![]() “I had invested a lot in 2G and 3G connections, but those networks worked only in fits and starts,” he recalls. The center’s owner Aakash Alokar admits now that he came close to shutting up shop in frustration. It was so unreliable many people simply chose to travel 65 kilometers (40 miles) to another town with better connectivity to do their online chores like filing legal documents or accessing government services. The internet service provider is helping connect hundreds of thousands of people in rural and semi-urban pockets across India as part of Microsoft’s Airband Initiative, which aims to extend internet access to millions of people around the world.Ī Common Services Center offering access to essential government e-services in Churni used to struggle with the village’s flaky internet connection. Doing simple everyday tasks online in this out-of-the-way community in the western India state of Maharashtra was hit-or-miss at best.īut things are looking up in this remote tribal village thanks to AirJaldi. Just a few years ago the people of Churni probably would have had a better chance of spotting an endangered tiger than enjoying a steady internet signal.
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