Two big Internet service providers have just agreed to sell EarthLink
Internet access to their clients.
EarthLink has decided to open up its municipal wireless systems to
competitors by allowing them to distribute its service on a retail basis.
The company has no problem with the set up, saying that it does not want to
have a monopoly on […]

Earthlink has just inaugurated its first municipal wireless network in the
country.
The Internet service provider’s Anaheim system covers 6 square miles of the
city’s downtown area.
The network is still a work in progress, though, as EarthLink’s wireless
blueprint involves all of Anaheim. Network coverage will increase to 10
square miles within a month. The company expects to blanket […]

Atlanta officials are bent on putting up a wireless Internet access system
in the city.
Invitations for bids and proposals were already sent out for the
installation of a network that would provide Internet coverage to all of
Atlanta.
While city officials are hoping that they would get favorable deals or
proposals from several Internet service providers, the state government has
already […]

Pennsylvania residents and businesses can now easily avail of high-speed
Internet access as Verizon is aggressively expanding its presence in the
state.
The company is taking advantage of a recent report that most of the
consumers in the United States prefer digital subscriber line (DSL) access
over cable Internet. DSL subscription is outpacing all the other means of
Internet connection because […]

Propel Wireless and Lawrence FreeNet have just decided to collaborate with
each other in order to expedite the deployment of wireless Internet
technology in Kansas’ underserved areas.
Both companies lament that while almost every home in the country has some
form of Internet access, or at least could easily subscribe to one,
households in low-income communities are still having a […]

Pleasanton will soon become the latest addition to the growing number of
towns and cities that are sponsoring municipal wireless Internet access
systems in their areas.
The Pleasanton City Council has just recently approved the plan to put up a
Wi-Fi network in the downtown area. The service will cover well-known
landmarks and other attractions such as the Museum on […]

Consumers are advised to be very careful when subscribing to the promotional
deals that many Internet, cable, and other telecommunications companies are
offering.
The competition between these firms for a bigger share in their respective
markets is getting fiercer. As a result, they usually market their services
by promising low rates and additional services when they subscribe or shift
from […]