The Fijian Government will be providing data top up to about 7,000 Year 13 students from 169 schools throughout Fiji from 1st October to 31st January 2022.
In a statement, the Ministry of Economy says they have been working in conjunction with the Ministry of Education and the respective schools to obtain student information, including their preferred mode of getting the data access and details on their internet service provider.
The Ministry of Economy will now provide these details to the 3 service providers who will provide the $20 data top-up to these students on either their mobile phones, internet modems or pocket wi-fi.
Students can expect their $20 top-up for the first month by 1 October.
The Ministry says they have noted students who do not have mobile phones have provided either their parents, siblings or guardians phone numbers.
They say since the data will be provided on their devices, they are urging all parents or guardians to please use this data for their children’s educational purposes and not for personal consumption.
The Ministry adds although the data provided has no usage restrictions, they are urging parents and students to not misuse the data by streaming entertainment videos or playing online games and other non-educational purposes.
They say for Fijian university students, they are working with the service providers to roll out this initiative soon.
