University students to get free Wi-Fi by PTCL

Much to the delight of students, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has agreed to provide various universities and colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) with Wi-Fi hotspots.

PTCL joined hands with KPK’s Ministry of Science, technology and IT while signing an agreement to provide Wi-Fi hotspot solutions with high-speed internet connections for excellent connectivity services in University of Peshawar (UoP) along with 25 other colleges in the province.

This move shows that the KPK government is moving a step forward towards providing modern tools of digital connectivity to educational institutions. This technology will allow students and faculty of higher education institutions to get speedy PTCL broadband internet access over Wi-Fi. Making research and obtaining digital content will be made much easier, reported Pro Pakistani.

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Chief Digital Services Officer of PTCL, Adil Rashid exclaimed, “We are delighted to extend our partnership with the Department of Science, Technology & IT, KP for extending ICT services in the entire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The initiatives are highly commendable and will help transform such key sectors as health, education and information technology. PTCL remains committed to improving the lifestyle and empowering people through its futuristic and diversified products and digital services.”

He also declared the company’s plans in collaborating with the province’s government to provide other ICT initiatives. Both the parties are aiming to equip KPK with advanced ICT services.

Shahram Khan, Senior Minister for IT and Health, KP asserted, “Since its beginning, the KP government has been following a vision of providing innovative services to the people of KP and in this regard, it has already initiated many projects of public welfare.”

According to DND, he also stated that the province’s government has a special focus on technology use for providing different kinds of services to people all over the province. He showed his trust and confidence in PTCL.