India Largest "Connected" Nation, Over 800 Million Broadband Users: Centre
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5G and the largest rural broadband connectivity network project at BharatNet will have 1.2 billion Indian users constituting the single largest presence of the global internet, the minister said.
The Minister of State for Electronics, Information Technology and Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that India is the largest 'connected' nation in the world today with more than 800 million broadband users.
His remarks came while addressing the concluding ceremony of the India Internet Governance Forum 2022 on Sunday.
The theme of the event was 'Leveraging Techade for Empowering Bharat'.
Speaking on the occasion MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, "We are the largest 'connected' nation in the world with 800 million Indian users. 5G and the largest rural broadband connectivity network project at BharatNet will have 1.2 billion Indian users constituting the single largest presence of the global internet."