Communications Minister Scindia says India has world’s cheapest data
- Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said, on Thursday, India has the world’s cheapest data at about Rs 8 per GB.
- He said broadband users rose from 60 million to 1 billion, and 5G users hit 550 million, with a 1 billion target by 2030.
- Scindia said India was long a “standard taker” but will lead in 6G, citing 7,700 patents and a $63 billion phone industry.
- He said UPI makes up 84% of domestic digital transactions, and seven crore fraud-linked mobile connections were disconnected.
Source: moneycontrol.com
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