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Chicago Proposes MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)

Posted by Hemos on from the i-got-no-strings-to-hold-me-down dept.

stumble writes: "This article lacks many details, but the idea is that Chicago wants to bring broadband to the masses and is accepting proposals to design and build a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN): 'The project, called CivicNet, is aimed at bringing a broadband network with integrated data, voice and video capabilities to every nook and cranny of Chicago over the next 10 years.'"

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  1. Already Outdated by fobbman · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hear that the Powers That Be are working on the successor to M.A.N., tentatively called W.O.M.A.N, or Wireless Omnipresent Metropolitan Area Network. One of the last known remaining bugs is a few days a month performance is a bit tempermental, to say the least.

  2. NAN - Neighborhood Area Network by abischof · · Score: 5, Funny

    So.. if you create your own NAN (Neighborhood Area Network), are you sticking it to the MAN?

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