Wireless Philadelphia and the City of Philadelphia continue to work together to ensure a positive future for Philadelphia's municipal wireless network and nationally-recognized Digital Inclusion program, the vision of which is to provide all citizens with access to essential technological resources for education, employment, and other life opportunities.

posted by Greg Goldman @ 05.09.08 | 0 Comments

We are grateful to Mayor Nutter and the Nutter Administration for the aggressive efforts they are making along with us to find a replacement for EarthLink and to breathe new life into this vital project.

posted by Greg Goldman @ 05.08.08 | 3 Comments

Philadelphia's Wi-Fi network continues to operate in the roughly 80% of the City in which it has been deployed (see map). Nothing in the ten-year Network Agreement permits EarthLink to unilaterally impose deadlines for the network's transfer, turn off the network or remove network equipment. Wireless Philadelphia and the City of Philadelphia continue to work together to explore options for the network's future.

On April 24th, the students and parents of Sheppard Elementary School in north Philadelphia, honored Pennsylvania State Senator Christine Tartaglione.

posted by Thomas Kim @ 04.28.08 | 0 Comments

Click here to read Chris Satullo's recent column in the Philadelphia Inquirer, in which he calls for a renewed commitment of cross-sector leadership in Philadelphia to help the Wireless Philadelphia Initiative meet its current challenges and fulfill its enormous potential.

posted by Ryan Nichols @ 04.07.08 | 4 Comments

More than 45 families from the MaST Charter School community gathered at the school last Thursday to receive Digital Inclusion bundles from Wireless Philadelphia and MaST Charter School in an effort to help bridge the digital divide. As part of the bundle, families received a refurbished laptop with WiFi card, a WiFi modem for indoor usage, and 1 year of WiFi Internet service from EarthLink.

posted by Dionne Ellison @ 04.04.08 | 0 Comments