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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":http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070118/NEWS16/701180336
* Feb 2, 2007 Toledo Blade "op-ed":http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070202/OPINION02/702020314
* Jun 13, 2007 Toledo City Paper "Why Wi-Fi?":http://toledocitypaper.com/view_article.php?id=1023
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