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Duterte signs law on free internet in select public places

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<p>MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday signed into law <br/>Republic Act 10929 on free internet access in public places.</p><p>The &quot;Free Internet Access in Public Places Act&quot; also says that the minimum internet speed per user should be two megabits per second (2 Mbps) or as prescribed by the National Broadband Plan. </p><p>Public places covered by the law are:</p><ul>	<li>National and local government offices;</li>	<li>Public basic education institutions;</li>	<li>State universities and colleges, and Technical Education and Skills </li>	<li>Development Authority (TESDA) technology institutions; </li>	<li>Public hospitals, health centers, and rural health units;</li>	<li>Public parks, plazas, libraries, and barangay reading centers;</li>	<li>Public airports and seaports; and,</li>	<li>Public transport terminals. </li></ul><p>The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will be the lead implementing agency of the law.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/05/02/17/ngcp-dict-to-fast-track-national-broadband-plan">READ: NGCP, DICT to fast-track national broadband plan</a></li></ul><p>Read the full law here:</p><div><a class="embedly-card" data-card-via="http://embed.ly/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsa.kapamilya.com%2Fabsnews%2Fabscbnnews%2Fmedia%2F2017%2Fnews%2F08%2F02%2Fra-no-10929.pdf%3Fext%3D.pdf" href="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/08/02/ra-no-10929.pdf?ext=.pdf">Card</a><script async="" src="~//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js" charSet="UTF-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>

<p>MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday signed into law Republic Act 10929 on free internet access in public places.</p>

MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday signed into law Republic Act 10929 on free internet access in public places.