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City Broadband: The Debate Continues. Wi-Fi run by cities: Yea or nay?

January 10, 2006 /

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With more and more cities weighing getting into the broadband business, there’s no shortage of opinions on the topic. A media-access advocate and a free-market economist square off over the merits of governmental intervention in what has traditionally been a private-sector venture.

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As Miami Beach moves toward providing free wireless Internet access, city officials give two companies the green light to set up wi-fi antennas in two neighborhoods as part of a pilot system.

Full Story: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/13573523.htm

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In Camden, S.C., crews in the next couple of weeks will begin installing equipment for a wireless network that will cover 12 to 15 blocks of the downtown business district.

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