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Providing Free Internet Services in Public Spaces: Challenges and Solutions in Tijuana

Tijuana BC.- All municipalities should provide free internet services in public places and spaces, but in one way or another it has not materialized in Tijuana, mentioned the person in charge of the commercial area of Konecta in Mexico.

Alan Gaxiola pointed out that parks, government offices and other mass gathering centers would have to have the service, as well as making it transparent who has the concession to provide coverage.

In the park, in the palace, in government offices they should have free internet, I understand that it is something at the national level, there are companies that have the concession but it is not something that is public, which should be the case.”

Said.

Service investment

The engineer also specialized in telecommunications acknowledged that at the time the municipal authority requested a request to know the investment that would be required to provide the service in public spacesbut it didn’t come to anything concrete.

“The municipality asked us to quote several parks and places where there are public offices, but it did not materialize, it remained just a quote,” said the person in charge at Konecta México.

Alan Gaxiola highlighted the importance of guaranteeing Internet connection service, particularly in vulnerable areas or where the signal does not reach adequately in Tijuana and where a significant number of people reside.

Connection impossible

In this regard, he emphasized that the East Zone and the area of Colorado Hill They have colonies where electricity does not arrive formally, as well as canyons and irregular settlements that make Internet connection impossible.

“There are places where the line of sight is obstructed, for those of us who are wireless providers it is impossible to reach even for regular cable providers,” added the specialist.

He recalled that the only way in which said population You can get the service through mobile data plansbut providing free Internet service in parks and public spaces would save them purchasing power.

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2024-01-14 22:42:47
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