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In collaboration with technology giant Cisco, the City of Dallas' Office of Resilience and Department of Information and Technology Services will extend free public WiFi outside four Dallas Public Library locations.
Users will be able to sit in the parking lot of Prairie Creek, Lancaster-Kiest, Highland Hills and Dallas West branches and be able to access the library's free and secure WiFi between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. every day.
"Even though their doors have been closed for months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, our libraries have continued to provide important resources to the people of Dallas,” Mayor Eric Johnson said. “This wonderful pilot program to increase WiFi accessibility outside four libraries is a boon to our residents during a difficult time and represents a positive step toward closing the digital divide in underserved Dallas neighborhoods.”
Video endpoint units will also be installed at the four library branches to provide an access point to Dallas City Council meetings and other community functions.
“As leaders, it is incumbent upon us to step up and help create inclusive futures for our communities that are now at greater risk of being left behind by the digital divide,” Nick Michaelides, senior vice president at Cisco, said. “Achieving ubiquitous internet takes a village; we are proud of this important initiative with the City of Dallas that will provide WiFi to underserved communities in a time of seemingly essential need.”
The technology donation was provided by Cisco's Country Digital Acceleration Program. Local IT integrator Presidio is overseeing deployment of the technology.
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