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Google in San Francisco: 'Wireless overlord'?
October 1, 2005 Responding to a proposal to blanket the city with free wireless Net service, some fret about privacy, others welcome the shake-up.Spanish start-up Whisher promises free Wi-Fi for all
January 30, 2007 Company pledges free Wi-Fi if people share their broadband connections, but service model violates U.S. ISP user agreements.Wi-Fi gives kids access to unchaperoned Net
September 12, 2006 special feature Wireless cities combined with kids' mobile devices may spell trouble for parents' Internet controls.Wi-Fi lessons learned in Tempe
June 29, 2006 The Arizona city has had its ups and downs with its ambitious municipal broadband project.Cities deploying Wi-Fi face challenges
May 1, 2006 Cities already offering Wi-Fi service to residents struggle in the early days to meet users' bandwidth and reliability expectations.Will patience pay off?
September 17, 2003 Boingo Wireless founder Sky Dayton explains to CNET News.com why he believes the future of Wi-Fi and wireless technology will be brighter than it is at present.EarthLink's woes put free muni Wi-Fi in peril
August 31, 2007 EarthLink says it can't afford to foot the bill to build citywide Wi-Fi networks, jeopardizing cities' plans to provide low-income residents with affordable broadband.Community Wi-Fi comes to San Francisco
August 15, 2007 Company called Meraki will give away wireless routers in attempt to blanket the city with free Wi-Fi access.Skype phones sans the PC
August 31, 2006 New cordless phones let users of the Internet phone service make calls without a computer.EarthLink CEO Garry Betty dies at 49
January 3, 2007 Executive who oversaw company's broadband operations and led its foray into citywide Wi-Fi loses battle with cancer.Taking Wi-Fi power to the people
October 27, 2006 Spanish start-up FON will give away Wi-Fi routers to spur the creation of its grassroots network in San Francisco. Photo: Wi-Fi giveawayBT creates Wi-Fi community throughout U.K.
October 4, 2007 Alliance with Fon effectively extends BT's Openzone network to every street in the U.K. where its Home Hubs are being used.The local Wi-Fi bet
June 29, 2006 Despite criticism, cities like Anaheim, Calif., and Tempe, Ariz., are betting big on municipal broadband.Bringing public Wi-Fi to small-town America
June 6, 2007 Companies don't seem interested in building public broadband infrastructure for small cities, so municipalities will have to get creative.With FON deal, Boingo aims to expand network
May 24, 2007 Agreement will give Boingo customers access to FON hot spots in residential areas for no extra cost.FON strikes deal with Time Warner Cable
April 23, 2007 Spanish start-up, a maker of Wi-Fi routers that allow people to share broadband service, signs its first major U.S. deal.AT&T, start-up team in citywide Wi-Fi bid
July 21, 2006 AT&T and MetroFi have drafted a joint proposal to bid on the citywide Wi-Fi network being built in Riverside, Calif.EarthLink christens its first citywide Wi-Fi
June 29, 2006 Will company's strategy of building wireless networks in U.S. cities fill a void left by exiting dial-up users?EarthLink aims to evolve
October 11, 2005 Trying to shed its dependence on cable and phone companies, the ISP courts broadband customers by diversifying in a big way.EarthLink rolls out more citywide Wi-Fi
December 21, 2006 Internet service provider has announced that it has turned on citywide Wi-Fi in Milpitas, Calif., and New Orleans. Sponsored matches for "Wi-Fi"
