Access To Internet Services Has Assumed Great Importance On Account Of COVID Pandemic: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Underlining that access to Internet services has assumed great importance on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday observed that:"The need of the hour is to provide adequate bandwidth, network attached storage and routers etc. Underlining that access to Internet services has assumed great importance on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday observed that: "The need of the hour is to provide adequate bandwidth, network attached storage and routers etc. The Bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan & Justice Chander Bhushan Barowalia was hearing a petition filed highlighting the plight of the residents of the State, more particularly, the residents of the rural and backward areas of the State, in the matters regarding Internet services. "These mobile guidelines were formulated, keeping in view the object of creating a robust telecommunication infrastructure with adequate bandwidth at affordable rates and in order to promote Development and Proliferation of Information Technology, Electronic Governance E-Commerce, convergence of Information, Communication and Entertainment sectors so as to improve the state of the economy, enhance the quality of life of the citizens and to ensure the development of urban and rural areas with equity throughout the Country."