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19.05.2008« [telecommunications — телекоммуникация — telekommunikation]
usa — muni wi-fi: another one bites the dust
The US wireless broadband operator MetroFi is considering a sale of its municipal wireless LAN operations. The firm has citywide Wi-Fi networks in nine US cities, including San Jose in California and Aurora, Illinois and says it will close the networks in 30 to 60 days if a buyer is not found. The announcement from MetroFi follows the recent decision by another municipal Wi-Fi operator, Earthlink, which has alos opted to exit the market. While some operators have struggled to make adequate returns from their citywide wireless internet networks, other municipal WLAN deployments have met with more success by signing anchor tenant agreements with city authorities or emergency service groups.
Source: TeleGeography's CommsUpdate
earthlink
EarthLink, Inc. provides Internet access and related value-added services to individual and business customers throughout the United States. The Company operates in two segments: Consumer Services and Business Services. The Consumer Services segment provides Internet access and related value-added services, such as dial-up and high-speed Internet access and voice services, to individual customers. The Business Services segment offers Internet access and related value-added services to businesses and communications carriers through its wholly owned subsidiary, New Edge Networks. These services include managed data networks, dedicated Internet access and Web hosting, among others.
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