ICT: Nationwide WiFi in 5 years | Bangkok Post: breakingnews
ICT: Nationwide WiFi in 5 years
- Published: 4/08/2012 at 01:58 PM
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Public WiFi internet services will be available in key areas nationwide within the next five years, according to Information and Communication Technology Minister Anudit Nakornthap.
Speaking on the "Yingluck Government Meets the People" weekly talk show on NBT, Group Captain Anudit said his ministry planned to make WiFi available in 30% of the country’s key areas this year.
The high-speed wireless internet connections are expected to be accessible to people in 80% of key areas within the next three years, he added.
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ICT to make free wifi service available at 200,000 more spots nationwide : National News Bureau of Thailand
ICT to make free wifi service available at 200,000 more spots nationwide
BANGKOK, 4 August 2012 (NNT) – The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is set to make its free wifi service more widely available across the country.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said that the government-initiated ICT Free wifi service has been implemented to enable more Thais nationwide to make use of the Internet, narrow the gap between those who have and do not have such access and further improve the distance learning project for people in remote areas.
The PM said that more than 200,000 ICT Free wifi service spots in all 77 provinces will be made available soon, at such public locations as hospitals, gas stations, city halls and tourist destinations.
ICT Minister Anudith Nakornthap added that the ICT Free wifi was first commenced in 2011 to raise Thai people’s internet access level while promoting self-learning by Thai students.
He said that the ICT has joined the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) and all telecom service providers in realizing the project.