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Article: Hot enough for Wi-Fi hot spots? City weighs wireless Internet options; Aurora spending $15 million on access
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- The Sun - Naperville (IL)
- Article date:
- January 9, 2006
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YOUR TURN: Should Naperville provide wireless Internet service citywide?
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The technological times, they are a-changin'.
With its neighbor to the west in the beginning throes of creating a wireless Internet wonderland citywide, the question becomes one of will Naperville ever have -- or need -- city-owned and citywide wireless Internet coverage?
Aurora recently included a $15 million plan in its 2006 budget to spread wireless Internet throughout the city via fiber-optic lines and wireless transmitters, allowing it to join the ranks of cities such as Philadelphia opting to spread the technology to its residents.
According to Don Carlsen, information technology director for Naperville, ...