From $25,000 seed money...
- $9k equipment and 6mo of DSL service
- $4500 for 75 routers and miscellanous equipment. See Technology for more info.
- $4500 for 6months of service on 10-15 DSL connections from Speakeasy
- $2k Captive Portal and Kiosk Design
- $4k Marketing/Outreach (street team, printed materials, KDHX underwriting)
- Paid street team (one should be bi-lingual). 40hrs * $8/hr * 3people = $1k
- $1k for printed postcard/door hangers
- $1.5k for underwriting on KDHX DJ show
- $120 for one year of website hosting
- 10k for 5yr maintenance and funds for future expansion
From $25,000 Matching grant ...- Expand coverage north/south along cross-streets
- Establish and solidify organization partnerships...
- ByteWorks and CAMP for low-cost computers and digital literacy programs
- Mexican Cultural Organization for Spanish language content and translation
- International Institute for additional foreign language translation (Vietnamese, Bosnian)
- Apprenticeship program to introduce and educate children about digital literacy and Wi-Fi technology
Operational funding from $10/mo subscriptions and Portal ad revenue...
- Cover monthly DSL service fees
- Build capacity for future expansion
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