Marin County, CA approves free public Wi-Fi and household Internet packages to better serve students

Marin County, CA Free Public Wi-Fi Internet Students

The county is working with Sausalito Marin City School District to identify 300 students most in need of connectivity. Selected households receive two years of free Internet through Comcast's Internet Essentials program. Outdoor Wi-fi hotspots in three Marin City locations allow residents to better access the Internet in public. These efforts fit within the larger Digital Marin campaign to improve digital equity across all communities in the county.

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Free Neighborhood WiFi Coming to Marin City

The County is working with several agencies on a project to provide free wireless access in Marin City and make WiFi more equitable, especially to schoolkids.

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Through a new county program, 300 low-income families will have access to free Internet service. The program is similar to a Wi-Fi project that launched in San Rafael's Canal neighborhood last year.