More areas in Visayas and Mindanao will soon have access to free internet as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) vowed to roll-out additional Free Wi-Fi for All sites in public places nationwide.
“Your DICT remains true to its promise: wherever you are in the country, DICT will reach and connect you,” DICT Secretary Gregorio B. Honasan II said in a statement.
“We will continue to face whatever challenge that lies ahead and pave the way for our next generation of citizens and leaders: our children,” he added.
The DICT’s Visayas Cluster 2 targets to provide more free Wi-Fi hotpots in 267 targeted barangays this year.
Of the total number, 70 of these barangays are under Managed Information System – Geographical Isolated Disadvantageous Areas (MIS GIDA) and will be provided with Free Internet using very small aperture terminal (VSAT) technology.
On the other hand, DICT’s Mindanao Cluster 2 is set to launch more free Wi-Fi sites in the coming months.
“Following President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s directive to connect the government to other governments, businesses and citizens, we have ramped up our efforts to install more Free Wi-Fi sites across the country,” Honasan said.
“Considering our current situation, we will further double and even triple our efforts to provide connectivity to all Filipinos to help them adopt and thrive in the new normal through various opportunities found online,” he added.
As of March 10, the DICT has deployed a total of 8,170 free Wi-Fi sites across the country.