Bogotรก Launches Free Fiber Optic โขInternetโ forโข Residents in Bosa and โฃSuba
Bogotรก, Colombia – Thousands โof households in the Bosa and โฃSuba neighborhoods will soon have access to free, high-speed internet thanks to a โขnew initiative announced by Mayor Carlos Fernando Galรกn. The program, โspearheaded by the Secretariat of Social Integration, aims to bridge the digital divide and connect underserved โcommunities to opportunitiesโ in employment, education, and entertainment.
The initiative willโค provide a 25 megabyte fixed internet connection via fiber optics โขto the first โ27,000 homes in Bosaโ andโ Suba,โ areas identified asโข having high populationโข density and limited existing fixedโฃ internet coverage. Roberto Angulo Salazar, Secretary โคof Social Integration, described the program asโ “the spearhead of โฃthe modernizationโ of Bogotรก’s social policy.”โ Beyond free internet access, beneficiaries will gain access to EdTech, a digital education and training platform offering study โtools, training resources, โฃand entertainment content.
Registration Details:
Interested residents must register in person at โคdesignated service points – noโฃ intermediaries or feesโ are required. โฃTo register, citizens need โtoโ present their citizenship card at one of theโ following locations:
Bosa:
*โ Porvenir Community Development โขCenter (Carrera 100 # 52-24โค South)
* Bosa Local Subdirectorate of Social Integration (Calle 73 Sur # 81B-10, โคBosa laurelesโข neighborhood)
* Josรฉ Saramago โขYouth House (Carrera 81B # 73C-22 South)
Suba:
* Tibabuyes community Development โขCenter (Calle 144 #1 36A-65)
* โ Diego Felipe Becerra Youth houseโฃ (Carrera 125 โ#โ 132C-82)
Registrationโค and scheduling forโ the โฃtechnicalโ installation of the service will both be conductedโค at these locations.The MayorS office has not yet โannounced a timeline for expansion to other neighborhoods.