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UkrTelekom plans to equip more than 400 school shelters with Wi-Fi

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UkrTelekom plans to equip more than 400 school shelters with Wi-Fi

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JSC Ukrtelecom plans to provide free Wi-Fi access to the Internet in the shelters of more than 400 schools in Ukraine, according to the the company’s press service.


Ukrtelecom received applications from 398 schools. The operator received most of them directly, in contact with the administration of educational institutions using its services, the other part came as part of a government initiative to create safe and comfortable learning conditions for schoolchildren – the all-Ukrainian initiative “Wi-Fi in shelters.

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According to the press release, the largest number of applications came from the Chernihiv and Khmelnytsky regions and Kyiv.

In addition, the initiative was supported by about 30 companies – partners of Ukrtelecom in the development of optical networks. Their specialists perform connection work using the equipment and resources of Ukrtelecom.

As of August 25, 60 school shelters have already been equipped with Wi-Fi from Ukrtelecom. The company expects as part of the implementation of connecting shelters in more than 400 schools.

On August 16, the Ukrainian Minister of Education and Science, Serhiy Shkarlet, announced that 2,736 schools need high-speed Internet in shelters, and 558 schools already have Wi-Fi in shelters.


The Odessa Journal
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