Manila, April 22 -- The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) looks to enhance the existing free WIFI coverage in the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) stations and boost rail line services by adopting cashless fare payments and better security.

In a statement on Tuesday, DICT Secretary Henry Aguda said the enhanced free WiFi would be implemented across all MRT-3 stations, with a long-term goal to expand the free WiFi even inside trains.

"To make this happen, the DICT is working closely with major telecommunications providers to ramp up bandwidth and improve coverage in critical transit zones. These upgrades will include in-station fiber networks and enhanced signal infrastructure," Aguda said.

He said initial ...