Forbes has published its annual list of the "most wired" cities in America, the report giving Seattle the honors; surprising given that Qwest (whose next generation deployment plans are the least aggressive of all baby bells) is the city's incumbent operator. Apparently helping Seattle nudge Atlanta out of the top spot was the number of carriers in business locally (Forbes seems pretty generous on this front, estimating 20 or more in some markets), a high broadband penetration per capita (using data provided by Scarborough Research) -- and the number of public Wi-Fi hotspots. Also in the top five: Atlanta, Washington DC, Boston, and Orlando, Florida.