ICT Ministry expands free Wi-Fi project
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The Information and Communications Technology Ministry will expand its free Wi-Fi project to 200,000 access points nationwide by the end of this year, up from around 76,000 points.
The ministry has joined with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) and six telecom operators to implement the service expansion. It kicked off the project last year as part of the government’s policy to promote equal Internet broadband access among Thais.
ICT minister Anudith Nakornthap said the ministry and the NBTC would work more closely in supporting the government’s ICT policies.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the ICT is the key to enhancing the country’s competitiveness and could be adapted to provide various public services.
She made the remark while presiding over the opening ceremony of the four-day Bangkok International ICT Expo 2012 fair yesterday at Impact Muang Thong Thani.
The premier also asked NBTC commissioners during her visit to its booth at the fair when it will auction the much-needed 2.1GHz spectrum and where the proceeds from the auction would be spent. NBTC vice chairman Settapong Malisuwan told her that the auction would take place in October and that all the proceeds would be transferred to the state coffers.
