October 02, 2005

WIFI in San Francisco

This is a bit of good news.

Google Inc. (GOOG) wants to connect all of San Francisco to the Internet with a free wireless service, creating a springboard for the online search engine leader to leap into the telecommunications industry.

The Mountain View, Calif.-based company filed an application late Friday to provide wireless, or "WiFi," service that would enable anyone in San Francisco to connect to the Internet.

Google submitted its 100-page bid in response to a request from Mayor Gavin Newsom, who is looking for a company to finance a free wireless network to lower the financial barriers to Internet access in his city.

More than a dozen other bidders are competing with Google.

If Google is picked for the San Francisco project, it would provide a testing ground for a national WiFi service - something that many industry observers believe the company is pondering as a way to ensure people can connect to its search engine anytime, from just about anywhere.

How serendipitous for me.

Posted by 10 fingers 6 strings at October 2, 2005 06:32 AM | TrackBack
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Wow, sitting there in limbo has finally paid off.

Posted by: Kyle at October 2, 2005 09:39 AM
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