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Boston Selects Two Wi-Fi Hot Spots

Dec 1, 2006 12:00 PM

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., has begun work on its first demonstration program for the city's wireless initiative. Mayor Thomas Menino said that a 1-sq-mile (2.6-sq-km) wireless network will be installed in Roxbury's Grove Hill and Dudley Square neighborhoods. He also said there will be Wi-Fi hot spots installed in Quincy Market and North End's Columbus Park.

The mayor's Wireless Task Force recommended a unique model that relies on a nonprofit entity to build the citywide wireless system. The nonprofit will build a wholesale network open to any Internet service provider. The service, which will be 25 times faster than dial-up, will initially be offered free, but eventually it will move to a fee-based structure expected to be as low as US$10 to $15 per month. The Roxbury demonstration project will reach about 5000 households.

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