ghat                                                                    |
| UP(East)           | Varanasi      | Manikarnika Ghat                                                                   |
| UP(East)           | Varanasi      | Mir Ghat                                                                           |
| UP(East)           | Varanasi      | Rajendra Prasad Ghat                                                               |
| UP(East)           | Varanasi      | Shitala Ghat                                                                       |
| UP(East)           | Varanasi      | Trip Bhairvi Ghat                                                                  |
| UP(East)           | Varanasi      | Sarnath                                                                            |
| UP (West)          | Agra          | Taj Mahal                                                                          |
| UP (West)          | Agra          | Fathepur Sikri                                                                     |

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