Wireless Communities Georgia

Thomasville completes wireless network deployment

Thomasville became the first city to fully deploy its wireless network with assistance from Governor Perdue’s Wireless Communities Georgia (WCG) program when city officials held a “wire cutting” ceremony on October 21, 2008.

The city received $500,000 in September 2006 from the WCG program and supplemented its award with a 50 percent match. As a result of the new wireless network:

police can access critical information and upload videos from their squad cars, which allows more time on patrol,
building schematics are available to firefighters, and
residents enjoy free access to online city services.

The cities of Decatur and Dublin, two other recipients of WCG funding, are scheduled to complete deployment of their wireless networks in January 2009.

Since 2006, the WCG program had made the following awards:

Augusta, $562,500
Decatur, $427,500
Dublin, $318,750
Gwinnett County, $750,000
Hapeville, $299,354
Milledgeville, $862,500
Thomasville, $500,000
Savannah, $600,000
Statesboro, $322,298

Local governments are responsible for proposing, planning and implementing the wireless projects in their communities. GTA manages the awards and monitors project implementation.

For more information about the WCG program, contact Mr. Richard Calhoun at Richard.Calhoun@gta.ga.gov or 404.319.3264.

Related documents

"Thomasville utilities slated to cut Internet loose"
The Thomasville Times-Enterprise; October 20, 2008

“City of Dublin launches first phase of wireless project”
The Dublin Courier-Herald; February 28, 2008

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