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Muni Wifi in SF helps Low Income Residents get Wired

By Lauren Gelman on

Wired News has a nice article about how Muni Wifi is helping low income residents in San Francisco get wired:

Last month, volunteers turned on a novel broadband network in this 135-unit block, throwing a digital lifeline to Emma Casey and other tenants. Using a refurbished PC she picked up for $100, the 47-year-old mother of two adult children is now going online to help her son find a job, get health information and, she says, pay tribute to neighbors who've met with violent or untimely deaths.

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