Free Internet Access on Incheon City and Express Buses Starting from the 1st
Over 6,000 Additional Administrative Welfare Centers and Parks to Be Established by the End of Next Year
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Passengers using city buses and intercity buses in the Incheon area can now access the internet for free.
Incheon City began operating a 'Free Bus Wi-Fi (Wireless Internet) Service' starting from the 1st.
The city signed an agreement with the Ministry of Science and ICT to reduce citizens' communication costs and promoted the free bus Wi-Fi installation project.
Following the introduction of the service on 271 buses last May, it has now been applied to all 2,467 city and intercity buses in the Incheon area starting this month.
Accordingly, passengers can choose between an 'open' Wi-Fi that requires no login process and a 'secure' Wi-Fi that requires entering an ID and password, both available for free. The secure Wi-Fi ID and password are both the English word 'wifi'.
The city requested that public Wi-Fi be used only for internet browsing or video streaming, and advised refraining from using public Wi-Fi for handling sensitive personal information or financial transactions to ensure security.
The number of public Wi-Fi installations increased from 1,497 to 3,122 locations during the 7th local government administration. The city plans to additionally install Wi-Fi at about 6,000 locations by the end of next year, including administrative welfare centers, bus stops, parks, welfare facilities, and the community-oriented circular bus 'Incheon e-eum Bus'.
Meanwhile, the city enhanced convenience by enabling users to search for the nearest public Wi-Fi based on their current location through a map on the city’s official website.
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The locations of public Wi-Fi installed by the city and districts, as well as Wi-Fi opened by urban rail and telecommunications companies, are categorized and provided by government offices, tourism, education, transportation, welfare, culture, and convenience facilities.
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