



Greece could enjoy free internet access by November, realizing a pledge the prime minister made several months ago to get Greece online, according to Greece’s Infrastructure Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis.

According to a joint announcement by Chrysochoidis and the general secretary of the Telecommunications & Post Ministry, Menelaos Daskalakis, the first phase of the project will roll out hotspots in 302 of Greece’s 325 municipalities who applied for access, and at 100 archaeological sites and museums, as well as at 200 ports and marinas.

By the end of the year, wifi will be freely accessible at 4,000 public and outdoor spaces around Greece, including the public transport network. Each hotspot could simultaneously serve 40 to 50 users download speeds upto 1.5MB/sec for 30 minutes, albeit with restrictions concerning inappropriate material.



