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Municipal WiFi Costs Outweigh Benefits

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the subtle-jabs dept.

TheSync writes "JupiterResearch claims that muni WiFi costs outweigh benefits. It can cost up to $150,000 per square mile over five years, which may not even provide each user a benefit of $25 a month. They suggest that such projects only be taken on as public-private partnerships."

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  1. Re:Minor Details by GodOfNothing · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    >There's a brand new neighborhood just a few blocks south of me here. I figured I try out my new GPS puck w/ NetStumbler on my laptop, just to see how it worked out. I picked up about 30 APs in substantially *less* than 1/4 square mile, and there's still empty lots available. Assuming the whole square mile could be made over to housing, there'd be at least 120 APs.

    You do realise there are 16 quarter square miles in a square mile and not 4? [ducks]