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McCaw's Wireless ISP Begins Trial Run This Summer

Posted by timothy on from the more-wireless-always-good dept.

prostoalex writes "Wireless legend and billionaire Craig McCaw is moving into broadband wireless business with his new company. ClearWire will launch the service this summer in Jacksonville, FL and St Cloud, MN. The offerings will include 512 kbps, 786 kbps and 1.5 Mbps plans. Pricing is not revealed yet, but Business Week cites industry insiders claiming it's going to be in $40-50 range. ClearWire will rely on WiMAX (802.16) technology."

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  1. Once again, leftist posts are modded down! by Cryofan · · Score: 0, Troll

    The parent post I am replying to was modded as flamebait, but it is not! You judge; here it is:

    Municipal Wi-Fi network is the way to go.
    Municipal Wi-Fi network is the way to go. (Score:0, Flamebait)
    by zymano (581466) on Saturday June 05, @08:49PM (#9347513)
    Not private companies that want to use OUR airwaves to GOUGE people that don't have a choice.

    Have any of you ever wondered why the government has not been more active in fiber to the curb or support a public Wi-fi network? It's because the present president is owned by $pecial $$ interest (oil companies included,haliburton) .

    The government is the only entity that can get costs down for LARGE projects such as this and keep prices down.

    Kerry campaign people need to get more knowledgable on wireless broadband and include it with their fiber to the curb plans.

    Broadband by government is the only way we will ever get the 100 megabit lines to our homes and businesses.

    It sickens me to see private companies doing what the government should be doing . But the government can't since Bush is firmly against any government projects unless it is to make himself and cronies $$$$$.

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    eat shiat and bark at the moon
  2. WIreless? by patternjuggler · · Score: 0, Troll


    McCaw's WIreless ISP Begins Trial Run This Summer
    Wireless Networking | Posted by timothy on Saturday June 05, @08:23PM

    Ask Slashdot: Is Caps Lock Dead?
    Hardware | Posted by timothy on Saturday June 05, @07:21PM

    Caps lock is dead...no- wait, someone accidently left it stuck on when writing their headline! No, that was just the shift key, damn...

    (If this makes no sense at all the editors have probably fixed the extra capital letter there)

    (If this makes sense but I should have RFTA because it's actually called McCaw's WIreless ISP, then that's a stupid name and should be derided accordingly)