2G mobile internet restored in Kashmir from midnight

After remaining shut for more than five months, 2G mobile internet services on postpaid as well as prepaid phones will be restored in Kashmir Valley from Saturday but can only be used to access 301 websites approved by Jammu and Kashmir ministration, an official order said.

According to a tification issued by home department of Jammu and Kashmir ministration, access to internet with 2G speed on mobile phones will resume from January 25.

Access shall be limited only on whitelisted sites and social media applications will continue to remain out of bounds for Valley's residents, it said, ding, data services shall be available on postpaid as well as prepaid sim cards.

move comes within a week of ministration ordering restoration of prepaid mobile services in Valley and resumption of 2G mobile data service on whitelisted websites across Jammu division. sites approved include search engines and those associated with banking, education, news, travel, utilities and employment.

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latest development comes after Supreme Court, in a significant ruling on January 10, asked Jammu and Kashmir ministration to review within a week all orders imposing curbs in Union Territory.

Supreme Court came down heavily on UT ministration for arbitrarily shutting down internet, facility described as a fundamental right by apex court.

Internet services, landline and mobile phones were snapped across Jammu and Kashmir on eve of Centre's anuncement to scrap special status of erstwhile state and its bifurcation into Union Territories on August 5.

While most of services except mobile internet were restored in Jammu within a week, Kashmir witnessed restoration of landlines and postpaid mobile services and internet facilities for essential services like hospitals in phases.

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