Kerala to launch free internet project K-FON in December

Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that Kerala Fibre Optic Network Project (K-FON) project that will provide free internet access to the poor will roll out by December 2020.

The estimated cost of the K-FON Project is Rs.1,500 crore

Kerala is the first state to declare the internet as a fundamental right of the citizen. No other state across the country has implemented such a scheme.

The project aims to provide quality internet free of cost to the poor and at affordable rates to others. 

The project will be completed by December 2020.

The consortium comprises of the public sector companies including Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Railtel, and private companies such as SRIT and LS Cables.