What is Wireless Oakland?
Wireless Oakland is an initiative launched by County Executive L. Brooks Patterson that consists ofthree goals. The first goal is to blanket the County’s 910 square miles with wireless internet service, with a portion of bandwidthavailable for free to every person in Oakland County. The second goal will directly address the “digital-divide” that exists within Oakland County and provide low-cost or no-cost PC’s and technology training to vulnerable population groups. Finally, the third goal of the initiative will develop a Telecommunication and Technology Planning Toolkit for Local Governments that supports continued high-tech investments in local government and promotes the integration of those investments with local community character and quality of life.
