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Philadelphia Considers Free Citywide Wireless Access

Posted by timothy on Wednesday September 1, 2004 @02:36AM from the that's-what-I-call-brotherly dept.

The Associated Press is running an story about Philadelphia's city goverment seriously considering creating the world's largest hotspot. "For about $10 million, city officials believe they can turn all 135 square miles of Philadelphia into the world's largest wireless Internet hot spot....the city would likely offer the service either for free, or at costs far lower than the $35 to $60 a month charged by commercial providers"

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if its free..... by Thrymm · 2004-09-01 02:38 · Score: 1, Redundant

Who will pay for all the bandwiths of the pr0n downloaders?
1. Re:if its free..... by ryanjensen · 2004-09-01 02:47 · Score: 1, Redundant
  
  "Free" = taxpayer-funded. Nothing the government provides without direct cost is actually free. So, to answer your question: you and every other taxpayer pays for pr0n downloaders' bandwidth.
  
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