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Google Offers Free WiFi for Mountain View, CA

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the right-price dept.

Patik writes "AFP reports that Google is offering free wifi internet access to all 70,000 residents of its headquarter's hometown, Mountain View, CA. Google expects the entire city to be covered by next June. Basic access will be free while Google retains the right to charge for premium services. This comes after Google made a bid to provide free access for all of San Francisco (pop. 744,000) two months ago, although that city is still considering the bid."

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  1. five years down the line... by adnonsense · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...not long after Google World Domination (TM) (Beta) is released, we'll be reading Slashdot stories like this:

    "AFP reports that Google is offering free sewerage disposal to all 70,000 residents of its headquarter's hometown, Mountain View, CA. Google expects the entire city to be covered by next June. Basic disposal will be free while Google retains the right to charge for premium services."

    This could certainly explain Google's interest in dark fiber.