THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it will overhaul the free Wi-Fi Program to make use of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites.
“The current approach to the Free Wi-Fi Program requires reevaluation and restructuring. We are spending approximately P6.5 billion annually to provide internet access to more than 7,000 locations,” Jeffrey Ian C. Dy, undersecretary for Infostructure Management, Cybersecurity, and Upskilling, said in a statement on Monday.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. had ordered the DICT to revisit key programs, and follows the resignation of former Secretary Ivan John E. Uy resigned as DICT chief last week.
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