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Philadelphia reveals Wi-Fi plan

April 7, 2005 After a contentious fight with Verizon, Philadelphia releases a report outlining its ambitions for citywide wireless Internet access. TAGS: Philadelphia, resident, city, nonprofit organization, Verizon Communications, broadband, fiber-optics, wireless Internet, Comcast Corp., street, Wi-Fi, service provider, project, DSL, training, Internet Service Provider

Broadband boondoggle in the making

January 4, 2005 Tropos Networks CEO Ronald Sege says a new Pennsylvania law will slow the launch of faster, less expensive wireless broadband. TAGS: broadband access, Pennsylvania, broadband, Philadelphia, citizen, wireless broadband, deployment, law, telephone company, government, telecommunications, U.S.

Wi-Fi goes (West) Hollywood

January 4, 2005 The home of the Sunset Strip wants to build a free, citywide wireless network. TAGS: Philadelphia, broadband provider, wireless broadband, broadband, SBC Communications Inc., city, Hollywood, law, wireless network, Wi-Fi, AT&T Corp.

Philly moves forward with Wi-Fi plan

March 2, 2006 The city outlines its planned Wi-Fi project and signs the final contract with EarthLink. TAGS: Philadelphia, EarthLink Inc., city, broadband service, Wi-Fi, Comcast Corp., cable television, broadband, DSL, training, wireless network

Local officials sound off on municipal wireless

May 3, 2005 Representatives from cities across the country gather in Philadelphia to discuss plans for deploying broadband wireless networks. TAGS: Philadelphia, city, broadband wireless, cable company, broadband, wireless network, resident, broadband service, access

Readers weigh in on Internet ownership

October 17, 2005 From Philadelphia to San Francisco, local moves toward metrowide broadband will fuel the debate over free enterprise versus government intervention. TAGS: government, Philadelphia, broadband, Internet service, fiber, agency, San Francisco

Wi-Fi run by cities: Yea or nay?

January 6, 2006 As cities consider building broadband networks, a debate continues over whether it's a good use of taxpayer dollars. TAGS: broadband network, Philadelphia, city, involvement, broadband, wireless broadband, disaster recovery, EarthLink Inc., telecommunications, wireless network, Wi-Fi

Can Wi-Fi make it in Manhattan?

December 13, 2005 New York is taking hard look at municipal wireless services. City wants to bring affordable broadband to the masses. TAGS: New York, Philadelphia, Wi-Fi, broadband, commission, city, committee, Manhattan, New Orleans, San Francisco, New York City, EarthLink Inc.

Should you have a right to broadband?

October 21, 2005 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says a movement to enshrine your access to a broadband connection is fast gaining momentum. TAGS: broadband, broadband connection, Philadelphia, nation, city, San Francisco, Wi-Fi, Google Inc., U.S.

EarthLink's rough road to success

October 18, 2005 CEO Gary Betty looks at Wi-Fi's role in larger broadband battles and talks about life as a tech "sharecropper." TAGS: EarthLink Inc., leasing, broadband, DSL company, Philadelphia, cable company, broadband Internet, Internet service, DSL, provider, Time Warner Inc., Internet Service Provider, CEO

Indiana kills anti-muni broadband bill

February 17, 2005 Indiana state assembly kills a bill that would limit cities from building their own broadband networks. TAGS: Indiana, broadband network, SBC Communications Inc., broadband, Philadelphia, city, bill, Rep., spokesman, broadband Internet, Verizon Communications, telecommunications, state, AT&T Corp.

Comcast pushes VoIP to prime time

January 10, 2005 The leading U.S. cable company introduces Digital Voice in three markets, with the rest of the nation to come within 18 months. TAGS: Comcast Corp., VoIP, local phone company, Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., cable company, AT&T Corp., phone provider, Philadelphia, BellSouth Corp., telephone company, IP, voice, broadband, video

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. TAGS: city, Wi-Fi, Philadelphia, San Francisco, BellSouth Corp., Wi-Fi network, broadband, AT&T Corp., office

Cities brace for broadband war

May 2, 2005 Across the U.S., cities are planning tax-funded broadband networks. But they face fierce resistance from Bells and cable operators. TAGS: broadband, Cox Communications Inc., broadband network, Verizon Communications, Philadelphia, BellSouth Corp., cable company, fiber, city, Wi-Fi, food

Senators can't agree on municipal broadband rules

February 15, 2006 Amid multiple proposals, politicians can't agree on whether municipalities offering broadband service should be applauded. TAGS: municipality, broadband, Sen., Philadelphia, politician, proposal, sector, Republican, EarthLink Inc., senator, government, state

EarthLink aims to evolve

October 11, 2005 Trying to shed its dependence on cable and phone companies, the ISP courts broadband customers by diversifying in a big way. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., DSL company, broadband, broadband over power line, wireless broadband, broadband network, Philadelphia, DSL, broadband service, contract, city, Internet Service Provider, Wi-Fi, wireless network

Tangled up in fiber

May 2, 2005 For communities planning to build out their own fiber networks, the devil is in the details. TAGS: fiber, fiber-optic network, broadband, Philadelphia, Utah, Verizon Communications, city, fiber-optics, Oregon, Wi-Fi, TV

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 TAGS: Wi-Fi network, San Francisco, Wi-Fi, city, Philadelphia, router, Wi-Fi router, broadband, community, Google Inc.

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. TAGS: Philadelphia, municipal Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi network, telecommunications, Boston, city, Wi-Fi, broadband

A question of independence

May 2, 2005 Consumer advocates complain that broadband companies sponsor supposedly independent research criticizing municipal networks. TAGS: independence, Philadelphia, broadband, broadband network, Verizon Communications, Wi-Fi network, cable company, Wi-Fi