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Cities deploying Wi-Fi face challenges
May 1, 2006
Cities already offering Wi-Fi service to residents struggle in the early days to meet users' bandwidth and reliability expectations.
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AT&T, start-up team in citywide Wi-Fi bid
July 21, 2006
AT&T and MetroFi have drafted a joint proposal to bid on the citywide Wi-Fi network being built in Riverside, Calif.
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EarthLink hooks Atlanta up to citywide Wi-Fi
January 25, 2007
The home of the Braves is the eighth city the Internet service provider has signed up to deploy a Wi-Fi network.
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Wi-Fi lessons learned in Tempe
June 29, 2006
The Arizona city has had its ups and downs with its ambitious municipal broadband project.
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EarthLink's woes put free muni Wi-Fi in peril
August 31, 2007
EarthLink says it can't afford to foot the bill to build citywide Wi-Fi networks, jeopardizing cities' plans to provide low-income residents with affordable broadband.
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S.F. keeps pushing citywide Wi-Fi
August 17, 2005
San Francisco joins a growing group of cities planning to offer citywide Wi-Fi access for free or at low cost to consumers.
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Taking Wi-Fi power to the people
October 27, 2006
Spanish start-up FON will give away Wi-Fi routers to spur the creation of its grassroots network in San Francisco. Photo: Wi-Fi giveaway
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Citywide Wi-Fi spending could hit $3 billion
October 26, 2006
Market watcher predicts that more than $3 billion will be spent on citywide or regional Wi-Fi networks in the next four years.
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Philadelphia's Big Dig
February 17, 2005
Councilman Frank Rizzo warns that plans to build a municipal Wi-Fi network are an open invitation to a public works boondoggle.
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Community Wi-Fi comes to San Francisco
August 15, 2007
Company called Meraki will give away wireless routers in attempt to blanket the city with free Wi-Fi access.
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EarthLink rolls out more citywide Wi-Fi
December 21, 2006
Internet service provider has announced that it has turned on citywide Wi-Fi in Milpitas, Calif., and New Orleans.
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Week in review: EarthLink woes eclipse Wi-Fi plans
August 31, 2007
EarthLink's financial concerns imperil muni Wi-Fi projects, and Microsoft readies Vista's first major update. Also: Piracy versus privacy.
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Free Wi-Fi in S.F. more than flipping a switch
May 5, 2006
San Francisco, with its steep hills and urban valleys, will be a challenge to EarthLink and Google's ambitious project. Video: Ups and downs of San Francisco
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Google faces obstacles in S.F. Wi-Fi bid
October 4, 2005
Lawsuits or legislation could stymie deal, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom says.
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EarthLink, Google team in S.F. Wi-Fi bid
February 22, 2006
Free-service proposal is one of six proposals San Francisco received for providing citywide Wi-Fi network.
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Cisco enters citywide wireless market
November 15, 2005
Cisco Systems, a leading supplier of wireless gear in homes and businesses, is taking its technology outside as it helps cities build Wi-Fi networks.
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Anaheim's first taste of EarthLink muni Wi-Fi
July 7, 2006
With about 20 percent of the system operational, EarthLink is testing solutions to signal interference, user preferences.
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Hands off our Wi-Fi network!
February 10, 2005
Dianah Neff, CIO for the city of Philadelphia, says opponents of the city's plan to offer wireless broadband access have a hidden agenda.
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