He noted that the TRC has found it difficult to provide 700 MHz band for Loon as it is currently occupied by broadcasters. But the digitalization of televising in Sri Lanka will clear this obstacle, he said.

The pilot venture of Google Project Loon, which aims to provide cheap or free Wi-Fi to people in remote rural areas via a fleet of huge helium-filled balloons floating way up in the stratosphere will be re-launched with arrival of balloons from Brazil before the end of this year, the minister disclosed.

He pointed out that Sri Lankan citizens will have free Wifi internet access at selected 150 more public locations island-wide within the next two months increasing the total number of Wifi locations to 400, as the two telecom providers Dialog and SLT will enter into agreement to share the network shortly.