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District of Columbia to Seek Wireless Internet That Aids Poor

Arshad Mohammed writes in The Washington Post:

The D.C. government is preparing to ask companies to bid on building a wireless Internet system through much of the city, including free service for low-income residents.

But unlike other municipalities such as Philadelphia and San Francisco that have commissioned such networks city-wide, the District plans to give its contract to the company that goes furthest in serving low-income residents with free Web access and even free computers and training.

posted by Fergie @ 3/08/2006 09:21:00 PM