Makati putting up City-Wide WiFi Zone

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为拥抱互联网带来的便利,马卡蒂市政府刚刚宣布,正在筹备建设覆盖全市的免费WiFi服务网络。

此项公告是在现任市长杰霍马尔·比纳伊小先生35岁生日之际宣布的——随着市政厅成为WiFi区域,这将成为持续推进该项目的起点,该项目不久后将扩展至其他33个社区。正如市长本人所言:“我们计划推进全市范围的Wi-Fi连接,市政厅是一个良好的开端。随后我们将先选定两个试点社区,再逐步覆盖整个城市。”

将城市覆盖于WiFi信号之下的主要目的,是便于市政府、各社区(barangay)与各阶层之间的沟通。根据该市官方网站所述:“公立和私立学校的学生在能够免费接入互联网时也将获得巨大益处”——鉴于互联网是一个充满海量数据的“人工星系”,有助于丰富年轻人的思想,这一说法十分合乎逻辑。

该项目的实现得益于市政府与菲律宾长途电信公司(PLDT)——也是该国最大的电信运营商——的合作伙伴关系。PLDT将通过专用通信线路向该市免费提供其WiFi Zone服务,以确保快速稳定的互联网连接。

在接受Interaksyon采访时,马尼拉大都会区市长比奈(Jejomar Binay Jr.)指出,基础设施建设确实存在成本问题。该成本被形容为“相对高昂”,鉴于马卡蒂市土地面积仅略高于27平方公里,这一情况并不令人意外;当然,仍需进行初步测试以评估项目的积极成果,确保纳税人的资金不被浪费。

“我们要感谢我们的私营部门合作伙伴PLDT,帮助我们迈出成为该国首个WiFi城市的第一步,这将显著加快向我们的选民和利益相关者交付服务和福利的速度,”比尼表示。

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41 Comments

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jonaflormicfren · 14 years ago

Making some things very much possible is a nice part of change.

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amoi · 14 years ago

pag si Vic ang nanalo sa kyusi, posible ito. Hanggat andyan si bistek, walang pag-asa ang kyusi

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crimsonshock · 14 years ago

ganito kami sa makati, sana ganito rin sa buong bansa
^_^

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meh · 14 years ago

It will be like the rest of the free wifi in the philippines, it will never work or be so super slow that its not worth using.

If they can avoid those 2 issues, it would be great

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xinyuiyin · 14 years ago

Masyado kayo excited sa news na ganyan, as if naman magigign successful yan. Example, aanohin mo ang free wifi kung mas malala pa sa 56kb dial up ang speed mo haha lolz

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Vince · 14 years ago

expect it to be abused by downloading/streaming

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trending · 14 years ago

Ikaw nga this is where your taxes go. Swerte naman ng mga taga Makati.

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Lovely Romero · 14 years ago

Malapit na nga talaga ang election season.

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BOOnay · 14 years ago

TAMA! You can just imagine tarpaulins with “Project by: JUNJUN BINAY” hanging on each access point/repeater/router used in this project. Typical election gimmick.

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2TOYZKI · 14 years ago

Calling Mayor Herbert Bautista…

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’em · 14 years ago

Tama! Mayor Herbert, sana maisip mo din ito… Sana..

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Mang – mang · 14 years ago

Ang mga Mayor at Congressman nyo kasi busy sa mga sugalan, Jueteng, mga KABIT. Puro pa-pogi.

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manong · 14 years ago

matagal nang ginawa sa amin yan pero parang nawala ang signal

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/6810/manongs-and-manangs-go-techie-in-ilocos-norte

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QC Public Library · 14 years ago

Kudos for the City of Makati.

In Quezon City Public Library, our main library and 16 branches are wifi enabled since last year. We are looking for sponsors/ donors of tablets so that more can use the 30 databases and more than 20,000 books from ElibraryUSA. I extend my invitation to all to visit our libraries. We are open to all, even to non-QC residents. :)

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aze · 14 years ago

PRO’s – Beneficial for those people who really need internet, from students, workers, etc..

CON’s – closure of many internet shops..

i also hope they implement it but with restrictions to the sites that they access, like porn sites etc..

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Daniel Escasa · 14 years ago

<quote>
CON’s – closure of many internet shops..
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My concern exactly, at first. Then I remembered that the few times I walked into an Net cafe, much of what was going on was online gaming anyway.

Other issues:

IMHO, this should be limited to the poorer areas of Makati. Those living in the CBD, in Forbes or Bel-Air, don’t need free Internet. Heck, some of those providing the Internet live in those places.

Another thing: What access devices would they use? Full-blown PCs are still out of reach of many people. Low-end WiFi capable phones (not necessarily Android) may be affordable but don’t give the “full” Net experience. And maybe don’t have to — OK, I’m waffling there :) I’ve seen sub-P10K Android tablets, 10″, ICS, and I’m sure you can find cheaper tablets. Those might be more promising than even the WiFi phones with the largest screens.

Next, it would make a lot of sense for the city government to make their Website the first that opens on the browser. It would help too if Makati citizens could transact directly with the city gov’t through the Net.

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reader · 14 years ago

Good! sana unti unti macover ang buong metro dagdag pa yung mga bus na may wifi.theres no need for data subscription anymore and can maximize the use of services like kakao talk, viber, etc..connected n lahat.sana din wala ng snatcher para safe kahit saan gumamit ng smartphones.

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Dycedarg · 14 years ago

Makati does it again! Kung kaya ng Makati, I’m sure all the other cities of Metro Manila can do it. Mas malaki ang IRA ng Quezon City, and let’s not go into Manila itself, na napag-iwanan na ng ibang syudad. Sayang, capital pa naman sana ang Manila but the most you can see are the endless squatter colonies there.

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itachi1 · 14 years ago

this is a good reflection of what an efficient LGU can achieve. very good indeed!

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Junnel Animo · 14 years ago

This is such a good idea. Other cities should do this too. Kudos to VP Binay and Mayor Jun Jun Binay!

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