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Muniwireless reports on Fredricton:

“Fredericton, Canada (pop. 80,000) is building a citywide wireless broadband network that will be free of charge to users . . .”

As I understand it, one of the conditions that made this happen is an earlier initiative to lay municipally-owned fiber around the city.

Why is this news now? (it was announced last year) - maybe they sent out a press release - or maybe it’s a slow news day. Here’s the current state of the project:

“The network footprint so far encompasses about 30 percent of the area the city envisions eventually covering. It will deploy another 60 to 90 access points before the end of the summer, which will mark the end of the project’s first phase.”

Secondly, there’s a petition going around about getting some free wireless loving from our own municipal leaders (sp. Parc Lafontaine). Check it.

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