Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) announced that over 3,200 localities and 150 hospitals have signed up to the EUR 45 million ‘Wi-Fi Italia' project since it was launched in February 2019. The free Wi-Fi service has been activated by 710 of those localities as of 07 December 2020, with the most recent activations taking place in Casteldaccia in Sicily, Marciana in Tuscany, Bornasco and Jerago con Orago in Lombardy, Cinquefrondi in Calabria, Pinasca in Piedmont, Afragola in Campania and Nereto in Abruzzo.
The rollout is being managed by state-owned infrastructure agency Infratel, allowing residents and tourists alike to access internet on the go free of charge via the Wi-Fi Italia app. There are currently 398,776 users of the app and 5,824 active hotspots, said the ministry, adding that around 1,165 hotspots have also been installed in 157 Italian hospitals.
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