advertisement
Patna railway station tops the chart in terms of internet search using the free Wi-Fi service, though the maximum searches were for porn sites, a railway official said on Monday.
“More than any other railway station in the country, where free Wi-Fi service was launched, the Patna railway station is on the top in the country for using internet search, particularly serach for porn sites,” an official of RailTel, a mini-Ratna public sector undertaking (PSU), said.
"It was revealed from our records of use of data by users," the official said.
According to RailTel officials, people are using free Wi-Fi for YouTube at Patna, followed by Wikipedia. "More than anything, porn sites have been watched and downloaded by the people at Patna railway station."
Some people have been using free Wi-Fi to download apps, and Bollywood and Hollywood films also.
Free Wi-Fi service was launched last month at Patna, along with three more railway stations, across India. These stations are Patna in Bihar, Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Ranchi in Jharkhand.
To date free Wi-FI facility has been launched at 23 railway stations in the country. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said the government plans to introduce the service at all major railway stations in the country in the next three years.
The service was commissioned by RailTel, in association with Google, for providing high-speed internet to rail commuters at these places. The service has been provided under 'Railwire', the retail broadband distribution model of Railtel.
Mumbai Central was the first railway station in the country to enjoy free Wi-Fi facility.
Last year, Google India and Indian Railways joined hands to introduce high-speed Wi-Fi network at 400 stations in the country.
(At The Quint, we question everything. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member today.)