The Gwinnett County, Georgia government will be an "anchor tenant" in a new wireless-access network planned to eventually cover the entire county.
The "WiFi" network will be installed and maintained by an outside vendor and users will subscribe to the service, similar to cell phone or cable TV services. The first phase will cover the city of Lawrenceville.
"This will allow any subscriber with a WiFi-enabled laptop to connect to the Internet from anywhere within range of the network," said Barry Pucketts, the county's information technology manager. According to the county, public employees such as meter readers, building inspectors, police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians would be able to use the network.
The goals of the network are to promote economic development, expand educational opportunities and improve government services.
