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Nobel laureates villages in thanjavur to go digital

Chennai, Jun 13 (UNI) Ancestral villages of 2 Indian Nobel Laureates in Thanjavur district will go digital with Internet and WiFi solution provider, Microsense setting up Internet Hotzones in two villages that currently do not have any internet access either through mobile or BSNL network.
the City based Microsense is deploying WiFi Hotzones with internet access on June 20, coincidin with world wifi day, as a tribute to India’s Nobel Laureates – Sir C.V. Raman and Dr. S. Chandrasekhar at their ancestral villages. The services to be offered by Microsense at its own cost come to the 4000 villagers absolutely free.
Located about 21 Km from Thanjavur, the villages have electricity and BSNL phone connections. However, internet or broadband are not available till date. Mobile phones do not offer data services. Microsense’s community initiative hopes to bridge this digital divide.
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