In Philadelphia, the United way is unwiring neighborhoods. “The long-term plan is to have a wireless coverage blanket in neighborhoods where people probably couldn't afford the service on their own,” said Stephen Rockwell, director of technology outreach for the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
The plan's purpose, he said, is to give some of the state's poorest residents the same easy access to information about jobs, daycare, education and government services that people in the middle class have long enjoyed. [Smart Mobs]