Over 2 Months After Lockdown, Postpaid Phone Services Restored in Kashmir But No Internet Yet

Postpaid mobile telephone services were restored in Jammu and Kashmir from Monday almost two months after the administration imposed a lockdown in the state after the scrapping of Article 370 and snapped communication lines. Partial fixed-line telephony was resumed in the Valley on August 17 and by September 4, nearly 50,000 landlines were declared operational.

The state administration had announced on Saturday that about 40 lakh postpaid mobile phones will become operational from Monday noon. Over 20 lakh prepaid mobile phones, besides the mobile and other internet services, however, will remain suspended for now.

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