The Ministry of Finance will allocate a budget to finance railway Internet coverage.

The Ministry of Digital Transformation is initiating changes to the state budget to fund Internet coverage of Ukraine’s railways, announced Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Currently, only 40% of Intercity train routes railways have Internet connectivity. The Ministry of Digital Transformation, together with the State Special Communications Service operators, is developing a plan to increase internet coverage to 80-90%, and higher. “Investments in towers are needed; they should be built where they were not built before to improve communication,” said Fedorov.