The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Digital divide: The parts of Italy still waiting for fast wifi Some 200 rural municipalities in Italy are to get publicly-subsidised fiber-optic broadband under the country's economic recovery plan. https://www.thelocal.it/20210425/waiting-for-wifi-italys-digital-divide Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:08:29 +0200 waiting-for-wifi-italys-digital-divide Tell us: Just how bad is the internet in rural Italy and can it be improved? We want to hear your experiences of being online outside of Italy's big cities - is your connection good? Or do you find yourself constantly staring at the spinning wheel of doom? https://www.thelocal.it/20190717/tell-us-just-how-bad-is-the-internet-in-rural-italy Wed, 17 Jul 2019 17:19:02 +0200 tell-us-just-how-bad-is-the-internet-in-rural-italy Italy starts rolling out 'free wifi for every piazza' project The Italian government has launched a new scheme introducing free wifi to the central squares of more than 100 Italian towns and cities from July. https://www.thelocal.it/20190711/italy-starts-rolling-out-free-wifi-for-every-piazza-project Thu, 11 Jul 2019 15:48:17 +0200 italy-starts-rolling-out-free-wifi-for-every-piazza-project Italy launches nationwide free wifi app The Italian government has launched an app which will allow residents and tourists to connect to wifi across the country using a single log-in. https://www.thelocal.it/20170720/italy-launches-nationwide-free-wifi-internet-app-tourists-online Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:21:16 +0200 italy-launches-nationwide-free-wifi-internet-app-tourists-online Italian town shuts down Wi-Fi over health fears The mayor of Borgofranco d'Ivrea, a town in Piedmont, has ordered Wi-Fi to be turned off in two schools over health fears. https://www.thelocal.it/20160108/italy-town-turns-off-school-wifi-over-health-concerns Fri, 08 Jan 2016 11:51:41 +0100 italy-town-turns-off-school-wifi-over-health-concerns Refugees in Italy revolt over lack of Wi-Fi A group of refugees in the north of Italy have emptied their rubbish into the streets, furious that their requests for a cleaner and Wi-Fi have not been met. https://www.thelocal.it/20151222/italy-refugees-revolt-over-missing-cleaner-and-wi-fi Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:24:01 +0100 italy-refugees-revolt-over-missing-cleaner-and-wi-fi