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New Orleans set to launch the nation’s first municipally owned free Wi-Fi

Hurricane-ravaged New Orleans will deploy the nation’s first municipally owned wireless Internet system that will be free for all users, part of an effort to jump-start recovery by making living and doing business in the city as attractive as possible.

The system, which Mayor C. Ray Nagin is scheduled to announce at a news conference Tuesday, also will be used by police and for city government functions, such as speeding approval of building permits.

The Washington Post

Full Story: http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0511290159nov29,1,3888262.story?coll=chi-business-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true

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Further Stories:

700-Square-Mile Wi-Fi System Gets Trial Run in Oregon: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-wifi27nov27,1,7002364.story?coll=la-headlines-nation&ctrack=1&cset=true

When Pigs Wi-Fi – Is your community keeping up with Hermiston, Oregon? http://www.matr.net/article-15534.html

Hermiston, Oregon network aids emergency response – WOW!!! http://www.matr.net/article-12965.html

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