The government of Thailand announced last week that they are extending internet coverage so that more than 19 million international tourists who visit the country annually will be able to access free WiFi across the state.
Around 15 percent of the routers (253) will be installed in the country's capital Bangkok, 446 in the central region which surrounds the capital, 201 in the eastern region bordering Cambodia, 323 in the southern region where the popular Phuket island is located, 325 in the northern region between Myanmar and Laos, and 67 in the less touristy northeastern region.
The aim of the program is to promote the economy through tourism, one of the country's biggest economic motors. According to Thai Travel News website, in 2011 Thailand received a record number of 19,098,323 international tourists, 19.84 percent more than in 2010, most of them coming from Malaysia (2.47 million), China (1.76 million) and Japan (1.12 million).
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