Wireless Community Network Launch in West Frankfort
CNT, in partnership with Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn, announced the launch of the West Frankfort Wireless Community Network. The project will build a new infrastructure for delivering low-cost, high-speed wireless Internet access to West Frankfort residents, who are less connected than residents of other Illinois communities.
CNT’s local partner is the John A. Logan Community College. “With always-on broadband Internet access in the home, students can get help with their homework, and access multiple sources of educational enrichment, while parents can gain the competencies required in today’s job market,” said R.J. Sussman, Frankfort network project facilitator. “Setting up a wireless community network is like giving West Frankfort a technological jump start. We hope that residents will not only enjoy the new resource, but also become better able to communicate and compete in our technology-driven society.”
Read more about the project at: http://wcn.cnt.org/.
