EarthLink and Google submitted a joint request for proposal this week to bring San Francisco workers and residents free citywide wireless access. As part of the deal, EarthLink would pay most of the projected US$15 million cost to build the wireless municipal network and would recover some of those costs by charging approximately $20 per month for Web access at higher speeds. On Google’s side, the free WiFi access will be funded by advertisements, according to the companies.
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EarthLink, Google Aim to Blanket San Francisco With WiFi
Posted by: Alexandra DeFelice February 24, 2006 11:55 AMEarthLink and Google submitted a joint request for proposal this week to bring San Francisco workers and residents free citywide wireless access. As part of the deal, EarthLink would pay most of the projected US$15 million cost to build the wireless municipal network and would recover some of those costs by charging approximately $20 per month for Web access at higher speeds. On Google’s side, the free WiFi access will be funded by advertisements, according to the companies.