Free Wi-Fi covers 1,176 public locations

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As per the pledge given by the Government to provide free Wi-Fi in public areas, currently 1,176 public locations have been covered under this program with the collaboration of the telecommunication service providers. ICTA is facilitating, coordinating and monitoring the program.

The general public can access this facility at selected public locations across the island including railway stations, bus stands, libraries and many other public places. Accordingly, when a citizen logs into the portal, a 100 MB of free data bundle can be obtained per month and the facility can be accessed at any given point once a citizen logs in. According to the current statistics of ICTA as at February, 455,741 users have accessed free public Wi-Fi covering 1,176 places. Consequently, 79280 GB of data usage has been recorded since 28 October 2016. This information is released by Policy Development Office of the Prime Minister’s Office after a recent discussion.