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In The News: NY Times Front Page Features Digital Inclusion Family
The New York Times ran an in-depth front page story today on the status of municipal Wi-Fi initiatives across the country. The piece is framed by the story of Tomasa and Cesar DeLaRosa, who received Wireless Philadelphia's internet bundle – including wireless internet access for one year and a refurbished laptop – through Nueva Esperanza, one of nearly 40 Wireless Internet Partners working with WP to promote digital inclusion throughout Philadelphia.
Cesar DeLaRosa is currently working on a science project on global warming. “If we don't have Internet, that means I've got to take the bus to the public library after dark, and around here, that's not always real safe,” he said.
“For us and a lot of people in this neighborhood,” Tomasa DeLaRosa said, “the Internet is like a path out of here.”
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