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Municipal Wi-Fi Public Access Debated in Italian Cities as Across Europe
By Peter Orne  Wireless Government

A series of W2i Digital Cities Workshops at this year's Global Forum in Venice revealed a striking contrast between wide-scale state-backed digital-inclusion efforts in Europe's remote regions and an ongoing debate about who can provide Wi-Fi access in its cities. More



December Is a Defining Moment for Digital Inclusion in the United States
By Anne-Rivers Forcke  Digital Inclusion

Our national leadership may not have provided a vision for digital inclusion, but we can further the effort by agreeing on and providing them with one at the Digital inclusion Forum and Digital Cities Convention in Washington, DC, this December. More


Broadband-Wireless Business Opportunities
Graphic: Multistate LogoL.A. County Transportation Authority Seeks Surveillance
The Los Angeles County Metro Transportation Authority RFP for digital surveillance system includes wireless. Proposals due December 6, 2007.
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Weekly Roundup of Headlines
» Athens, Greece, Deploys Municipal Wi-Fi Network
» States Step In to Close Broadband Gap
» Wi-Fi Fire Watch in Laguna Beach (CA)
» AT&T Scales Back St. Louis Wi-Fi Plan
» Wi-Fi Reborn as Cities Refine Approaches
» Municipal Wi-Fi Versus 3G


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Published electronically every Thursday, the W2i Government Broadband Wireless Report (The W2i Report) explores the issues surrounding the planning and implementation of broadband-wireless infrastructures, applications and services for cities, communities and regions. The W2i Report features commentaries and interviews with CIOs, wireless field practitioners, industry experts, and local-government association leaders, as well as a dozen independent bloggers. It includes data bases on leading case studies, business opportunities (RFPs) and headlines. All broadband-wireless stakeholders — from local-government officials and IT managers to the ecosystem of equipment and application vendors and systems integrators — are encouraged to subscribe.







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