SHENZHEN plans to accelerate free Wi-Fi coverage in crowed public places, according to new city regulations intended to boost the city’s information technology efforts.
The designated crowded public places include parks, culture and sports venues, checkpoints, transportation hubs and administration service venues.
The government pays for the Wi-Fi service.
Consumer spending related to information consumption in Shenzhen is expected to reach 500 billion yuan (US$82 billion) in 2015.
Information consumption mainly refers to local consumption and use of telecommunication services, software technology services and information terminals, the paper said.