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Images: A virtual Philadelphia comes to life

February 17, 2005 Someday people may be able to look for apartments and make new friends within the confines of this 3D computer model. TAGS: Philadelphia, city, 3D

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, wireless network, DSL, training

Baltimore proposes 'inclusive' Wi-Fi plan

June 28, 2006 Similar to an effort in Philadelphia, Baltimore's draft plan focuses on bringing Internet to low-income families. TAGS: Baltimore, Philadelphia, city, Wi-Fi, Connected Corp., family, bank

EarthLink wins Philly Wi-Fi contract

October 4, 2005 Net provider beats HP for high-profile contract to provide $20-a-month wireless Net access to city residents. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Philadelphia, wireless Net, wireless network, city, Wi-Fi, contract, telecommunications, Verizon Communications, HP

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, fiber-optics, broadband, wireless Internet, Comcast Corp., street, Wi-Fi, service provider, project, DSL, training, Internet Service Provider

New Orleans to offer free Wi-Fi

November 30, 2005 The Big Easy is building its own wireless Internet network--and it plans to offer free access to all citizens. TAGS: Tropos Networks, New Orleans, city, Wi-Fi, BellSouth Corp., Wi-Fi network, Philadelphia, citizen, EVDO, wireless Internet, equipment, Internet access, AT&T Corp.

Citywide Wi-Fi isn't dead yet

September 25, 2007 Even as EarthLink is scaling back deployments, some cities and regional networks are pushing forward with plans to build citywide Wi-Fi networks. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Philadelphia, Wi-Fi network, Minneapolis, Wi-Fi, city, consultant, success, wireless network

Behind the 'MySpace fugitive' capture

December 12, 2006 Law enforcement worked with MySpace and city to track wanted man to Philadelphia library. TAGS: MySpace, Philadelphia, law enforcement agency, Georgia, law enforcement, News Corp., library, investigation, Massachusetts, capture, city

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, cable company, broadband wireless, broadband, wireless network, resident, broadband service, access

Philly narrows Wi-Fi equipment choice

August 19, 2005 Philadelphia has narrowed down to two candidates its choice of vendors to build its citywide Wi-Fi network. TAGS: Philadelphia, Tropos Networks, Wi-Fi network, EarthLink Inc., proposal, Wi-Fi, cable company, city, project, San Francisco, AT&T Corp., HP

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, SBC Communications Inc., broadband, city, Hollywood, law, wireless network, Wi-Fi, AT&T Corp.

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

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, disaster recovery, wireless broadband, EarthLink Inc., telecommunications, wireless network, Wi-Fi

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, Wi-Fi, city, broadband

Should cities be ISPs?

June 23, 2005 Lobbyists are pressuring Congress to resolve whether governments should be selling Net access. TAGS: Philadelphia, lobbyist, ownership, government, city, proposal, telecommunications, professor, Internet access, Internet Service Provider, broadband

Wi-Fi gear could put Motorola up against partner

June 19, 2006 Motorola introduces a citywide Wi-Fi product that will compete with one it resells from partner Tropos Networks. TAGS: Tropos Networks, Motorola Inc., Philadelphia, deployment, Wi-Fi, radio, city, access point

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, broadband, Wi-Fi, committee, commission, city, Manhattan, New Orleans, EarthLink Inc., San Francisco, New York City

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.

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. TAGS: Wi-Fi network, brand recognition, AT&T Corp., proposal, Wi-Fi, city, EarthLink Inc., wireless broadband, Philadelphia, California, cable company, broadband, San Francisco, start-up, radio, brand
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