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Article: Windy City Wi-Fi; * Also: BellSouth expands small business services with data backup and remote access; and Think tank offers 'Net neutrality compromise.(Chicago is planning for metro-wide Wi-Fi network)
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- Network World
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- June 8, 2006
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Byline: Jim Duffy
Chicago is the next big city looking to deploy a metro-wide Wi-Fi network. As colleague Denise Pappalardo and the Chicago
Tribune report, the city issued a request for proposals last week to construct a citywide Wi-Fi network so its citizens can
easily and cost-effectively access the Internet. The wireless network will be built using on top of city-owned infrastructure
where access points can be deployed. The network will require about 7,500 antennas and cost $18.5 million.
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BellSouth last week announced that it is offering data file backup and remote access applications for small businesses. ...