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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. Just watch.. by MoOsEb0y · · Score: 5, Insightful

    in three days, we'll read a story about how the Illinois legislature is banning municipal wireless.

  2. Gotta love that by Sparr0 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    grandfather clause. It is sad that they have to rush this to implementation just to beat the legislation out the door.