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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. TAGS: Houston, city, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi network, Minneapolis, municipal Wi-Fi, meter, industry standard, project, worker, camera, video

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

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, Wi-Fi network, city, Minneapolis, wireless network, success, 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, Wi-Fi, city, broadband access, contract, broadband, Philadelphia, Wi-Fi network, San Francisco, reality, project

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, Connected Corp., city, Wi-Fi, family, bank

Google blankets city with free Wi-Fi

November 17, 2005 Google gives its Bay Area hometown the gift of free wireless Internet access. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., wireless Internet, Bay Area, Google Inc., Wi-Fi, city

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. TAGS: Minneapolis, collapse, Wi-Fi network, disaster, Wi-Fi, city, consultant, cell phone, blog

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. TAGS: municipal Wi-Fi, EarthLink Inc., city, Wi-Fi, reality, contract, Wi-Fi network, profit, service provider, CEO

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

Bologna gets free citywide Wi-Fi

June 7, 2006 The city of Bologna announces free high-speed Wi-Fi across the city. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi network, city

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.

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, Internet Service Provider, Wi-Fi network, Wi-Fi, service provider, Internet service, California, broadband

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, broadband, fiber-optics

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

City of Brotherly Love may embrace Wi-Fi

September 1, 2004 Philadelphia may spread the joy of wireless Internet access to its citizens. TAGS: Philadelphia, wireless Internet, city, SBC Communications Inc., Wi-Fi, wireless network, Michigan, equipment

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. TAGS: county, Wi-Fi network, wireless network, Wi-Fi, city, broadband, radio, U.S.

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

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

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, broadband, city, vendor, motorcycle, Florida, vice president, reseller, community, AT&T Corp., Wi-Fi, project, database

EarthLink and Google win San Francisco Wi-Fi bid

April 6, 2006 City selects joint bid to provide residents a wireless network. Decision marks fourth municipal deal for EarthLink. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., resident, San Francisco, city, Wi-Fi, Google Inc., wireless network, bid, California