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Policy Order O-22

City Council, August 1, 2005

Councillor Davis, Councillor Simmons, Vice Mayor Decker, Councillor Galluccio, Councillor Maher, Councillor Murphy, Councillor Reeves, Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Toomey

WHEREAS: The internet is almost as essential to modern life as the telephone; and

WHEREAS: The cost of internet access has produced a digital divide; now therefore be it

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Director of MIS and other appropriate staff to devise a plan to close the digital divide by making wireless internet access (wi fi) available throughout the city, for example, in schools, public housing, public libraries, public squares and parks; and be it further

ORDERED: That the City Manager is requested to report back to the City Council on this matter.

meeting of August 1, 2005 · CR-4 →

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