{"id":34347,"date":"2014-12-08T00:08:58","date_gmt":"2014-12-07T16:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=34347"},"modified":"2014-12-08T00:08:58","modified_gmt":"2014-12-07T16:08:58","slug":"solon-seeks-creation-of-wi-fi-network-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/12\/08\/solon-seeks-creation-of-wi-fi-network-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Solon seeks creation of Wi-Fi network nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA — A lawmaker has filed a bill creating Wi-Fi systems in the entire country to make Internet connection accessible to everyone and democratize information and education.<\/p>\n

Rep. Delphine Gan Lee (Party List, AGRI) filed House Bill No. 4741 to transform the entire country into a wireless access zone and make wireless access to the Internet free and available to everyone.<\/p>\n

Lee said the proposed \u201cWi-Fi Act of 2013\u201d shall create a Municipal Wi-Fi Program that will address the needs of local government units in building a Wi-Fi network at the city or municipal level.<\/p>\n

Citing a recent study in 2013, Lee said there are more than 33 million active Internet users in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the Southeast Asia region, the Philippines is considered the fastest growing Internet audience and Filipinos are more likely to browse a social networking site as compared to the entire world,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

Lee said the municipal Wi-Fi is the idea of converting an entire city into a Wireless Access Zone, generally done by providing municipal broadband thru Wi-Fi to the main areas or all of the municipal area by creating a wireless mesh network.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe usual design utilizes hundreds of routers deployed outdoors. The network operator acts as a wireless internet service provider,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWireless communications are critical for public safety, first responders can set up an instant network at the scene of an incident with a wireless mesh,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

Lee said a wireless infrastructure may provide low-cost or free Internet access and could be part of a program to make computers and Internet access available to marginalized families.<\/p>\n

\u201cHigh-speed wireless Internet access can help revive ailing areas. Low-cost broadband Internet access can attract more businesses to town, help increase tourism in resorts, or simply make an area more attractive as a destination,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

Lee said government employees can do their jobs more efficiently if they have access to the city network out in the field, and a municipal wireless network allows instant access to important city records and databases for tax collectors, auditors, and building inspectors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe possibilities are limitless. We are a wired country and this measure will serve a big number of Filipinos and integrate those who cannot afford to pay for an Internet connection with those who can,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

Under the measure, the National Computer Center (NCC) shall be the lead agency in evaluating and studying the feasibility of building a municipal Wi-Fi network.<\/p>\n

At the city or municipal level, project developers shall be required to ask the NCC to perform a feasibility study prior to the granting of the subsidies under the proposed Act.<\/p>\n

The NCC shall undertake to promote the growth of Wi-Fi technology in cities and municipalities, and shall formulate the Wi-Fi development process in the local government units, and evaluate the Wi-Fi process upon its completion in a given LGU.<\/p>\n

Wi-Fi refers to a wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide high-speed network and Internet connections.<\/p>\n

Wi-Fi also refers to a wireless local area network (NLWAN) products that are based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers\u2019 (IEEE) 802.11 standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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