Thursday, December 01, 2005

Wireless Relief

In a recent MIT Tech Review post: 'New Orleans is the first U.S. city to provide free wireless Internet service':

"To help boost its stalled economy, hurricane-ravaged New Orleans is offering the nation's first free wireless Internet network owned and run by a major city.

Mayor Ray Nagin said Tuesday the system would benefit residents and small businesses who still can't get their Internet service restored over the city's washed out telephone network, while showing the nation ''that we are building New Orleans back.''

The system started operation Tuesday in the central business district and French Quarter. It's to be available throughout the city in about a year."

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