Times appear to be dire for municipal wifi efforts, with Chicago and San Francisco backing out of their plans, MetroFi losing four cities as customers after insisting they commit to specific usage payments as “anchor tenants,” and EarthLink laying off 900 of its workers, most of whom were in the municipal wifi group. The frenzy over free wireless Internet appears to be a bubble that has finally popped.
Municipal WiFi After the Pop
By Galen Gruman
Daily Wireless