4G mobile service to be restored in Jammu & Kashmir on trail basis

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The government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that a special committee looking into the issue of internet restoration in Jammu and Kashmir has decided to provide 4G internet access on a trial basis in limited areas of the union territory after August 15.

A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana was told by Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, that the committee has decided that trial will be done in one district each in Jammu and Kashmir division.He said that the Committee has decided that access to 4G internet in J-K will be given in a calibrated manner and the outcome of the trial will be reviewed after two months.