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Amherst liberates as Comcast conquersnew

I pulled out my iPod Touch to see if there were any available WiFi links from the restaurant or neighboring businesses, only to find—lo and behold—that the town of Amherst was offering me up a connection for nothing. Being a member of the public with a device capable of getting my Internet connection wirelessly was enough.
Valley Advocate  |  Mark Roessler  |  12-22-2009  |  Tech

Wireless Philadelphia is Still Around, but Its Objectives are Differentnew

If low-income residents can grab a brand-spanking-new free wireless signal anywhere on the streets of Philadelphia using laptops they probably don't own, can't afford and don't know how to use, does it count as digital inclusion?
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Tasneem Paghdiwala and Anthony Campisi  |  06-30-2008  |  Tech

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