Brotherly Love and Wi-Fi

The City of Philadelphia has awarded a contract for city-wide wireless internet access to Earthlink.  The contract calls for Earthlink to construct a “hot spot” covering over 135 square miles.  The wi-fi area would be the largest wireless internet access zone offered by a municipality to date in the United States.  Residents will be able to subscribe to the service for approximately $20 per month.

[Wayne Barnes]