The WiFi Blues

The WiFi BluesBy Jeffry FawcettPhiladelphia, the city of brotherly love has it. Many in San Francisco want it. Wireless broadband Internet access (WiFi) seems too good to be true. At relatively low cost, anyone can get on the Internet anywhere in a city. All the city needs to do is install WiFi antennas. An argument in favor of citywide WiFi is that it will reduce the digital divide: the poorer you are, the more limited your access to the Internet and its information resources. Cities like

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