THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has activated new free Wi-Fi hotspots in remote islands in Mindanao.
DICT Secretary Gregorio B. Honasan II said the activation of the free Wi-Fi hotspots in Sulu and Tawi-Tawi brings the government closer to its goal of providing connectivity to underserved and unserved areas.
“Now, we are glad to announce that with this recent deployment, all 81 provinces of the Philippines are now connected to Free Wi-Fi,” he added.
This is the first time that locations in Sulu were connected to the program.
The free Wi-Fi hotspots were deployed in the following: Parang District Hospital and Mindanao State University in Sulu; while Bongao Municipal Town Hall, Tawi-Tawi Provincial Capitol, and Mindanao State University (Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography) were connected for Tawi-Tawi.
“Through Free Wi-Fi, we want to reach places where there is minimal to no fiber and tower. Thus, we are currently carrying out Free Wi-Fi installation to target more geographically isolated and disadvantaged sites through the use of very small aperture terminal or VSAT satellite,” Honasan said.
As of end-March, a total of 8,145 Free Wi-Fi sites are operational in various national government agencies, hospitals, public schools, state universities and colleges, airports and terminals, and other public places nationwide.
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