The Zhuhai government is planning to implement free Wi-Fi access at 710 public service facilities, according to a report by Jornal Va Kio.
The city’s governmental authority has already approved the project, which has an estimated completion date of 2020. In order to achieve that goal, the authorities will invest about RMB86 million to install 13,100 Wi-Fi access point devices.
Pedestrians cross a street in the Gongbei district of Zhuhai
This provision of services to the community is one of the promises made by the Zhuhai government in its 2016 report. The plan states that within the next three years, the city will add, in three phases, 460, 179 and finally 71 access points. This initial investment will likely be followed by another RMB46.42 million investment in maintenance costs. The primary purpose of the new Wi-Fi services is to aid citizens in checking government websites and reading the news.
According to Zheng Renhao, acting mayor of Zhuhai, the free Wi-Fi network should cover the major tourist spots, for the convenience of visitors to Zhuhai.
The aforementioned report also states that future Wi-Fi access points will mainly be installed in primary government service offices and healthcare institutions. 62 percent of planned access points will be located in the city’s west area.
As of end December 2015, the city offered 91 active access points for free Wi-Fi.
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