Aug 30, 2007
Wi-Fi for none?
Looks like residents of San Francisco and Chicago won’t be getting citywide wireless Internet anytime soon.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported this morning that EarthLink backed out of its proposed contract, just one day after Chicago’s plan fell apart. Earthlink and AT&T were both contenders in Chicago.
Philadelphia signed Earthlink to provide its citywide network, an initiative that began in 2005 and is just now coming to fruition (about half the 135 sq. mile area is covered to date). Anyone who’s recently visited the City of Brotherly Love know how it’s working?
How strong’s the signal in Annapolis now that the state capital has free public WiFi?
And is a citywide wireless network truly a feasible, good idea?
-JACKIE SAUTER, Multimedia Editor