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FREE WI-FI IN LAOAG. Laoag Mayor Michael M. Keon together with PLDT and Smart Telecommunications personnel, and Vertext Handyphone’s Handy Lao relaunch the free and upgraded Google Wi-Fi to the public. The 24-hour free Wi-Fi service covers the Laoag International Airport, Laoag City Hall, Laoag City Pubic Market and Aurora Park. (Doms dela Cruz)
By Dominic B. dela Cruz
Staff Reporter
Laoag City—The city government here in cooperation with Smart Telecommunication and Vertext Corporation re-launched the free and upgraded Google Wi-Fi service in this city.
Laoag councilor and Vertext President and CEO Handy Lao said the relaunched services will be give better and faster internet connectivity in select areas around the city.
Mr. Lao disclosed further that the relaunched service is now “unlimited”, whereas the previous iteration limited access to 30 minutes per user in a day.
The select areas are the Laoag International Airport (LIA), Laoag City Public Market, Aurora Park and City Hall. Coming up next will be at the Laoag City Genera Hospital.
The free internet services, Mr. Lao added is to help boost tourism industry in the city; as he stressed this would immediately give foreign, domestic and local tourists internet access to post whatever they want while they are in Laoag.
He added that this will also assist students in their research work.
Meanwhile, the city’s residents thanked the city government and Laoag Mayor Michael M. Keon for this project.
Students noted that this is a great help for them as it would help save them their allowances—instead of loading their phones for internet access or going to computer shops to their homework, they can now do this through the free Wi-Fi connection.
The Ilocos Norte government has also started its own free Wi-Fi services in their own select areas. These are the at Provincial Capitol Building, Aurora Park, and the Laoag City Hall, San Nicolas IT Park, and the Batac City Hall.
The provincial government free Wi-Fi service, however, limits users to only 30 minutes per day.