According to the reports, the J&K Government is likely to restore 4 G Mobile Internet Services in Jammu region from 8th of February. The order to this effect shall be issued on 7th Night by the District Magistrates of the respective districts. The 4G mobile services shall be restored in phases in various districts of the Jammu region. According to the sources in the first phase the 4G mobile services shall be restored in Jammu, Udhampur, Kathua, Udhampur and Reasi districts and after taking stock of the situation after restoration of 4G services in these districts, the Government shall restore 4G Mobile Internet srevices in rest of Jammu region. Though it is still not clear that whether Social Media sites shall be accessible even after restoration of the 4G mobile Internet services.
On August 5 last year, the Centre had amended Article 370 of the Constitution to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status, imposed a curfew, detained political leaders, and banned all communication services.Voice calls and SMS facilities were restored on prepaid mobile networks in Jammu and Kashmir on January 18 after remaining suspended for over five months. The administration also restored 2G mobile data services, but only for access to a set of 153 “whitelisted” websites, in all districts of Jammu division and two districts of Kashmir division – Kupwara and Bandipora.
On August 5 last year, the Centre had amended Article 370 of the Constitution to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status, imposed a curfew, detained political leaders, and banned all communication services.Voice calls and SMS facilities were restored on prepaid mobile networks in Jammu and Kashmir on January 18 after remaining suspended for over five months. The administration also restored 2G mobile data services, but only for access to a set of 153 “whitelisted” websites, in all districts of Jammu division and two districts of Kashmir division – Kupwara and Bandipora.
Earlier in January, the Supreme Court had ordered the J&K administration to review within a week all restrictive orders imposed in the Union Territory. The bench of Justices NV Ramana, R Subhash Reddy and BR Gavai said suspending internet indefinitely violated telecom rules.
The court had noted that the restrictions on internet have to follow the “principles of proportionality” and complete curbs must be considered by the state only as an extraordinary measure. The judges had also instructed the government to publish in the public domain all the orders imposing restrictions so that they can be challenged in courts.
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