Philly's Wi-Fi network in jeopardy

Iria · May 10, 2008, 05:21 AM

The fate of Philadephia's citywide Wi-Fi deployment is still in limbo as EarthLink threatens to pull the plug.

EarthLink, which fronted $20 million to build the network and has completed 80 percent of the build-out, stopped accepting new customers last week, according to a report by Metro Philadelphia. The company has also supposedly given the city a deadline of this week to come up with a plan to take over the network or sell it to a third party.
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Source: News.com

May 10, 2008, 05:21 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Philly's Wi-Fi network in jeopardy The fate of Philadephia's citywide Wi-Fi deployment is still in limbo as EarthLink threatens to pull the plug. EarthLink, which fronted $20 million to build the network and has completed 80 percent of the build-out, stopped accepting new customers last week, according to a report by Metro Philadelphia. The company has also supposedly given the city a deadline of this week to come up with a plan to take over the network or sell it to a third party. ________ Source: News.com