Another Muni-WiFi Deal Ends as AT&T, St. Louis Part Ways

Iria · Oct 30, 2007, 12:53 AM

Source: BetaNews
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As first reported by reporter Tim Logan of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, AT&T has called off its ambitious plans to roll out free municipal WiFi service over a 62-square-mile area covering St. Louis County. While AT&T had been wrestling with the problem of how to build a business model around this lucrative service, what may have ended up scuttling the deal was an unforeseen technical difficulty.

Oct 30, 2007, 12:53 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Another Muni-WiFi Deal Ends as AT&T, St. Louis Part Ways Source: BetaNews ________ As first reported by reporter Tim Logan of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, AT&T has called off its ambitious plans to roll out free municipal WiFi service over a 62-square-mile area covering St. Louis County. While AT&T had been wrestling with the problem of how to build a business model around this lucrative service, what may have ended up scuttling the deal was an unforeseen technical difficulty.