The upstate New York city is now offering free, high-speed and secure Internet service for hundreds of low-income residents. The city used $3.5 million in federal funding to develop the wireless network in many of the city’s least connected areas.
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What exactly do we mean by “smart” in this area? Our cities and communities already had connectivity and sensors long before they were called “smart.”.So is this just a marketing term, or are we really living in fundamentally different places than we previously have – thanks to technology advances? Let’s take a closer look across our region.