--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Question: assuming San Franscisco gets set up for this Wi-Fi, would > that mean that people with high speed internet via their cable > companies will no longer need it? >
Did you note "supported by advertising?" What it does is interfere with local NON-commercial broadband wireless. I wonder how they will handle thecomplaints from people who findthat they can't receive non- commercial wireless without interference fromthe citywide setup. > > > ----------- > > EarthLink, Google to provide San Francisco Wi-FI > Thu Apr 6, 2006 2:16 PM ET > > > SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A San Francisco city commission has > selected a joint bid by Web search leader Google Inc. and Internet > service provider EarthLink > > Inc. to provide free wireless access throughout the city. > > The Department of Telecommunications and Information Services said > late on Wednesday that the city will begin contract negotiations > with EarthLink and Google to create a widely available wireless > broadband network across San Francisco. > > The EarthLink proposal edged out runner-up MetroFi and four other > bidders, the city government said in a statement. > > EarthLink and Google are working with wireless equipment suppliers > Motorola Inc. and Tropos Networks to construct a mobile network for > residents, businesses, municipal government and visitors. > > Google has said it plans to offer free wireless access supported by > advertising. EarthLink will offer services aimed at business users > and to support local government activities. > > EarthLink also has been selected to build a municipal Wi-Fi network > for the city of Philadelphia, and more recently, for Milpitas, > California, in Silicon Valley. > > Donald Berryman, president of EarthLink's municipal networks unit > said in a statement: "We look forward to taking the next step to > negotiate a contract to build a municipal wireless broadband > network." > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
