Google Canada, Toronto Public Libraries team up on WiFi lending program

TORONTO – A new program at Toronto’s public libraries is allowing residents to check out home Internet service in addition to their books.Thanks to a partnership with the City and Google, the Toronto Public Library (TPL) has launched a WiFi hotspot lending pilot program at six branches located in neighbourhoods with large numbers of low income households. Participants can borrow the hotspots for up to six months at a time and can use 10GB of data per month, though TPL said that it’s “actively investigating if vendors are willing to provide more flexible data services as this is critical to the...