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Company signals expanded Wi-Fi plan
- Every neighborhood in San Francisco will have a network of wireless Internet access points by the end of the this year, according to Mayor Gavin Newsom and a firm working with The City.
S.F. Wi-Fi deal disconnected, Newsom reports
- Mayor Gavin Newsom confirmed Wednesday that the deal he championed to create a free, citywide wireless Internet system is dead — but he said he’s not giving up on the dream of providing universal Wi-Fi to San Franciscans.
Hassle-free Wi-Fi in The City?
- As City Hall trades volleys with private companies and a host of critics over the future of San Francisco’s citywide wireless Internet access, a tiny startup has been quietly spreading a Wi-Fi quilt over The City free of charge.
- As City Hall trades volleys with private companies and a host of critics over the future of San Francisco’s citywide wireless Internet access, a tiny startup has been quietly spreading a Wi-Fi quilt over The City free of charge.
EarthLink mum on Wi-Fi changes in S.F.
- The promise of making San Francisco one of the most wired cities in the Bay Area is causing a lot of crossed wires. Mayor Gavin Newsom’s high-profile agreement with EarthLink to blanket The City with free wireless Internet access via the Wi-Fi protocol has been bogged down in bureaucracy since it was introduced in January to the Board of Supervisors for approval.
- The promise of making San Francisco one of the most wired cities in the Bay Area is causing a lot of crossed wires. Mayor Gavin Newsom’s high-profile agreement with EarthLink to blanket The City with free wireless Internet access via the Wi-Fi protocol has been bogged down in bureaucracy since it was introduced in January to the Board of Supervisors for approval.
Supes seek tweak of S.F.’s Wi-Fi deal
- The high-tech company that proposes to blanket San Francisco in a free wireless Internet network is being asked to agree to a number of changes, ranging from a shorter contract term to faster free service.
- The high-tech company that proposes to blanket San Francisco in a free wireless Internet network is being asked to agree to a number of changes, ranging from a shorter contract term to faster free service.
Group takes issue with Wi-Fi
- San Francisco residents may have to wait at least another year for free citywide wireless Internet access, if an appeal by a group calling for more review is successful.
- San Francisco residents may have to wait at least another year for free citywide wireless Internet access, if an appeal by a group calling for more review is successful.
Supes postpone Wi-Fi scrutiny
- Countering the wishes of Mayor Gavin Newsom, members of the Board of Supervisors have postponed until at least July a vote on his high-profile agreement with EarthLink and Google to blanket San Francisco in a free wireless Internet network.
- Countering the wishes of Mayor Gavin Newsom, members of the Board of Supervisors have postponed until at least July a vote on his high-profile agreement with EarthLink and Google to blanket San Francisco in a free wireless Internet network.
City’s Wi-Fi may save millions
- The total annual savings to existing Internet service customers in San Francisco could be as much as $18 million a year if Mayor Gavin Newsom’s high-profile agreement with EarthLink and Google to create a free citywide wireless Internet network is approved by the Board of Supervisors, according to a report released Friday.
- The total annual savings to existing Internet service customers in San Francisco could be as much as $18 million a year if Mayor Gavin Newsom’s high-profile agreement with EarthLink and Google to create a free citywide wireless Internet network is approved by the Board of Supervisors, according to a report released Friday.
