Chicago is about to join the ranks of major cities that will offer Wi-Fi service to its residents. The city announced last week that it will issue RFPs to tech providers in a bid to bring municipal Wi-Fi to the Second City’s 228 square miles, making it one of the biggest, if not the biggest municipal Wi-Fi efforts. Philadelphia’s Wi-Fi plans cover 135 square miles.
While the city isn’t saying how much it will charge for the service, the goal is to make broadband access “affordable” for citizens. If all goes according to plans, Chicago’s wireless broadband service will be up and running by 2007.
Cynthia Brumfield at 1:42 PM|Comments(0)
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