Monday, October 03, 2005

Google Proposes Free San Francisco Wi-Fi

San Francisco's Mayor Wants All Residents To Have Internet Access

POSTED: 9:11 am EDT October 2, 2005
Google Inc. wants to connect all of San Francisco to the Internet with a free wireless service, creating a springboard for the online search engine leader to leap into the telecommunications industry.The Mountain View, Calif.-based company filed an application late Friday to provide wireless, or "WiFi," service that would enable anyone in San Francisco to connect to the Internet.Google submitted its 100-page bid in response to a request from Mayor Gavin Newsom, who is looking for a company to finance a free wireless network to lower the financial barriers to Internet access in his city. More than a dozen other bidders are competing with Google.

Full story:
http://www.local10.com/technology/5046966/detail.html

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