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A total of 1034 isolated localities in the Amazon many of them border accessed satellite Internet service for the first time in the regions of Loreto Ucayali Madre de Dios and Amazonas thanks to the Conecta Selva initiative of the Ministry of Transport and Communications MTC.According to figures reported by the National Telecommunications Program Pronatel attached to the MTC 2093405 connections were generated of which 97.6 correspond to educational institutions.Almost all connections were made in schools which shows that the initiative promotes digital inclusion in the country and generates greater opportunities for children and young people in remote areas.In Loreto 701 localities were the beneficiaries in Ucayali 236 in Madre de Dios 63 and in Amazonas 21. Regarding connections generated 65.2 were registered in Loreto 1 365 738. Meanwhile the remaining 34.8 corresponds to connections in Ucayali 575747 Amazonas 81827 and Madre de Dios 70093.The executive director of Pronatel Edgard Velarde reported that the inhabitants of the town of Santa Rosa in the district and the Padre Abad province in Ucayali registered 7916 connections that is the highest among the four regions where Conecta Selva intervenes.The MTC promoted during 2022 Conecta Selva as this initiative seeks to reduce the digital divide and promote digital literacy and technological inclusion of the rural population to benefit 1316 public institutions with Internet including schools and medical posts.
