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- Provides free or discounted service to low income families.
- Free service to city agencies, such as police and fire departments.
- Could improve public safety by reducing response times.
- Receiving instructions in the field will lead to fuel savings.
- "In Corpus Christi, emergency rooms doctors can see what paramedics see at the scene of an emergency."
- Free wireless access in certain public buildings and outdoor areas.
- Subscriptions for other users, which will be about $20 to $25 per month.
- Installation will not cost the taxpayers a penny.
- The wireless Internet cloud will cover all 88 square miles of Toledo.
- Will appeal to visitors.
- Will appeal to the younger, plugged-in generation.
- Could help slow Toledo's "brain drain" of young professionals.
- Could attract young professionals to Toledo.
- May help jump-start small businesses.
External sources
- Jan 18, 2007 Toledo Blade story
- Feb 2, 2007 Toledo Blade op-ed
- Jun 13, 2007 Toledo City Paper Why Wi-Fi?
- Jun 15, 2007 Letter to Blade by Toledo's IT director
