San Francisco, EarthLink have tentative Wi-Fi deal

SAN FRANCISCO, EARTHLINK HAVE TENTATIVE WI-FI DEAL
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Eric Auchard]
The City of San Francisco and EarthLink said on Friday they had reached a tentative deal to offer free wireless Internet access, promising to make it the first major U.S. city to deliver municipal Wi-Fi services citywide. Internet access provider EarthLink Inc. is working with partners including Google Inc. to develop a free wireless Internet program throughout the hilly city of 777,000 residents under a preliminary agreement announced last April. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said the agreement reached on Friday between the city and EarthLink will provide wireless Internet access at no cost to taxpayers and extend to cover neighborhoods throughout San Francisco over time.
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