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Although it may be tempting to build wireless capacity and wait for public-sector applications to appear, tailoring funding proposals around your application needs is much more likely to attract grant dollars for your wireless community. More
Broadband-Wireless Business Opportunities
 Wireless Philadelphia Seeks Digital Inclusion Consultant, Proposal Due October 1, 2007
Wireless Philadelphia, in partnership with the William Penn Foundation, seeks to conduct a two-year formative and summative evaluation of its pilot collaborative service model to assess the project's success in meeting service objectives and outcomes for multiple disenfranchised populations receiving the TEACH bundle of services. The evaluation will further assess WP's initial service delivery approach to Digital Inclusion and demonstrate the direct impact of home-based computers and Internet access among a host of disenfranchised populations in Philadelphia, as well as assess the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of WP's service delivery model. The uniqueness of Philadelphia's proposed model, as the first major city going completely wireless and offering citywide Digital Inclusion services, also offers a significant opportunity to advance the fields of research and policy with regard to technology and low-income populations. WP is currently seeking proposals from teams and/or individual third-party evaluators to design and conduct the evaluation. More
Weekly Roundup of Headlines
» UK Broadband Prices Lower Than Reported
» S.F. Citywide Wi-Fi Plan Fizzles as Provider Backs Off
» Light Poles Create Delay in Rollout of St. Louis Wi-Fi Network
» Earthlink Cuts Not Expected to Affect Houston Wi-Fi Project
» Emergency Workers Will be Connected at Bowling Green
» Naperville is Building Free Wireless Internet Network
» Wireless Sensors to Modernize Parking
» EarthLink Layoffs Signal Change in Muni Wi-Fi
» Florida Company Develops Solar-Powered Wi-Fi
» Chicago Scraps Plans for Wi-Fi Network
» Plans for Long Island Wi-Fi Network Face Hurdles
» New Hampshire OKs Muni Wi-Fi Funds for 10 Communities
» Setback for Rhode Island's Border-to-Border Plan
» Beech Grove (IL) Selects Provider for Its Digital City Initiative
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