Officials announced Tuesday that Dallas County will collaborate with telecommunications company Zayo to increase internet access for thousands of North Texas...
Officials announced Tuesday that Dallas County will collaborate with telecommunications company Zayo to increase internet access for thousands of North Texas households.A tall WiFi antenna at Lincoln High School that broadcasts an internet signal to homes in the nearby neighborhoods in Dallas. Friday, May 27, 2022.
Dallas County residents with little to no internet access could see some relief in the next few years. Officials on Tuesday announced a new project using American Rescue Plan Act funds to increase internet access in at least 10 — and up to 20 — Dallas County ZIP codes. Zayo, an infrastructure provider company, has been awarded about $27.8 million in federal funds to conduct the project.“Broadband access can no longer be seen as a luxury,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said at a media event Tuesday. “In 2024, access to the internet is a basic need like electricity, heat and water.
Dallas County Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, whose precinct stretches north from central Dallas, said most residents in his district have internet access, but there are some pockets without it. The project will help bridge the gap, he said.“We need to have equality because, without equality to the internet, we don’t have access to commerce, to education to materials that are necessary to the everyday life in the modern world,” Sommerman said., Local government reporter.
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