Newark to offer Link smart city program

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced on April 4 his plans with Intersection, the leading smart cities technology and media company, to launch LinkNWK (pronounced Link Newark), a communications network of sidewalk kiosks that will provide residents and visitors of Newark with free gigabit Wi-Fi, mobile device charging, free phone calls to anywhere in the U.S., access to municipal services, maps and directions, and real-time local information on city streets at no cost to taxpayers or users.

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