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Copyright 2005 Star Tribune
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
January 13, 2005
ST. PAUL;
City Council directs staff to prepare wi-fi report
BYLINE: Jackie Crosby; Staff Writer
BODY:
St. Paul City Council members acknowledged Wednesday that they don't want the city to get left behind in the wireless age.
Minneapolis is much further along in the process of setting up a city-wide WiFi or "wireless fidelity" network, and St. Paul officials are eager to see if the cities might be able to work together. On Wednesday, the City Council directed its staff to research the issue and present a report in early April.
WiFi offers users low-cost, high speed Internet access. The technology allows multiple computer users to make a wireless radio frequency connection. It has been controversial in some larger cities, such as Philadelphia, where the municipal government was attempting to become the Internet Service Provider, or ISP, in markets where private ISPs already were operating. In Minnesota, Chaska and Round Lake are among the cities offering it.