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chakey
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Re: Not the point

I certainly agree that they can succeed. I just think there are lots of states and municipalities that may not like the idea of free wifi competition. I think they may end up with tons of roadblocks locally. See Verizon's NJ battle. Different service, but same type of problem.

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Re: Not the point

I don't really expect Google to offer the service for free, not on a permanent basis anyway. Mountain View may be an exception if only because it's home base...and a nice showcase.

Earthlink is already positioning muni WiFi (and WiFi telephony), so there is some demand for public/private partnership as well as independent competitors.

And yes, I sadly suspect you're correct in assuming the ILECs will fight tooth and nail. But in a perfect world the money they spend on lawyers and PACs, rather than innovation, might well prove their downfall.

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One can only hope.
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