The Jammu and Kashmir administration has extended the ban on high-speed mobile data services across the Union Territory, except Ganderbal and Udhampur, till February 6.
In an order, the administration said postpaid SIM cardholders will be provided access to the internet, while those with prepaid SIM cards will not. “Internet connectivity shall be continued to be made available, with Mac-binding,” the order said about fixed-line internet connectivity.
Principal Secretary to the Union Territory administration Shaleen Kabra said that he was satisfied with the reports of law enforcement agencies that it was necessary to extend the ban “in the interest of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the state and for maintaining public order.”
Asserting that threat perception on the security front in the Union Territory continues to be high, the Home Department said that there are "credible intelligence inputs about the preparedness of terrorists to infiltrate from across the international border/Line of Control is also borne out from recent infiltration attempts, umpteen number of ceasefire violations, and seizure of arms/ammunition".
Mobile internet
services were suspended in Jammu in August last year, in view of security
concerns in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370 that granted special
status to the erstwhile State.
Six months later in January 2020, the low-speed or 2G internet service on
mobile phones were restored.
On January 9, the ban on high-speed mobile internet was extended till January
22.On August 16, 2020, high-speed mobile data services were restored on a trial
basis in Ganderbal and Udhampur for post-paid sim card cardholders.
Reports further suggest the data services that rely on the availability of high-speed internet are extensively utilized for coordinating and facilitating infiltration, it said.
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