Chicago has just become the latest city to seriously consider hosting a
citywide Wi-Fi system.
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has just announced that the city is now
accepting bids for its wireless Internet access project.
City officials did not give a detailed blueprint of the venture, saying that
it would be the bidders’ duty to show how the network would […]

Viewers are starting to rely more on the Internet for video entertainment.
According to Microsoft, 40% of all cable-TV subscribers in the country are
not satisfied with their present service. They complain that the programs
that are being showed lack variety.
Many viewers are now trying to go around their discontentment by watching or
downloading the shows that they […]

More than half of Milwaukee’s wireless Internet access points are vulnerable
to attacks.
A random survey conducted by Cory Michal, a computer security expert and
co-founder of Exceed Security Systems, on a two-square mile area revealed
that 60% of the 590 hot spots in it are unsecured.
The security gaps are a major concern for clients who uses it. Logging […]

Broadband is steadily becoming the Internet access of choice across the
United States.
A recent study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows that
around 42% of Americans are logging on the Internet via cable or DSL. The
current number is up from the 30% that was recorded a year ago.
The broadband trend is being led […]

EarthLink has won the bid to put up a wireless Internet access system in New
Orleans.
The City Council granted the Atlanta-based Internet service provider a
license to operate all over the city.
EarthLink said that the service will have two versions. The first one would
be offered for free, while the faster one would be for a fee. […]

The number of American adults that have access to the Internet has climbed
to 77%.
According to recent data by Harris Interactive, 172 million U.S. citizens
who are at least 18 years of age went online last April. The figure is 5%
higher than the number recorded during the same period last year.
The percentage of adult Americans who could […]

Salem’s bid to put up a municipal wireless Internet access system will be
put on a vote next month.
City officials have recently concluded their study on the project’s
feasibility. The report has now been endorsed to the city council for
approval or further action.
Local leaders are enthusiastic with the idea of providing Internet access to
every person in the […]