AT&T sets up ‘Muni’ WiFi in California

AT&T SETS UP 'MUNI' WIFI IN CALIFORNIA
[SOURCE: Financial Times, AUTHOR: Paul Taylor]
AT&T, the largest US telecommunications group, is launching its first WiFi wireless broadband internet service on Monday in Riverside, California. The deployment highlights AT&T’s decision to embrace public WiFi technology as a complementary broadband delivery system alongside DSL and other options. In contrast some US telecoms groups – including Verizon, AT&T’s main rival – continue to oppose municipal WiFi projects. A growing number of cities and communities across the US, including Philadelphia, New York and San Francisco have announced plans to offer so called “Muni” WiFi services, mostly in conjunction with private sector participants.
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