Muni Wi-Fi wave continues to build as industry wrestles with standards.(News)

RCR Wireless News, February, 2006

Byline: JONI MORSE New agreements, contract details from Philadelphia and a smidge of a slowdown in product certifications kept Wi-Fi circles buzzing last week. In Philadelphia, reports surfaced early last week that the city had worked out the terms of its contract with Earthlink Inc.

for the city's Wi-Fi network. But, by the end of the week, neither side was talking about the expected contract terms. Nevertheless, it has been widely reported that the city and Earthlink are proposing a 10-year deal and expect full deployment by spring 2007. Reports also indicated that Earthlink would own the network and charge $9 per month to Internet service resellers. Though reports said the contract doesn't specify how much Philadelphia's 1.5 million...

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