{"id":92153,"date":"2025-11-26T14:39:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T09:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=92153"},"modified":"2025-11-26T14:39:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T09:39:17","slug":"ntc-to-launch-free-wi-fi-in-islamabad-with-user-verification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/islamabad\/ntc-to-launch-free-wi-fi-in-islamabad-with-user-verification\/","title":{"rendered":"NTC to launch free Wi-Fi in Islamabad with user verification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) will provide free <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/islamabad\/govt-to-launch-30-free-wi-fi-hotspots-in-islamabad-by-december-2025\/\">Wi-Fi<\/a> in public places in Islamabad, but users will have to verify their identity before using the network.<\/p>\n<p>According to the NTC, under the new system, users using free Wi-Fi will have to provide their name and mobile number, and a record of each connection will be kept to know which user was using the Wi-Fi at which place, a step necessary to strengthen security and protect against potential cyber threats.<\/p>\n<p>Free Wi-Fi hotspots will be installed in high-traffic areas, including metro bus stations, central business districts and other public places.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the NTC has collaborated with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and other relevant departments for faster implementation.<\/p>\n<p>Officials stressed that identity verification is a responsibility of users as well as a must for the protection of public networks. The project is part of the government\u2019s efforts to increase digital access and maintain strong cyber security in Islamabad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) will provide free Wi-Fi in public places in Islamabad, but users will have to verify their identity before using the network. According to the NTC, under the new system, users using free Wi-Fi will have to provide their name and mobile number, and a record of each connection will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":92160,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14809,8],"tags":[19473,23090],"class_list":["post-92153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islamabad","category-technology","tag-national-telecommunication-corporation","tag-wi-fi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92162,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92153\/revisions\/92162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}