J&K to wait a bit more for 4GThe Jammu and Kashmir administration has extended the ban on 4G internet services till 19 August, citing security concerns and a rise in “anti-national activities" ahead of Independence Day.
The ban was introduced on 5 August 2019, after J&K’s special status was revoked and it was deemed a Union Territory. In a commentary, Observer Research Foundation notes that the curbs on the Internet in Kashmir have not stopped or slowed the pace of online propaganda by extremists.
When curfew was first declared in August 2019, the government suspended internet service for 213 days, and then restored it.