{"id":7466,"date":"2014-08-22T07:54:37","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T06:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=7466"},"modified":"2014-08-22T07:54:37","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T06:54:37","slug":"city-perth-scotland-extends-free-wifi-wireless-internet-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/08\/city-perth-scotland-extends-free-wifi-wireless-internet-coverage.html","title":{"rendered":"City of Perth in Scotland Deploys FREE WiFi Wireless Internet Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The local authority for Perth has announced that a growing number of locations across the Scottish city can now access a free wireless Internet (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">wifi<\/a> hotspot) service thanks to funding from the UK Government&#8217;s \u00a3150m Urban Broadband Fund\u00a0(&#8220;<em>Super-Connected Cities<\/em>&#8220;).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecourier.co.uk\/news\/local\/perth-kinross\/perth-boots-up-new-free-public-wifi-network-1.534755\" target=\"_blank\">new investment<\/a> means that public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">WiFi<\/a> coverage is now available around council buildings, Perth Museum and Art Gallery, the AK Bell Library and local leisure facilities (e.g. Rodney Gym, Bell\u2019s Sports Centre, Perth Leisure Pool and the Dewars Centre). 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