NBTC issues funds for free WiFi

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has given 950 million baht to the ICT Ministry to kickstart a project aimed at providing free WiFi across the country within five years.

  • Published: 17/01/2013 at 10:26 AM
  • Newspaper section: breakingnews

The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology has announced it aims to open 40,000 WiFi hotspots this year, and 250,000 by 2018, a report by TelecomAsia said Thursday.

The money came from the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USO) which is administered by the NBTC.

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