Baduraliya children to get 4G in a fortnight after social media posts: TRC

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Following social media posts portraying children in Baduraliya struggling to attend classes due to poor internet connectivity, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has dispatched a team to the area to rectify the issue.

In a Facebook post the Commission said that teams were dispatched promptly when the issue was brought to their attention. The posts which were circulated and shared by many netizens showed several children studying, sitting with their books and mobile device on a roadside boulder, in an attempt to gain 4G connectivity in order to follow online lessons.

“The "Gamata Sannivedanaya" project was launched with exactly the core objective of ensuring no area is left uncovered with broadband connectivity which was endorsed as a national project on the Budget 2021,” TRC said.

Telecom service providers who were also called to the site in Kelinkanda in Baduraliya have collaborated to ensure that Kelinkanda and adjacent areas are covered with 4G connectivity over the next two weeks, TRC said.

The Director General of TRCSL has personally visited the area along with these teams accompanied by the Divisional Secretary of Palinda Nuwara, Baduraliya. (Kalani Kumarasinghe)

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IncreaseConnectivity Thursday, 19 November 2020 08:06 PM

There’s no proper 4G signal even in Colombo 04-06! Dialog is doing such a bad job - despite earning so much profits!

BE FAIR Thursday, 19 November 2020 08:09 PM

Well, nice to see some action Keep it up

Roshan Thursday, 19 November 2020 09:31 PM

This is a Good Move, Appreciated there are many More Fringe coverage areas in the rural neglected. Please see to All

ghry Thursday, 19 November 2020 09:43 PM

We wish the HE President and the Hon'ble Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. We are proud of being a Sri Lankan CITIZEN under your leadership sirs.

4G-scam Friday, 20 November 2020 09:36 AM

4G signal is dacayed after the first "covid lock down" . Most of the telecom companies have reduced their signal strengths recently .At the moment, even in Colombo it's difficult to get 4G TRC should monitor this and regulate

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