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| reply to chakey 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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