World News – US – 10 WiFi buses deployed in Manila to help distance learning: Globe

MANILA – Globe Telecom announced on Monday that it has deployed 10 school buses that will tour Manila to provide internet connectivity that teachers and students can use for Distance Learning

As part of the « KonekTayo WiFi » project, school buses equipped with special antennas will tour communities in the capital every day, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to broadcast a WiFi signal, Globe said in a press release

Areas covered include Pasaje del Carmen Street, Remigio Street, 853 Gonzalo Gil Puyat Street, 924 Bilibid Viejo Street, Tomas Mapua Street, Alfonso Mendoza Street, Dalupan Street, Oroqueta Street and Basco Street, according to Globe

Use of « KonekTayo » would be free for the first hour for students and teachers in public schools who have received Globe SIM cards from the local government, the company said.

Users can expand internet service by paying as little as P 15 per day, Globe added

Globe Telecom Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala said the company is considering partnering with other local governments to expand the scope of the initiative

« Students need Internet access to take online training, workers to continue earning a living while working from home, families to stay in touch with each other, » he said. he declared

The project would also provide support to school bus operators, whose livelihoods have been disrupted by the pandemic as in-person classes remain indefinitely banned, Globe said

Classes in public schools resumed last October 5 as part of a distance learning program, where students would study at home via modules, online courses, TV and radio

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