📋 Tender Overview
In the month of May, the Internet connections of the Public Digital Access Spaces (EPAD) initiative, also known as WiFi Plazas, amounted to 76,023 accesses by citizens of the beneficiary rural localities of the Cusco region. This was reported by the National Telecommunications Program (Pronatel) of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC).
Pronatel reported that, in total, there are 466,235 accesses made by citizens of 222 rural localities in the regions of Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Apurimac and the aforementioned Cusco.
This result is 130% higher than the 359,384 Internet connections registered in May 2022.
In the Ayacucho region, 161,518 connections were reported in the WiFi Plazas, in Huancavelica there were 99,120 and in Apurimac, 129,574.
The browsing preferences of citizens and visitors in the 222 rural localities benefiting from the EPAD initiative are concentrated on the most popular educational and recreational pages on Facebook, TikTok, Youtube and Google tools.
The objective of the EPAD initiative is to increase the penetration of Internet access among citizens in rural locations and their visitors, who freely access academic, recreational or economic activities from their cell phones, electronic devices, tablets or laptops.
Pronatel, a program of the Vice Ministry of Communications, reaffirms its commitment to continue joining efforts to accelerate the expansion of coverage, access and use of the internet, improvement of digital skills, digital literacy, among others, in order to generate more development opportunities for all.
