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Tucson Builds Public-Private Partnership to Expand Connectivity Officials in Tucson, Ariz., are working on an ambitious community wireless program to expand connectivity for teleworkers and virtual students. The pandemic has helped highlight glaring gaps in digital equity. Expanding Internet access for those without reliable service remains a daunting logistical obstacle for many cities across the country.  To help close this digital divide, Insight Enterprises recently announced a partnership...

Deadline extended for Tucson free wireless program File photo of a person using a computer. (Source: Vlada Karpovich) By KOLD News 13 Staff | December 21, 2020 at 5:26 PM MST - Updated December 21 at 5:26 PM TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Those in need of internet service have a few more days to apply for Tucson’s Community Wireless Program. The deadline, which was originally on Monday, Dec. 21, has been extended to Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, according to a release from the City of Tucso...

Applications Open For Free Wireless Internet In Tucson - Tucson, AZ - The city of Tucson is using federal CARES Act funds to give people in low-income areas access to the internet for work or learning.