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Good news. Currently 668 public institutions are favored with broadband Internet in rural areas of Apurmac thanks to the connectivity project promoted by the Ministry of Transport and Communications MTC. This initiative benefits about 149000 citizens in 285 towns in that region. In addition the project which connects 409 schools 225 health centers and 34 police stations also includes the donation of 9670 tablets which were delivered to the regional government at the beginning of the year so that they can be distributed in the schools that are part of the initiative carried out by the National Telecommunications Program Pronatel. The project which is already in operation implies the deployment of 1224 kilometers of fiber optics to improve connectivity in the productive sectors said the Vice Minister of Communications Patricia Carreo. It is worth noting the support of local governments that provided the physical environments for the implementation of 21 Digital Access Centers CAD with the aim of bringing citizens in rural areas closer to the benefits that the Internet promotes such as training virtual procedures perform tasks search for information video calls among others. Similarly 65 Digital Access Public Spaces EPAD are operating which are places -mostly squares- where there is a hotspot that provides free WiFi internet so that residents and visitors can connect freely. The MTC works on proposals that seek to generate incentives from the government at the level of sectoral regulations and refocusing of projects with the aim of reducing the digital divide in Peru.
