Kerala to provide free high-speed internet connections to the poor

The state cabinet has given a nod for Rs 1,548 crore high-speed internet project in Kerala, named as Kerala Fiber Optic Network (KFON).
State Government has planned to provide free high-speed internet to over 20 lakh below poverty line (BPL) households by 2020.
The project will be implemented through Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) and Kerala IT Infrastructure Limited.
The projects aims to improve the information technology (IT) infrastructure at educational institutions, ports and airports.
Presently, only 20% of the total mobile towers in the state are connected and once the KFON is implemented all mobile towers will be part of the network.

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