Dallas County Commissioners are seeking proposals to build an information superhighway for areas underserved on internet access.
The City of Dallas has been using federal money for similar efforts. The Red Cloud neighborhood of Pleasant Grove is an example. New street lights are equipped with devices that will provide free Wi-Fi service beginning later this month. The lights already operate.
The city added service in other unserved areas and connected fire stations and other public buildings to serve neighborhoods. Consultants helped Dallas County investigate digital equity issues last fall and the plan that moved forward this week.“There are areas in my own district missing a lot of the infrastructure in fiber,” said Dallas County Commissioner Theresa Daniel.Other members said southern Dallas County has the most areas in need.Price said language in the request may not force providers to serve those areas.
“I just don’t get a comfort level that at the end of the day we’re talking about eviscerating red-lined communities, and that is the design of the legislation and the leveraging of the money,” Price said. Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to issue the request for use of the federal money and promised to see that proposals reach the right places.
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