NEW DELHI: A string of top global names in the internet and telecom sectors including Google and Facebook have consulted with the Arvind Kejriwal government for its ambitious city-wide free wi-fi project, as the latter looks to put Delhi at par with San Francisco, Stockholm and Shanghai in offering ubiquitous internet connectivity free of charge.Over the next two months, as the process for rolling out Free Public Wi-Fi gathers momentum, government officials expect some of the world's best known tech firms to come on board to implement the project across the capital. "Google, Facebook, Cisco , which is a global leader, Aruba, Ericsson , Vodafone, all of these companies, including many domestic firms, have all consulted with us and shown interest," a senior Delhi government official informed ET, requesting anonymity. The official further added that the RFP tender document has been drafted and is waiting for final approval from the administration.Kejriwal himself presided over a meeting on Friday afternoon for this but had to leave half way, apparently because he had an appointment with the President. "Half of the discussion has been finished, the remaining half will be done on Sunday afternoon. CM said though it is a holiday, he will have a meeting. He changed massive portions of the RFP and redid the proposal," the official quoted earlier said.ET wrote to Google, Facebook and Cisco seeking comments for this story. "We were approached for suggestions in very early stage discussion of this project," a statement from Google said. While Facebook's statement was more oblique, "We are committed to working with various government agencies to help make Digital India a reality." Cisco neither confirmed nor denied the discussions.The AAP government 's popular IT face and Dwarka MLA Adarsh Shastri—who oversaw the planning and consultation process—confirmed the interest shown by the companies while speaking with ET."The interest level is very high (among global firms) because of the huge opportunity that they feel and the fact that this is a huge database.From a social standpoint they all want to participate in bridging the digital divide. Also, Delhi being a capital city, if you do something here, you are able to showcase something not just in India but also rest of the world," he said.There are 2 crore devices in Delhi and capacity for simultaneous log-in for 50 lakh devices will be in place over a period of time.The tender document, if cleared by the cabinet in mid-September, will be floated soon and officials expect tenders to be awarded in October.