Swindon to give all its residents free wireless net access

Courtesy guardian.co.uk Technology  Tue, 11/17/2009 - 05:56

Wiltshire town to roll out £1m project funded by public and private money

The Wiltshire town of Swindon is to become the first in the UK to provide free wireless internet access to all its residents.

A "Wi-Fi mesh" would give blanket internet coverage for 186,000 citizens, the council said today.

The £1m project will be funded by a mixture of public and private money.

It is hoped the scheme will break into profit with residents subscribing...


 

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