Philadelphia Wi-Fi net saved by investors

摘要

Philadelphia's mayor announced last week that the city's Wi-Fi network, previously scheduled to be shut down by its builder, Earthlink, has been saved by a group of private investors. The investors will finish building the network throughout the city and plan to work with nonprofit organizations including Wireless Philadelphia to offer services to people who don't have Internet access. The new company plans to contract with several enterprise and municipal customers as anchor users of a paid service and offer free services to the general public."Despite all that has gone on with Philly and their network, I still expect the city to join the ranks of successful muni-network projects," said Craig Settles, an independent consultant who has been in close contact with people involved with the new arrangement.