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Rural Oregon Leads the Way for Large-Scale WiFi

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the extreme-wide-fi-networking dept.

atkulp writes "While cities and incumbent telecommunications operators are fighting it out over municipal WiFi, it looks like rural Oregan is leading the way for large-scale deployments of WiFi and WiMax." The privately funded $5 million dollar wireless network services a modest 700 square miles and seems to be the only show in town.

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  1. Re:Dirty Hippies by IDkrysez · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Did you read the part about farmers, and chemical weapons depot(s)? Neither of those things like hippies! ...and this being *rural* Oregon. All the "dirty hippies" I know live within walking distance of railroad tracks, in towns that sell organic foods at multiple markets, and have a wide variety of assistance programs, drum circles, etc... 'nuff profiling, anywhoo think Eugene or Portland for yer dirty hippies, ya dirty hippy!

    gah

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