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New Delhi, Dec. 21

Canada-based developer of wireless web access devices and services Data Wind Corporation and Nasscom Foundation have started a pilot project for providing Internet connectivity in rural areas in the country.

The project has been initially launched in Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharashtra. Some of the project partners include Byrraju Foundation from Andhra Pradesh, UNICEF and project associate from Medhak in AP, GRASSO from West Bengal, FIDR from Orissa, SS Mandal from Maharashtra, TFTP from Karnataka and NIT from Durgapur. This pilot project will be reviewed by an expert team in the next one quarter and shall pave the way for implementing information and communication technologies at grassroots levels.

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