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The plan to get 100 million more Indians online by 2018

Commuters watch videos on their mobile phones as they travel in a suburban train in Mumbai, India, April 2, 2016. With smartphone sales booming and India preparing for nationwide 4G Internet access, India's film and TV industry hopes the ease of tapping your phone for the latest release will generate profits at last, overcoming the problems of woefully few cinemas and rampant piracy. Picture taken April 2, 2016. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade - GF10000368981

The BharatNet project will provide broadband connectivity across India’s villages. Image: REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade

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