Philadelphia Considers Free Citywide Wireless Access

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Philadelphia Considers Citywide Wireless
Internet

Philadelphia Considers Citywide Wireless
Internet 09/01/2004 08:37 PM
VOA Sep 2 2004 0:11AM GMT

Philadelphia Expands Free Wireless Web
Access Zone

Philadelphia Expands Free Wireless Web
Access Zone 09/15/2004 01:57 AM
Macon Area Online Sep 15 2004 5:28AM GMT

Councilor envisions citywide wireless
Web access

Councilor envisions citywide wireless
Web access 09/02/2004 04:11 AM
Boston Globe Sep 2 2004 7:59AM GMT

Philadelphia expands free Wi-Fi access
zone

Philadelphia expands free Wi-Fi access
zone 09/15/2004 12:25 AM
CNET News.com Sep 15 2004 4:43AM GMT

Philadelphia to Get Citywide Wi-Fi

Philadelphia to Get Citywide Wi-Fi 09/01/2004 05:27 PM
The city of Philadelphia plans to spend $10 million to blanket the city in Wi-Fi: The network will either be free or available for a cost lower than commercial providers. It's unclear if such municipal networks will succeed in the future. 3 Rivers Connect built a free, public network in Pittsburgh in 2002 but the network is no longer operating. That network failed for a number of reasons, said George Heinitsh, chief technology officer for 3 Rivers Connect. "The biggest was that we ran into a lot of competition from providers offering service for free," he said. Doug Luce, founder and president of Telerama, an operator of for-fee hotspots in Pittsburgh, cited some other reasons for 3 Rivers' failure. He said that the mesh technology used by 3 Rivers may not have been very reliable. "Part of it also was they had a great signal in the middle of the street but not so great in storefronts," he said. He said that operators that try to cover whole cities might have such coverage issues. Luce also wondered about municipal networks that may be built primarily for use by law enforcement agencies. "If the police use it, they're likely to cater to those people and individual users are relegated to second class citizenship," he said. Still, it's clear that some municipal networks work. The Associated Press story cites Cleveland, which has 4,000 access points in one area of town. The chief information officer of Case Western Reserve University, which is running the project, said that at 2 in the afternoon on a Tuesday, 1,016 people were logged onto the network. The network is free to use. But cities that use tax dollars to build networks, ought to have a clear plan for marketing and using the network because even commercial ventures are having trouble figuring out the best business model for operating a Wi-Fi network. Luce says of the Philadelphia network: "This is an expensive experiment."...

Philadelphia turns to private companies
for help with wireless Net access

Philadelphia turns to private companies
for help with wireless Net access 04/10/2005 03:29 AM
Canadian Press Apr 10 2005 6:00AM GMT

Philadelphia plans first U.S. citywide
Wi-Fi network

Philadelphia plans first U.S. citywide
Wi-Fi network 04/08/2005 12:07 PM
The city of Philadelphia will become the largest U.S. Internet "hot spot" next year under a plan to offer wireless access at about half the cost charged by commercial operators, city officials said.

Philadelphia expands free outdoor
wireless Web

Philadelphia expands free outdoor
wireless Web 09/15/2004 11:51 AM
MSNBC Sep 15 2004 2:44PM GMT

Philadelphia Plans First U.S. Citywide
Wi-Fi Network (Reuters)

Philadelphia Plans First U.S. Citywide
Wi-Fi Network (Reuters) 04/07/2005 03:43 PM
Reuters - The city of Philadelphia will become the largest U.S. Internet "hot spot" next year under a plan to offer wireless access at about half the cost charged by commercial operators, city officials said on Thursday.

Philadelphia plans nation's first
citywide Wi-Fi network

Philadelphia plans nation's first
citywide Wi-Fi network 04/12/2005 01:49 AM

Free-For-All Access To Wireless LANs

Free-For-All Access To Wireless LANs 02/11/2004 01:50 PM

Windmill Goes Wireless With Free
Internet Access

Windmill Goes Wireless With Free
Internet Access 08/17/2004 05:08 PM
Hotel and Motel Management Aug 17 2004 9:07PM GMT

Wi-Fi And Free Wireless Internet Access
To Hit Downtown Manchester, NH

Wi-Fi And Free Wireless Internet Access
To Hit Downtown Manchester, NH 06/28/2004 03:01 PM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Jun 28 2004 6:43PM GMT

Free wireless Internet access available
at SugarBun Gadong

Free wireless Internet access available
at SugarBun Gadong 09/23/2004 02:31 AM
Borneo Bulletin Sep 23 2004 6:17AM GMT

San Francisco envisions free wireless
Internet access - 10/25/2004

San Francisco envisions free wireless
Internet access - 10/25/2004 02/07/2005 01:59 AM
Metronews Feb 6 2005 4:13PM GMT

Continental Airlines Offers Free
Wireless Internet Access

Continental Airlines Offers Free
Wireless Internet Access 07/26/2004 09:35 PM
WebFlyer Jul 27 2004 0:50AM GMT

Watching A Windows User Trying To Bum
Free Wireless Access Off Of An Apple
Store

Watching A Windows User Trying To Bum
Free Wireless Access Off Of An Apple
Store 08/18/2004 11:01 AM
The list of reasons why the majority of the public should immediately switch to the Mac platform continues to grown, and on some days the list seems endless. By Bill Palmer (via MyAppleMenu)

New York set for citywide wireless

New York set for citywide wireless 08/21/2004 03:36 AM
New York is on the verge of becoming a wireless city, but not everyone is happy about the prospect.

Cerritos, Calif., goes wireless citywide

Cerritos, Calif., goes wireless citywide 12/11/2003 09:38 AM
Boston Globe Dec 11 2003 9:20AM ET

Hartford To Build Free Citywide Network?

Hartford To Build Free Citywide Network? 03/24/2005 11:43 AM
Hartford's mayor promised free Wi-Fi access to residents citywide in his state of the city address: The Hartford Advocate looks into this network's feasibility. The mayor proposes to not just provide a free network, but also to give computers to less-advantaged local residents. Hartford has had a problem for decades and decades with "rich flight": it may be divided across racial lines, but anyone with any money moved across city lines. The county structure in Connecticut is very weak providing no shield to a big city with big problems. (My wife grew up in West Hartford; I spent five years in New Haven. It's pretty clear that wealthy suburbs can suck a city dry in a way that's not quite the same in other parts of the country.) Comcast played its hand pretty broadly when the Advocate reported asked for comment. Declining, the spokesperson suggested an analyst at The Heartland Institute, a group I've written about extensively on this site which doesn't disclose funding and released a report rife with direct ties to Verizon and Issue Dynamics, an incumbent telecom and cable PR and lobbying firm. The work is still in the planning stages, but with only a third of Hartford residents hooked up to the Internet--and 83 percent of the poorest family not surprisingly having no computer--the city sees this as a critical gap they want to close....

Philly Plans Citywide Wireless Internet

Philly Plans Citywide Wireless Internet 09/01/2004 10:46 PM
iMedia Connection Sep 2 2004 2:31AM GMT

Minneapolis Seeks Citywide Wireless
Internet

Minneapolis Seeks Citywide Wireless
Internet 04/13/2005 07:29 PM
TechWeb Apr 13 2005 11:08PM GMT

Philly unveils details for citywide
wireless net

Philly unveils details for citywide
wireless net 04/08/2005 04:23 AM
The City of Philadelphia Thursday created a non-profit corporation to oversee the development of a citywide wireless network.

NextPhase Wireless Helps City of
Fullerton Provide Downtown Visitors Free
Internet Access

NextPhase Wireless Helps City of
Fullerton Provide Downtown Visitors Free
Internet Access 04/04/2005 11:15 AM
Biz.yahoo.com - Mon Apr 4, 10:44 am GMT

Philadelphia going wireless

Philadelphia going wireless 04/08/2005 10:04 AM
CNN Apr 8 2005 1:31PM GMT

Wireless Philadelphia launch

Wireless Philadelphia launch 04/08/2005 06:35 PM
Yesterday, I attended the press conference at which Philadelphia mayor John Street (that's him in the photo) announced the formal launch of Wireless Philadelphia. This is the city-wide wireless broadband network that has been the source of both so much excitement and so much angst on the part of incumbents.

As Street, and Philly CIO Dianah Neff (the force behind the project) made clear, however, the city isn't just blindly trying to replace private connectivity providers. Philadelphia has established a separate non-profit corporation, which will contract with private companies to build the network. It will then offer the network as an open wholesale platform, with third-party service providers offering the retail connections to end users. That means carriers, ISPs, and hotspot aggregators will all benefit from the city's investment, not compete with it.

No city money will be spent on the project. All costs will be covered from revenues. That's right; the network won't be free. It will cost an estimated $16-$20/month for unlimited access, which is a bargain considering that you can pay $10 just to surf in one Starbucks for a couple hours. The city will be a customer of the wireless network for its internal communications activities, which is expected to save it $2 million per year in telecommunications costs once. And as Street and Neff pointed out, there are all sorts of potential ancillary benefits and services to be delivered on top of the connectivity platform.

It's exciting to live in the place that it pioneering something that I'm confident all major cities will want to do within the next 5-10 years.

By the way, we're organizing a workshop track at Supernova on municipal broadband. The activity around municipal wireless in particular is just too great to ignore. And this decentralization of connectivity and broadband policy is a perfect example of the Supernova themes.

Philadelphia Turns to Cos. for Wireless
Aid

Philadelphia Turns to Cos. for Wireless
Aid 04/08/2005 08:28 PM
Red Nova Apr 8 2005 11:58PM GMT

Philadelphia Turns to Cos. for Wireless
Aid (AP)

Philadelphia Turns to Cos. for Wireless
Aid (AP) 04/08/2005 09:35 AM
AP - The city will tap the private sector to implement its plan for blanketing most of Philadelphia with cheap, high-speed wireless Internet access.

Wireless streets of Philadelphia

Wireless streets of Philadelphia 09/01/2004 11:38 AM

Philadelphia Inquirer Endorses Wireless
Plan?

Philadelphia Inquirer Endorses Wireless
Plan? 04/11/2005 05:51 PM
It's not exactly an endorsement, but this unsigned editorial from the paper is highly complimentary: They make the usual provisos, but their tone echoes mine of a few days ago. If this plan is implemented as suggested, there's very little risk to the city while not putting the city in the driver's seat of being an ISP....

Philadelphia to become huge wireless
Internet hot spot

Philadelphia to become huge wireless
Internet hot spot 09/02/2004 09:31 PM
Straits Times Sep 2 2004 11:46PM GMT

Philadelphia mulls 135 sq mile wireless
hotspot

Philadelphia mulls 135 sq mile wireless
hotspot 09/01/2004 09:24 AM

Philadelphia joins list of cities
mulling wireless Internet for all

Philadelphia joins list of cities
mulling wireless Internet for all 09/01/2004 12:18 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Sep 1 2004 4:24AM GMT

Philadelphia joins the list of cities
mulling wireless Internet for all

Philadelphia joins the list of cities
mulling wireless Internet for all 09/01/2004 06:34 AM
Cbs11tv.com - Wed Sep 1, 08:51 am GMT

Hermosa Beach, California Launches Free
Citywide WiFi Service using advanced
WiFi-Plus obstruction penetrating
antennas.

Hermosa Beach, California Launches Free
Citywide WiFi Service using advanced
WiFi-Plus obstruction penetrating
antennas. 08/05/2004 03:39 AM
Los Angeles Beach Community WiFi service made possible by WiFi-Plus antennas. Makes internet available on the beach. [PRWEB Aug 5, 2004]

Philly considers free WiFi for all

Philly considers free WiFi for all 09/01/2004 11:34 AM
Xeni Jardin: Patricio López says, "Let's hope this becomes the norm in a few years! For about $10 million, city officials believe they can turn all 135 square miles of Philadelphia into the world's largest wireless Internet hot spot." Link to news story

Philly Considers Wireless Internet for
All!

Philly Considers Wireless Internet for
All! 09/01/2004 01:16 PM
news.yahoo.com via Drudge Report Sep 1 2004 5:26PM GMT

"Philly Considers Wireless Internet for
All"

"Philly Considers Wireless Internet for
All" 09/02/2004 08:29 AM

Philly Considers Wireless Internet for
All

Philly Considers Wireless Internet for
All 09/01/2004 12:18 AM
Forbes Sep 1 2004 4:57AM GMT
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