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OneCommunity Helps Close the Digital Divide


One Community certainly gives Akron, Ohio residents a reason to come together.  Working to bring economic and civic progress to communities through innovative uses of technology, OneCommunity has some great success stories in its archives and its most recent gives Akron an excellent opportunity to connect. 

Last week, the Akron City Council gave the go ahead for an agreement between OneCommunity Akron Mayor Donald L. Plusquellic to create a network that will provide wireless Internet connectivity in an 11-square-mile area of the city.  The agreement puts into action the first $250,000 in matching funds from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s $500,000 challenge grant.

Akron will also be the new home of the OneCommunity Knight Center for Digital Excellence, which provides resources to spread broadband access programs so that communities can fully participate in today’s digital world. 

In the News, Social Entrepreneurism

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