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Chicago To Consider City-Wide Wireless Network

Posted by timothy on from the do-you-really-want-your-city-as-your-isp? dept.

Mitchell writes "Chicago Indymedia reports on developments pertaining to community internet in Chicago. A press release from the Center for Neighborhood Technology reports that the city's Finance Committee has commissioned a study to explore the possibility of low-cost wireless internet across the city of Chicago, and reserve Chicago's right to establish a citywide Wi-Fi network. It could run into efforts underway now in the state capital by Big Telecom to shut out muni Internet in Illinois." Several readers also pointed to the Chicago Tribune's story on this possibility, including efforts to head off regulation which would make municipal Wi-Fi difficult.

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  1. Good move... by inertia187 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Of course, that'll also have the effect of putting more people on the internet, which will result in Googles having to have to beef up their search indices on "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Bears", "Ditka", and "Polish Sausage".

    How will MSN respond? fp

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    A programmer is a machine for converting coffee into code.
    1. Re:Good move... by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 1, Funny

      Googles having to have to beef up their search indices on "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Bears", "Ditka", and "Polish Sausage".

      Tell me, are "daaa bears", "ditka" and "polish sausage" pr0n words? cuz I was under the impression that Google handled much more requests for pr0n than local culinary curiosities...

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      "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
    2. Re:Good move... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      bragging about fp when your a subscriber is like gloating at beating kids at a soccer game ;)

    3. Re:Good move... by inertia187 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Hey, I keep telling them that it build character! They still end up crying.

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      A programmer is a machine for converting coffee into code.
  2. I knew it! by The+Ultimate+Fartkno · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Bean is no more than a monstrous Wi-Fi hax0r antenna!

  3. Save our DNA by timpen · · Score: 2, Funny

    Something else to damage our DNA?

  4. Left vs Right flamewar in T- ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    To sum up 90% of the upcoming posts
    "This will show those monopolistic telcos"
    "Those monopolistic telcos will stop this, damn them"
    "This stifles business and is a wicked commie plot"
    "Its socialism not communism, you dumb rednecks"
    "This is all Bush's fault"
    "Why are you bringing politics into this"
    "Local government should stay out of the business sector"
    "You mean like public roads"
    "This is a even better/worse plan than Philly, they really suck/know what they're doing"
    "Will they use OSS?"

  5. As long as those damn kids dont......... by Ossus_10 · · Score: 5, Funny

    use this new network for *GASP* playing VIOLENT GAMES! http://news.com.com/Illinois+seeks+to+restrict+vio lent+games/2100-1043_3-5593248.html

  6. Re:is city-wide wireless too costly? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Thank you for the comprehensive map of neighborhoods to rob.

    -- the Cat

  7. Re:That is all I need by Martin+Blank · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, no... It will be OK. Mayor Daley said that he was going to clean corruption out of City Hall.

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    You can never go home again... but I guess you can shop there.