Postpaid services restored in IoK while internet, prepaid phones remain suspended

• It is not known when internet and prepaid services will be activated.
• India suspended all communication networks in the region on August 5 when the curfew was imposed.

The Government of India finally restored on Monday postpaid mobile phone connections in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK), which were suspended since more than 70 days.

The postpaid connections have been restored in all 10 districts of the valley. From today, some 4 million postpaid mobile phones have become operational in IoK, Indian media reported. However, internet and prepaid services remain suspended in the valley. Over 2 million prepaid mobile phones and other internet services will remain deactivated for now.

Postpaid mobile services restored in Kashmir after over 2 months.

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On Saturday, Principal Secretary of Planning Commission in IoK Rohit Kansal had announced that the administration will restore postpaid services in noon on Monday. “Having reviewed the situation, a decision has now been taken to restore mobile phone services in the remaining areas of IoK. All postpaid services irrespective of the telecom operator will stand restored and be functional from 12 noon, Monday, October 12. The will cover all 10 districts of the valley," Kansal said.

A curfew has been in place in IoK since August 5 by Indian government, which also suspended landline and internet services in the region. On August 17, landline services in 17 out of a little over 100 telephone exchanges in IoK were made operational. These exchanges were mainly in civil lines area, airport of Srinagar district and Cantonment area. While 2G mobile internet services were also restored in Jammu, Reasi, Samba, Kathua and Udhampur districts.