About 8,000 low-income families in Singapore will be offered high-speed Internet access at subsidised rates as part of a new government scheme, local media reported today.
The S$ 10 million (US$ 7.85) Digital Inclusion Fund will give the families a fibre-optic broadband connection at speeds of 100Mbps for S$ 6 per month, several times below the market price.
The scheme would last for four years.
“There is a need to raise the level of adoption of infocomm, especially among the low-income households,” local newspaper Today quoted Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim as saying yesterday.
“This will ensure they can benefit and enjoy the improvements and services brought about by new technology,” he said.
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