Liberal advocacy groups push for free wireless Internet

Ten advocacy groups launched a coalition to promote the use of free, open Wi-Fi networks.

The groups argue that widespread wireless Internet access would benefit users and lead to new technological innovations. The coalition, called the Open Wireless Movement, is made up of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fight for the Future, Free Press, Internet Archive, NYCwireless, the Open Garden Foundation, OpenITP, the Open Spectrum Alliance, the Open Technology Institute and the Personal Telco Project. The coalition provides information and tips to households, small businesses, developers and Internet service providers for how to implement open Wi-Fi networks.