Any entity can be a PDO. NO REGISTRATION will be required. It will install Wi-Fi Access point. Any Village level entrepreneur (VLE), Grocery shops owner, Tea stalls, Kirana shops, Vegetable shops, restaurant owner etc. all can become PDO and start selling internet broadband over Wi-Fi.

1. Employment creation in Rural & Urban areas 2. Disposable incomes in the hands of small and medium entrepreneurs 3. Boost the GDP of the country.Proliferation of Broadband Services through public Wi-Fi is a step towards digital India and consequential benefit thereon.

Becoming a PDO does not need any registration. PDO needs to partner with a PDOA for purchasing an access point compatible with its PDOA stack and with an ISP to arrange the backhaul for the access point.

To communicate with the PDOAs there are two options: Option 1: Visit https://pmwani.gov.in. Click on the PDO Portal option provided in the main page. Fill the enquiry form available. This enquiry is forwarded to all the PDOA’s registered with the Central Registry. The interested PDOA will contact the PDO. Option 2: Visit https://pmwani.gov.in. In the main page, dashboard is provided for the no. of PDOA, providing the number of PDOAs registered with the Central Registry. Click on the number, it displays the list of the PDOA’s and provides their office address, e-mail address and telephone number. PDO can mail or call the PDOA.

The PDO has to do one time investment for purchasing an access point and its installation. Further PDO has to spend monthly for the backhaul.

Parameter 3G/4G network Wi-Fi Coverage Not available everywhere especially inside the buildings and in congested areas Good quality Wi-Fi signal of a PDO may be available at such locations
Speed Reliability at a location depends on signal quality and number of simultaneous users connected to the network Being a localised service, a PDO could offer highqualityreliable internet connectivity User experience Varies from location to location Good user experience can be consistently offered

The PDO is not liable to meet any security or compliance requirement. It is the responsibility of the PDOA to supply the access point which has been tested with its PDOA stack and certified by PM-WANI Central Registry.

The PDOA has to share the revenue with the PDO as per the agreement between the PDO and PDOA.

As per the WANI framework, PDOs need to have agreement/declaration with licensed Telecom Service Providers (TSP) or Internet Service Providers (ISP) for retailing of internet bandwidth.

PDO should only buy the access point recommended by the associated PDOA and certified by the PM-WANI Central Registry. As per the WANI framework, PDOs will have commercial agreement with licensed Telecom Service Providers (TSP) or Internet Service Providers (ISP) for internet connectivity and with PDOA for Aggregation, Authorization, Accounting, and other related functions.