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Toronto to Become One Huge Hotspot

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the good-role-models dept.

8127972 writes "The Toronto Star is reporting that Toronto Hydro is about to announce plans to make all of Toronto Canada a huge wireless hotspot. The project could go live as early as this fall and hopes to bring low cost Internet access to millions of Toronto citizens. In the process it will challenge the Canadian telcos for a share of the $8 billion (CDN) a year wireless market."

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  1. "Challenge"? by XanC · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's an awfully generous description of what government would be doing. It's the only "challenger" which has men with guns who will force people to pay, whether they use it or not. Pretty big advantage...

  2. Re:Hundreds in Rochester Cheer by TubeSteak · · Score: 1, Troll

    I'm just wondering when the first American leecher is going to try setting up his own wireless ISP through Canada's network.

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  3. Re:Homeless by OzPhIsH · · Score: 0, Troll

    Since the whole city will be connected, they can just use the wireless network to motitor just which sidewalks the unsightly homeless are sleeping on and then kick them out. Duh.

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  4. Canada by 42Penguins · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Toronto to Become One Huge Hotspot"
    Oh, one big "hotspot," so that's what they call them these days!
    Such an odd people, those Canucks...

    Disclaimer: I kid! I kid! Living within 100 miles of the border, I've learned to appreciate the exchange rate and advantages of Canadian currency in vending machines. GO CANADIAN WOMEN HOCKEY!