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The Piura Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate of Transport, in coordination with the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), promotes improving and expanding internet access to more families, mainly in rural areas. Service that will be carried out through three types of interventions.
The director of Communications of the Regional Directorate of Transport, CPC Víctor Hugo Vilela Vargas, explained that the MTC has already made the reformulation, and is in full search of sources of financing for these three types of interventions to bring internet to the population.
One of them is the Digital Access Center (CAD); another is the Public Digital Access Space (EPAD) via WIFI; and the third is the Public Space for Educational Digital Access (EPADE). He added that the CAD operates in district municipalities and population centers. "In this five computer equipment will be installed, and access to the population will be completely free," he said.
While the EPAD works in the main square of each area, and will do so via WIFI, with a range of 200 meters around in a direct line. And as far as EPADE is concerned, the same antenna is used, but the pole must be installed as close as possible to an educational institution. "In this way, the educational institution and the population benefit," he said.
Vilela Vargas also explained that in the case of the Digital Access Center (CAD), it is known that it is already in execution for the call and granting of the good pro, the adequacy of the environments and the purchase of the equipment. The end date of the project is January 2024, and it will benefit 50 thousand beneficiaries.
As for the Public Digital Access Space (EPAD), he said that it is already in operation, and its program ends next September or October, for which more than 40 antennas are already installed. It benefits 72 thousand people.
And regarding the Public Space of Educational Digital Access (EPADE), he said that there are seven benefited localities, most of Huancabamba, this is already under study.
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the other hand, he revealed that the Piura Regional Government continues to promote the regional broadband project, so through the MTC and Pro-Inversión financing is sought to benefit 528 localities.
This is a medium-term project that will benefit educational institutions, health facilities and police stations.
