Article: Downtown group scouts business Wi-Fi possibilities.

Byline: Rob Shapard

Nov. 1--CHAPEL HILL -- The Downtown Partnership isn't quite ready to put its full support behind future efforts to build a wireless network in downtown, and possibly beyond.

Before it decides its role in such efforts, the partnership's board wants more information, from local businesses in particular. The board approved a proposal Monday for a center at UNC to survey businesses and report on its findings.

Shannon Schelin, director of the Center for Public Technology at UNC's School of Government, gave a presentation to the board. Gregg Gerdau, chairman of the town's Technology Committee, was there as well, as members of that ...

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