New Orleans CIO in a Fight for Free Half a Meg By Peter Orne  Wireless Government

A state of emergency over the city is ending, and CIO Greg Meffert is supporting a bill in the Louisiana legislature that would allow the city to continue providing free Wi-Fi access at current speeds of 512 kbps—instead of reducing this by one fourth under a 2004 law constraining municipal networks. More

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