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

Bringing public Wi-Fi to small-town America

June 6, 2007 Companies don't seem interested in building public broadband infrastructure for small cities, so municipalities will have to get creative. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., town, city, vendor, broadband, motorcycle, Florida, vice president, reseller, community, AT&T Corp., Wi-Fi, project, database

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. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., router, volunteer, Wi-Fi, San Francisco, Wi-Fi router, city, Wi-Fi network, broadband, Google Inc.

NYC moves closer to broadband plan

December 22, 2005 New York City creates new independent committee to advise city council and mayor on promoting broadband. TAGS: New York City, broadband, Verizon Communications, committee, city, commission, legislation, broadband service, DSL, cable company, New York

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. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., municipal Wi-Fi, MindSpring Enterprises, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi network, service pack, city, Week in review, reader, Microsoft Windows Vista, broadband, San Francisco, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Atlanta, city, Wi-Fi network, Internet Service Provider, Wi-Fi, service provider, Internet service, California, broadband

Selling city halls on wireless as a utility

June 4, 2007 City leaders don't need to be convinced of the benefits of high-bandwidth networks. Convincing them to pay for it is another matter. TAGS: municipality, telecommuting, IP television, wireless network, broadband, city, Massachusetts, leader, utility, U.S., conference, TV

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, broadband, office, AT&T Corp.

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

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. TAGS: resident, Wi-Fi network, EarthLink Inc., city, Wi-Fi, fiber-optics, broadband

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: Philadelphia, involvement, city, broadband network, broadband, wireless broadband, EarthLink Inc., wireless network, telecommunications, 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: Wi-Fi, New York, EarthLink Inc., Philadelphia, broadband, city, committee, New Orleans, commission, Manhattan, New York City, San Francisco

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, Comcast Corp., Wi-Fi, broadband service, cable television, DSL, wireless network, broadband, training

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, SBC Communications Inc., broadband network, broadband, Philadelphia, bill, city, Rep., Verizon Communications, spokesman, proposal, broadband Internet, state, AT&T Corp., telecommunications

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, Philadelphia, citizen, broadband, wireless broadband, law, deployment, government, telephone company, city, telecommunications, U.S.

IBM pushing wireless through partnerships

October 19, 2004 The computing giant is stepping up its wireless efforts through partnerships, looking to sell to municipalities, hospitals and colleges. TAGS: computing giant, wireless broadband, wireless network, IBM Corp., city, broadband

Time Warner broadband suit advances

September 2, 2004 Appeals court breathes new life into challenge of city law requiring homes, offices connect to municipal network. TAGS: Lebanon, Time Warner Inc., Ohio, broadband, lawsuit, city, challenge, service provider

Intel brings wireless broadband to Chinese cities

June 10, 2004 Dalian and Chengdu will serve as test-beds for a technology key to chipmaker's future plans. TAGS: wireless broadband, broadband wireless, broadband, Intel, home entertainment, city, chip company

Broadband overtaking dial-up in major cities

March 10, 2004 San Diego is in the lead as more and more residents of major U.S. metropolitan areas access the Internet via DSL and high-speed cable modems, a new study shows. TAGS: broadband, DSL, San Diego, resident, ComScore, cable modem, study, Time Warner Inc., city, modem, America Online Inc., San Francisco, U.S.

VoIP goes to city hall

September 5, 2003 The city of Coldwater, Mich., this week became the nation's first city to sell Voice over Internet Protocol telephone service to its residents. But it probably won't be the last. TAGS: Charter Communications Inc., VoIP, VoIP service, municipality, city, resident, telephone service, Vonage Holdings Corp., broadband, Verizon Communications
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