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Dallas County fiber project will expand high-speed internet access
Dallas County project expands home internet access
Dallas County wants to expand high-speed internet access to more homes. FOX 4’s Paige Ellenberger shares details on the project that will bridge the digital divide.
DALLAS – Dallas County is working to increase its digital footprint by expanding high-speed internet access to thousands of low-income homes.
The goal of the Digital Equity Project is to make high-speed internet available in 10 additional zip codes in Dallas County.
Zayo, a telecommunication infrastructure company, will construct a fiber optic network in those areas.
As of right now, there are about 24,000 households in Dallas County that don’t have access to the internet at all.
Families will receive access depending on their level of need.
Commissioners and Judge Clay Jenkins spoke about the undertaking.
“Broadband access to the internet can no longer be seen as a luxury in 2024. Access to the internet is a basic need like electricity, heat, and water,” Jenkins said. “But there’s a digital divide in Dallas County, southern Dallas County. You can take the river or 30 if it were its own city. It would be one of the ten least connected cities.”
The project is expected to take about two years to complete and has a price tag of about $30 million.
It’s being funded with American Rescue Plan Act money.
Zayo is also investing about $150,000 to fund 300 laptops and tech education for Dallas County students.
Drivers both human and autonomous across the North Texas region experienced heavy flooding, with several becoming trapped along roadways that had filled with several inches of rainwater. FOX 4’s Shaun Rabb has more on the waterlogged morning.
Dallas Parks and Recreation will distribute 25,000 all-access passes that give Dallas teens free admission to cultural and recreational attractions across the city throughout July.
Passes will be available beginning June 29 on a first-come, first-served basis at City of Dallas recreation centers.
The program, now entering its fifth year, is open to Dallas residents ages 13 to 17. City leaders say the initiative, which launched in 2021, helps promote positive engagement opportunities for teens and reduce crime during the summer months.
Teens must register in person and provide proof of Dallas residency to receive a pass.
The city says the program is made possible through partnerships with local cultural, recreational, and entertainment organizations.
Participating attractions include:
- African American Museum
- Bahama Beach
- Bath House Cultural Center
- Latino Cultural Center
- South Dallas Cultural Center
- Oak Cliff Cultural Center
- Dallas Museum of Arts
- Community Art Pop Up Cultural
- Dallas Arboretum
- Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
- Dallas Park and Recreation Summer Fitness
- Dallas Zoo
- Frontiers of Flight Museum
- Golf Dallas
- Reunion Tower
- Shakespeare of Dallas
- State Fair of Texas
- Southern Skates Roller Rink
- Texas Discover Garden
- The Sixth Floor Museum At Dealey Plaza
- Trinity River Audubon
A full list of participating attractions and recreation centers distributing passes is available at DallasParks.org
At least four people were injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd of people in Dallas on Thursday evening.
Dallas police responded to an “Assist Officer call with an Ambulance” at approximately 7 p.m. in the 300 block of West Davis Street.
Authorities learned that a vehicle drove into a crowd, injuring multiple people. At least four have been taken to a local hospital for treatment. Police said no one was in critical condition.
The driver of the vehicle was arrested at the scene, police said. Authorities are still working to determine if this driver could have been drunk or if this could have been a medical episode.
According to police, there is no indication that the crash was terrorism related.
The investigation is ongoing.
This story will be updated as we learn more.
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