Sailors living in barracks at Navy bases in Italy and Greece now have access to free high-speed internet, part of a broader servicewide quality-of-life effort, Navy officials said. Wi-Fi is available in nearly 87% of the Navy’s 952 unaccompanied housing buildings. (Ashley Tsoi/U.S. Air Force)
Sailors living in the barracks at Navy bases in Italy and Greece now get free, high-speed internet as part of a broader, service-wide quality of life initiative.
Free Wi-Fi is a fundamental step in improving sailors’ well-being by giving them the connectivity they need for personal and professional growth, Vice Adm. Scott Gray, commander of Navy Installations Command, said in a recent statement.
Under the program, sailors living in unaccompanied housing at Naval Support Activity Naples, Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily and Naval Support Activity Souda Bay on the Greek island of Crete are eligible for free, filtered Wi-Fi, the Navy said in the statement.
They also can get subsidized speed upgrades without long-term contracts or termination fees, the Navy said.
For example, residents of barracks at Naval Support Activity Naples can get free internet service with a download speed of 30 megabits per second. Content such as pornography and gambling sites are filtered out.
The upload speed for the free service is 5 megabits per second, according to information online from the Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation website.
Residents can upgrade the service for speeds as high as 20 to 40 megabits per second without filters for the monthly cost of $33 and $60, respectively.
Higher-speed subsidized rates will be available as buildings receive fiber upgrades, according to MWR.
So far, the free Wi-Fi service is offered in nearly 87% of the Navy’s 952 unaccompanied housing buildings, the Navy said.
About 71% of residents in eligible buildings were registered for the service as of February, according to the statement.
