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Tucson, Arizona, is building a community wireless network

February 1, 2021

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A new, municipally-owned broadband network within the city of Tucson, Arizona, will soon begin servicing government offices, students and elderly residents who lack reliable, at-home internet connections, the city’s chief information officer, Collin Boyce, said on Monday.

Through a partnership with the IT management company Insight, Boyce and his team will begin distributing internet-connected devices that can capture a signal from the city’s new network next week to residents who applied in December. The program is designed to close the digital divide in Tucson. At least 32,000 of the city’s 212,000 households lack reliable internet access, Boyce told StateScoop.

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