Srinagar: The Central Government announced the repeal of Section 370 from Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 this year. With this announcement, all kinds of restrictions were put in place to maintain the security system in the state. Which includes a restriction on communication service. The government can now start postpaid mobile phone service on Saturday after 68 days, relaxing the communication ban. The decision has been taken a day after the ban on the arrival of tourists in the Valley. Tourism-related organizations had requested the administration that if the mobile phones do not work, then no tourist would want to come to the valley.

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In the past, all landline phone services in the Valley and mobile services in Kupwara and Handwara were restored. Officials said that initially the postpaid and later prepaid service would be started. Consumers will have to get verified for postpaid mobile service. Consumers will have to wait a bit longer for internet services in the valley. There are 66 lakh mobile subscribers in the valley, out of which nearly 40 lakh have postpaid facilities.

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Landline service was partially restored on August 17, and by September 4, all 50,000 landlines were restored. The communication facility in Jammu was restored within a few days. Mobile Internet service was also started in mid-August, but after misuse, the internet service was stopped on 18 August. Many people have also filed a petition in the Supreme Court against these restrictions.

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