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Big Names Bid On Boston Wi-Fi

The great city of Boston was admittedly slow on the mark in creating a dialogue about municipal Wi-Fi, but according to TechWeb News, big time technology companies are already vying for the rights to develop the project. Earthlink, Google, and Hewlett-Packard are "extremely interested" in partnering with the local government to construct the proposed system, which is now definitely a go, according to The Boston Foundation, although it's still unclear whether the service will be free or low-cost. Meanwhile, Cambridge, Boston's sister-city across the Charles River, is reportedly developing its own citywide system with technology supplied by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Two of Boston's proposed technology suppliers are already involved with other cities: Earthlink is building the infrastructure for citywide Wi-Fi in Philadelphia, while Google has offered to build a network in San Francisco. HP hasn't yet mounted any efforts in Wi-Fi.

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