America’s biggest citywide wireless Internet project aims for December completion

hiladelphia has finished testing its wireless Internet project, setting the stage for America’s biggest citywide Wi-Fi network that will also offer access to low-income households, officials said on Thursday.

The city government this week approved results from a 15-square-mile test zone where people can access the Internet for $21.95 a month or $9.95 if they qualify for low-income assistance.

Access is free in parks and other outdoor spaces, and for people participating in community programs such as employment training or housing assistance.

By the end of this year, Philadelphia will have wireless Internet access throughout its 135 square miles in a project being watched by many cities throughout the world, said Greg Goldman, chief executive of Wireless Philadelphia, a nonprofit organization set up by the city to implement the plan.

Although other cities have wireless “hotspots,” no other U.S. city as large as Philadelphia has total Wi-Fi coverage, Mr. Goldman said.

“This is a major step toward achieving our vision of the entire city connected,” Mr. Goldman said. “Low-income families can begin using the powers of the Internet to improve their educational, employment and life opportunities.”

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