Mobile Services Restored in Jammu & Kashmir

Guwahati, January 18, 2020:

Prepaid mobile services have been restored in Jammu & Kashmir after the restrictions were imposed following the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.

2G services have also been restored in two districts of the Union Territory on January 18. An official also said that voice and SMS facilities have been resumed for all mobile prepaid connections across J&K.

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The move came days after the Supreme Court ordered that internet services be resumed in J&K. The apex court had observed that Right to Internet was also part of Right to Speech and that it was part of the fundamental rights of the citizens.

It needs mention here that on August 5, when the Central government scrapped Article 370, thereby bifurcating the State into two Union Territories, Ladakh and Jammu & Kahsmir, telecom services were suspended.

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The telecom services resumed their services in the UT on Saturday. Internet service providers would have to provide fixed-line Internet connectivity in all the ten districts of Jammu and two districts in North Kashmir, Kupwara and Bandipora.

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