D.C. council weighs bill to study construction of free, citywide Wi-Fi network

Statescoop: Washington, D.C.’s city council is reviewing legislation that could put the nation’s capital on the path to building a free, citywide Wi-Fi network.

Lawmakers are currently considering Councilmember Vincent Orange’s “Wi-Fi Task Force Act of 2016,” which could help provide a roadmap for the city as it weighs the construction of its own municipal Wi-Fi network.

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