Transport Minister Gopal Rai said two telecom companies and another private firm will run the facilities in the buses, in selected routes, during the trial period till January 15, letting commuters use free wi-fi for 10 minutes each.
The companies will submit their reports to the government within February 15 and tenders would be floated thereafter for the facilities to be installed in the entire DTC fleet, Rai said.
The buses have three cameras installed, at the front, back and one facing the driver, whose feed would be available to the police "as and when required", Rai said. "Data would be monitored and stored by DTC and DIMTS in case of cluster buses."
Stickers have been pasted behind bus seats with the guidelines towards availing free wifi for 10 minutes. "This is only during the trial stage. How much will be free and how much to be paid for would be decided later," a government official said.