TUCSON
Tucson, Ariz., communications network
Owned by: City of Tucson.
Serves: 90 city buildings, including police and fire, and 21 nongovernment
buildings, including schools, colleges, libraries and community centers.
Funded by: Infrastructure built for free by cable company TCI as part
of a service agreement. The company also chipped in more than $1 million
for electronics.
Status: Police and fire stations are scheduled to go online in July
2001.
Etc.: Plans include adding redundant loops within the system and expanding
the network to include hospitals and the Barrio Santa Rosa Rosa Public Housing
Neighborhood Center.
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