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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, Wi-Fi, Minneapolis, city, success, wireless network, consultant

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. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., municipal Wi-Fi, Houston, broadband access, city, Wi-Fi, contract, broadband, Philadelphia, reality, Wi-Fi network, San Francisco, project

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: EarthLink Inc., Philadelphia, Tropos Networks, Wi-Fi network, Wi-Fi, proposal, city, cable company, project, AT&T Corp., San Francisco, HP

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

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: New Orleans, Tropos Networks, BellSouth Corp., city, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi network, Philadelphia, wireless Internet, wireless service, citizen, EVDO, Internet access, equipment, AT&T Corp.

Google faces obstacles in S.F. Wi-Fi bid

October 4, 2005 Lawsuits or legislation could stymie deal, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom says. TAGS: Philadelphia, proposal, city, Wi-Fi network, San Francisco, Wi-Fi, legislation, EarthLink Inc., project, Google Inc., broadband, telephone company, government, Verizon Communications

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. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., Tropos Networks, wireless market, access point, Philadelphia, Wi-Fi network, Wi-Fi, city, deployment, wireless networking, radio frequency, radio, start-up, wireless network, supplier, San Francisco

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

A cure to citywide Wi-Fi woes?

May 23, 2006 Start-up Wavion says it has developed technology that fixes many problems early citywide Wi-Fi networks have faced. TAGS: Tropos Networks, access point, Wi-Fi, deployment, Philadelphia, Wi-Fi network, city, San Jose, San Francisco

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, work

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. TAGS: Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier, competitive local exchange carrier, Philadelphia, monopoly, Wi-Fi network, Internet Service Provider, community, financing, telecommunications, incentive, Internet service, city, Internet access, government, Wi-Fi, broadband

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. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Wi-Fi network, proposal, Google Inc., Wi-Fi, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Internet Service Provider, service provider, city, broadband, California

A question of independence

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