J&K : 4G internet service restored in valley after 18 months of ban

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Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday announced that 4G mobile internet services are being restored in the entire Union Territory. The internet services across J&K are likely to resume from midnight, according to sources.

Rohit Kansal, J&K Principal Secretary (Power & Information), informed the same in a statement on Friday evening.

The restoration of high-speed internet in J&K comes exactly 18 months after it was suspended in August 2019 when the Centre abrogated special status of the erstwhile state.

Internet service was stopped in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir after the removal of Article 370 from August 5, 2019, about two years ago. The Union Territory (UT) administration later started high-speed internet services in some districts over postpaid SIM services. After this, before the UT District Polls in November, the administration had decided to introduce high-speed internet data in Ganderbal and Udhampur districts. In the remaining districts, only 2G data was approved because on the basis of inputs from security agencies, it was feared that some terrorists might try to disturb peace in UT.

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir state Omar Abdullah expressed happiness by tweeting. He wrote in a tweet that 4G Mubarak! For the first time since Aug 2019 all of J&K will have 4G mobile data. Better late than never.

 

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