Kolkata, Sep 15 (PTI) State-run Calcutta Telephones has drawn up a plan to set up telecom service and internet facilities at New Town smart city for an investment of Rs 50 crore. Calcutta Telephones also proposes to set up 87 wi-fi hotspots at various locations in New Town to be identified by HIDCO within the next four years, he said. The government-owned organisation, which has recently recorded an upsurge in landline connections across Kolkata, has a target to rope in 15,000 landline customers, 7,000 plus mobile connections and over 5,000 fibre-to-home connectivity in the New Town smart city within 3-4 years, Tripathi said. "BSNL expects to generate a large business volume from the resident netizens and the various IT firms in the New Town smart city area, where works will begin within two months," Tripathi said. It would shortly organise a series of road shows across the city to woo prospective customers.

Source: India Today September 15, 2016 16:07 UTC