The city of Philadelphia and Verizon Communications Inc. struck an agreement Tuesday that would allow the city to provide wireless Internet access as a municipal service even though Gov. Ed Rendell signed legislation giving Verizon the power to scuttle the project.Details not yet released, but this is very intriguing...
Philadelphia's plans are the most ambitious of any major U.S. city to provide free or cheap high-speed wireless to all residents.
(via boing boing)
Caveat emptor: according to barkingmoose, the wording of this legislation sets a bad precedent for other cities that might like to implement a similar program...
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