More on Municpal Wi-Fi Initiatives
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Well my last post came at an opportune time as Wired just published this article on a huge wi-fi network blanketing Hermiston, Oregon. And my old boss was right, politics is the stumbling block to municipal wi-fi initiatives:

" Asked why other municipalities have had a harder time succeeding, he replies: "Politics."

"If we get a go-ahead, we can do a fairly good-sized city in a month or two," said Ziari. "The problem is getting the go-ahead."

"The 'Who's-going-to-get-a-piece-of-the action?' has been a big part of the obstacles," said Karen Hanley, senior marketing director of the Austin, Texas, Wi-Fi Alliance, an industry group. "