Mexico Targets 100K Sites with Free Broadband telecompaper
go to original April 10, 2015

In Nuevo León this week, President Enrique Peña Nieto said the new technological tools will provide the means, “For every Mexican to design a road map for his life, a dignified map that will enable him to achieve another great objective we have as a country: that of a prosperous Mexico.” (Presidency of the Republic)

Mexico will have a total of 100,000 sites nationwide providing free broadband access by the end of 2015, according to the country's President Enrique Pena Nieto. These sites will benefit a total of 28 million users across Mexico. The country currently has over 65,000 public sites.

The national connectivity program Mexico Conectado (Connected Mexico) stipulates a total of 250,000 sites nationwide providing free broadband access by 2018. The project stipulates the deployment of free connectivity in public areas including schools, parks, libraries government buildings and hospitals.

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Connected Mexico (MexicoConectado)

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