BlocPower, Metro IAF and People's Choice Narrow the Digital Divide with Innovative Cooperative WiFi Installation Connecting 2,500 NYCHA Residents in the Bronx

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"We are incredibly excited today to bring this much-needed, low-cost WiFi alternative to Melrose and Courtlandt Avenue residents so that they can enjoy all the benefits of broadband access – for education, work, job training and job seeking, connecting with friends and relatives, communicating with healthcare professionals, or even streaming music or video content – without having to choose between Internet access or paying bills and putting groceries on the table," said Donnel Baird, CEO of BlocPower. "What began as the by-product of our efforts to convert New York City's aging, urban buildings into smarter, cleaner more eco-friendly ones, installing community-owned urban WiFi networks has now become an important part of BlocPower's expanded mandate -- to help close the digital divide in America's underserved communities."