Guiyang's free Wi-Fi project to aid growth

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Free Wi-Fi will be made available to residents of downtown Guiyang, capital of Guizhou, as the underdeveloped province looks to technology to boost its economic development.

In the provincial People's Congress Session, the annual government report listed the project as one of the top tasks this year, enabling Guiyang to become the first city in the southwest region to offer free Wi-Fi.