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Google set to provide WiFi to San Francisco

03 October 2005

In response to a plan by the mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, to offer wireless access to his city's residents and businesses, Google has bid to be the provider. Google is one of several companies vying for the right to support the programme. Google's plan is to offer the service as "open" and allow third party companies to offer premium pay services under the plan by purchasing bandwidth for wholesale prices from Google. You can read the entire story here.