• MEPs pass EU scheme to support free WIFI in public spaces
• Safeguards for personal data

A financial scheme for local wireless access points in the EU, free of charge and without discriminatory conditions, is on its way. The funds will be used in a “geographically balanced manner” in more than 6000 communities across member states on a “first come, first served” basis to finance free wireless connections in centres of public life, including outdoor spaces accessible to the general public (libraries, public administrations, hospitals etc.

Read the full press release published by the European Parliament.