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Allahabad activates UP's first Internet-PCO

Email this story to a friend. Allahabad has become the first city in Uttar Pradesh to open an 'Internet-Public Call Office' service.

Allahabad Telecom General Manager S C Mishra told reporters that the service would be offered on cash payment but would be very cheap and one could talk for a maximum duration of two hours at a time.

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Mishra said that during last two years, not only telecom services in Allahabad have been expanded multifold but have also been improved qualitatively by introducing reliable connecting media like radio and the optical fibre cable system.

Mishra said for providing better quality service to consumers his department is going to open nine new telephone exchanges, three in the city and six in the rural area.

Besides, it has also been decided to expand the installed capacity of the existing 29 exchanges, he said. There are to be a total addition of 20,000 new lines.

Mishra said three main telephone exchanges of the city are being connected with an optical fibre ring. He said the waiting list in Allahabad city is zero and one could get a new connection within 48 hours.

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