Agra/New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- Mohammad Moin's joint family in New Delhi's Batla House has 8-10 mobile connections, which serve as their primary gateway to the internet. Working in the garments industry, he relies on mobile data for basic connectivity and pays Rs.579 every two months for his own phone recharge.

Moin does not have a home broadband connection because he finds it too expensive. Instead, he relies on sachet-based public Wi-Fi from Gurugram-based internet aggregator Wiom. The affordable service allows his four school-going children to access the internet for schoolwork, while his youngest daughter, who is in nursery class, uses it to watch rhymes and poems on YouTube.

Aware of the rare public Wi-Fi coverage available at home, Mo...