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DICT: 3,489 free Wi-Fi sites in PH reconnected as of end-July

DICT: 3,489 free Wi-Fi sites in PH reconnected as of end-July
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DICT vows to prioritize free public Wi-Fi revival

MANILA - Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy on Friday vowed to renew and reactivate the "dead" free Wi-Fi service areas in three months. During the House of Representatives appropriations committee hearing on DICT's proposed budget of PHP 7.2 billion for 2023, Uy disclosed that the department's Free Wi-Fi for All - Free Public Internet Access Program is no longer operational in many locations. "I was aghast when I found out that most areas have terminated their (free Wi-Fi) services as of Aug. 31, 2021," he said. "And there was no effort at all to renew those (sic) connectivity." Aside from reviving the connectivity of the free public Wi-Fi in certain areas, Uy also proposed to create a streamlined system to ease the burden of renewal of subscriptions to free Wi-Fi service providers. Northern Samar Rep. Paul Daza noted that the government's Free Public Wi-Fi program's target since 2016 was ....

Paul Daza , Communications Technology , Department Of Information , Free Public Internet Access Program , Free Wi Fi , Public Internet Access Program , Free Public Wi Fi , Manila Department Of Information And Communications Technology Dict Secretary Ivan John Uy On Friday Vowed To Renew Reactivate The Quot Dead Free Wi Fi Service Areas In Three Months During House Representatives Appropriations Committee Hearing 39s Proposed Budget Php 7 2 Billion For 2023 , Y Disclosed That The Department 39s Free Wi Fi For All Public Internet Access Program Is No Longer Operational In Many Locations Quoti Was Aghast Wheni Found Out Most Areas Have Terminated Their Services As Of Aug 31 , Uot He Said Quot And There Was No Effort At All To Renew Those Sic Connectivity Aside From Reviving The Of Free Public Wi Fi In Certain Areas , Y Also Proposed To Createa Streamlined System Ease The Burden Of Renewal Subscriptions Free Wi Fi Service Providers Northern Samar Rep Paul Daza Noted That Government 39s Public Program Target Since 2016 Was Provide 105 , 000 Free Public Wi Fi Spots And That Congress Has Since Allocated Approximately Php12 Billion For The Project Daza , Ited That Only 10 Percent Of These Sites Have Been Established And 4 Are Operational To Date Quot We 39 Re Hoping The Free Public Wi Fi Will Bea Priority For New Secretary Officials , Uot He Said Daza Also Pointed Out The Department 39s Fiscal Performance In Past Year , Oting That The Dict Only Utilized About 25 Percent Of Its Previous Appropriations Quot We Understand Has Many Good Programs And Projects , Uot He Said Quot But Please Allow Me , S Part Of Our Role As Fiscalizer , Nd Also As Your Partner In Nation Building , O Maybe Focus On Some Of The Issues And Problems That Dict Has Faced In Last Few Years This Is Really To Support Improve Projects Programs Quot Uy Agreed Past Implemented Were Not Up Par Compared Budget Was Allocated Department Indeed , Heni Came In Two Months Ago , Heni Was Looking At The Utilization Of Department , T Was Pitiful , Uot He Said Quoti Assure The Committee And My Fellow Workers That Underutilization Will Not Happen Under Watch Quot Uy Also Disclosed Dict Is Targeting To Reacha 70 Percent 80 Utilization Of Their Budget Through Various Programs As August In First Eight Months , Ou Will Seea Budget Utilization Of 20 Percent But In The Next Three Months , Ou Will Seea Utilization Of About 50 Percent The Dict Hasa Huge Mandate , Nd We Owe The People Delivery Of All These Services Congress Has Been Generous In Providing Funding Necessary ,

Free Wi-Fi improves net access in 217 Eastern Visayas sites

(File photo) TACLOBAN CITY - Free public Wi-Fi has been installed in 217 sites in Eastern Visayas in the past four years, prioritizing health facilities and Covid-19 vaccination sites, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Tuesday. In 2021 alone, the DICT has spent at least PHP26.8 million to carry out the project in the region's six provinces, responding to growing demand for connectivity, DICT Eastern Visayas Regional Director Felix Tabanao Jr. said. Of the 217 sites covered by the free Wi-Fi project, 120 are in Leyte, 41 in Southern Leyte, 37 in Eastern Samar, 12 in Biliran, six in Samar, and one in Northern Samar. "Since 2020, the DICT has been prioritizing the roll-out and improvement of ICT equipment and infrastructure throughout the country, particularly in public hospitals, vaccination sites, and Covid-19 facilities to support the government initiatives in abating the effects of ongoing pandemic," Tabanao told the Philippine Ne ....

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