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The citywide Wi-Fi reality check
May 27, 2005
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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.
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BellSouth Corp.
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AT&T Corp.
Bologna gets free citywide Wi-Fi
June 7, 2006
The city of Bologna announces free high-speed Wi-Fi across the city.
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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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EarthLink Inc.
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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Anaheim opens Wi-Fi network
June 30, 2006
With cut of ceremonial cable, Calif. city joins growing list of others with citywide wireless Internet network.
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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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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.
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Citywide Wi-Fi network put to test in Minneapolis
August 8, 2007
Aftermath of Minnesota bridge collapse tests effectiveness of citywide Wi-Fi in an emergency for the first time.
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Vonage to sell Wi-Fi phone
December 13, 2005
Company teams up with UTStarcom to develop a Wi-Fi phone that can be used over any public Wi-Fi network.
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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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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.
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EarthLink Inc.
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project
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San Francisco
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AT&T Corp.
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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.
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Philadelphia
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BellSouth Corp.
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AT&T Corp.
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office
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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Facing economic realities of muni Wi-Fi
May 3, 2007
Companies building and operating citywide Wi-Fi networks are re-evaluating their strategies, looking for ways to make money from the endeavor.
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EarthLink Inc.
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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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Google Inc.
BT to create wireless cities
May 17, 2006
Wi-Fi networks being installed in six U.K. municipalities, part of project that will eventually include 12 cities.
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Intel
Cities themselves may be muni Wi-Fi's savior
October 24, 2007
Municipalities that plan to use new Wi-Fi networks being built in their cities will likely drive future growth of the citywide Wi-Fi movement.
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Houston
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Minneapolis
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meter
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project
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worker
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 Inc.
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project
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broadband
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Yahoo! Inc.
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video
Microsoft to join municipal Wi-Fi fray
November 15, 2006
Software giant will serve local content and ads to Wi-Fi users in Portland, Ore., under a deal with MetroFi.
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Microsoft Corp.
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