According to the program “Wi-Fi for the EU”, in the nearest future free access to the Internet will be available all over Cyprus. This applies to public places, including municipalities and squares, parks, hospitals and museums.
Installation of special equipment, as well as payment for the provider services within first 3 years will be guaranteed by European community.
By the beginning of next year, a plan for setting up Internet access points for each Cyprus community will be prepared. And by 2020 about 7 thousand settlements around Europe will be connected to Wi-Fi.
European Union has allocated 120 million euro for project implementation.