Duterte signs law giving free internet access in public places

Published by rudy Date posted on August 2, 2017

by Nestor Corrales, Inquirer, Aug 2, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law on Wednesday the Free Internet Access in Public Places Act (Republic Act 10929).

The law would allow the public to get free internet access in the following areas:

national and local government offices

public basic education institutions

state universities and colleges

technology institutions

public hospitals, health centers, and rural health units

public parks, plazas, libraries and barangay reading centers

public airports and seaports

public transport terminals

The law, however, prohibits access to pornographic websites.

It said minimum internet speed per user should be two megabits per second (2 Mbps) or as prescribed by the National Broadband Plan.

It added that The law provides that no will shall be collected from users to connect to the public internet access points.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will be the lead agency to oversee the effective and efficient implementation of the law. /atm

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