[LINK] LA joins Philadelphia in Free city wide WiFi

steve jenkin sjenkin at canb.auug.org.au
Fri Feb 16 15:54:13 AEDT 2007


First there was Philly,
<http://www.wirelessphiladelphia.org/> and
<http://www.phila.gov/wireless/faqs.html>

Now it's LA.
<http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21228413%5E15322%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html>



LA joins free WiFi movement
Correspondents in Los Angeles
FEBRUARY 15, 2007
LOS ANGELES residents will be given free or inexpensive wireless
internet access within two years under an ambitious plan announced by
city Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

The LA WiFi Initiative, which would provide internet services to the
city's four million residents, will cost around $US60 million ($77
million) and would be funded by advertisers and telecommunication providers.
"By giving every resident high-speed access, we will transform Los
Angeles into a cutting-edge city across every neighborhood and every
economic sector," Mr Villaraigosa said.

The Los Angeles City Council will seek bids for the project later this
year, and would seek to have the plan up and running by 2009, officials
said.

Agence France-Presse

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Steve Jenkin, Info Tech, Systems and Design Specialist.
0412 786 915 (+61 412 786 915)
PO Box 48, Kippax ACT 2615, AUSTRALIA

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