High-speed Internet in Jammu and Kashmir was restored after being suspended for 18 months. The 4G mobile internet services in Jammu and Kashmir were suspended after the abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories in August 2019. The Supreme Court-appointed panel had taken the decision on February 4.
The suspension of high-speed Internet was largely affecting businessmen and students of the Union Territory. The COVID-19 pandemic also led to schools being closed and online classes without a good Internet connection was causing a lot of hardships to students.
The residents of the Union Territory hailed the move to restore 4G mobile internet services that they were demanding for months now.
Urwa, a class 12 student said, “We were facing network issues in online classes now we will get benefit by the restoration of 4G, we can study properly”
Another student Adeeba Feroz Shah said, “It’s very beneficial as we…