Bandung city goverment does not want to lose to Surakarta and Yogyakarta city goverment in providing internet access for its citizen. Last October, the government of Solo provided 40 hotzones along 10 km. This followed by Yogyakarta city government which provided hotspot service for every village starting 2012. Now, Bandung city government brings the internet access provider to the new level by providing hotspot to the level of block.

Around 1.563 blocks in Bandung will get hotspot facility for free. Internet access will be open for public on October. This program is held by Bandung city government in cooperation with PT. Telkom.

Regional Secretary of Bandung, Edi Siswandi, as reported by Pikiran Rakyat (article in Indonesian), says that the program, which named RW Net, is a step to realize Bandung as Cyber City. In addition to the local office of each block, hotspot facility will also be provided at parks all over Bandung.

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