Kerala becomes first state to have its own internet service provider K-FON: All you need to know
Hindustan TimesKerala on Monday became the first state to have its own broadband service K-FON or ‘Kerala Fibre Optic Network’, a state-run initiative launched by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan-led government, in a bid to improve internet accessibility to the people. While launching the service, the CM advocated for universal internet access and hailed the initiative as a pivotal step towards transforming Kerala into a knowledge economy and fostering an innovation-driven society. The CM said that by ensuring connectivity in places through K-FON, including Idamalakudy in the interiors of forest, "no one would be left behind and everyone would be a part of the real Kerala story.” All you need to know about K-FON or Kerala Fibre Optic Network: 1)Vijayan introduced K-FON as an alternative model to the corporate-run telecom sector. 3)As per the service’s website, it’s a fundamental network infrastructure - an “information highway" with “non-discriminatory access to all service providers so as to augment their connectivity gap.” For this 35,000 km optical fibre network would be established across the state at a cost of ₹1,500 crore.
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