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1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2A future for wi-fi here?
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/15/a-future-for-wi-fi-here/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/15/a-future-for-wi-fi-here/#respondThu, 15 May 2008 13:20:24 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=392The Daily News reports, “Greg Goldman still sees a future for Wireless Philadelphia, the nonprofit firm set up three years ago to help city residents gain access to Internet service. Just don’t ask him what it might be.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/15/a-future-for-wi-fi-here/feed/0Nonprofit chief: Citywide wifi is still alive
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/15/nonprofit-chief-citywide-wifi-is-still-alive/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/15/nonprofit-chief-citywide-wifi-is-still-alive/#respondThu, 15 May 2008 13:16:44 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=390The Inquirer reports, “The city’s ambitious wireless network initiative, targeted for extinction by EarthLink Inc., remains “alive and kicking,” despite all signs to the contrary, the head of the nonprofit created to spread Internet access to the poor said yesterday.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/15/nonprofit-chief-citywide-wifi-is-still-alive/feed/0Wireless network nears scrap heap
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/14/wireless-network-nears-scrap-heap/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/14/wireless-network-nears-scrap-heap/#respondWed, 14 May 2008 12:58:59 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=384The Inquirer reports, “Philadelphia’s citywide wireless network, which drew international attention and praise when it was launched, is likely to be scrapped.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/14/wireless-network-nears-scrap-heap/feed/0EarthLink pulls plug on Philly Wi-Fi
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/14/earthlink-pulls-plug-on-philly-wi-fi/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/14/earthlink-pulls-plug-on-philly-wi-fi/#respondWed, 14 May 2008 12:45:48 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=381USA Today reports, “EarthLink is pulling the plug on its troubled wireless high-speed Internet network in Philadelphia, once touted as a model for how big cities should deploy Wi-Fi.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/14/earthlink-pulls-plug-on-philly-wi-fi/feed/0Nutter against city money for wireless
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/08/nutter-against-city-money-for-wireless/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/08/nutter-against-city-money-for-wireless/#respondThu, 08 May 2008 14:29:50 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=366The Metro reports, “Mayor Michael Nutter said yesterday that the city has no plans to spend ‘additional dollars’ to keep alive a citywide wireless Internet program created by former Mayor John Street.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/08/nutter-against-city-money-for-wireless/feed/0Citywide Wi-Fi could be shut down
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/08/citywide-wi-fi-could-be-shut-down/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/08/citywide-wi-fi-could-be-shut-down/#respondThu, 08 May 2008 12:56:48 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=363The Metro reports, “A citywide wireless Internet network that promised to help bridge the “digital divide” may be shuttered if the city isn’t able to reach an agreement with Earthlink, the company that built the system for free but now wants out.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/05/08/citywide-wi-fi-could-be-shut-down/feed/0Test run for 2010 census is scaled back, worrying experts
https://cityprosper.net/2008/04/25/test-run-for-2010-census-is-scaled-back-worrying-experts/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/04/25/test-run-for-2010-census-is-scaled-back-worrying-experts/#respondFri, 25 Apr 2008 11:54:49 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=285USA Today reports, “The Census Bureau has scaled back its dress rehearsal for the once-a-decade national head count, raising fears that thousands of soldiers, immigrants and other hard-to-reach people will go uncounted when the population survey is conducted in 2010.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/04/25/test-run-for-2010-census-is-scaled-back-worrying-experts/feed/0Coffee, pastries and hope on menu at new library cafe
https://cityprosper.net/2008/04/17/coffee-pastries-and-hope-on-menu-at-new-library-cafe/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/04/17/coffee-pastries-and-hope-on-menu-at-new-library-cafe/#respondThu, 17 Apr 2008 13:34:11 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=250The Daily News reports, “The cafe, a collaboration among the Free Library of Philadelphia, Project HOME and Bank of America, officially opened yesterday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and speeches from project organizers and cafe employees.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/04/17/coffee-pastries-and-hope-on-menu-at-new-library-cafe/feed/0Cell-phone service available underground on the El
https://cityprosper.net/2008/04/15/cell-phone-service-available-underground-on-the-el/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/04/15/cell-phone-service-available-underground-on-the-el/#respondTue, 15 Apr 2008 12:49:43 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=232The Daily News reports, “Tired of having your cell-phone signal fade away when you ride the Market-Frankford El underground? Well, if you’re an AT&T user, you’re in luck.”
]]>https://cityprosper.net/2008/04/15/cell-phone-service-available-underground-on-the-el/feed/0American local news diet to be studied
https://cityprosper.net/2008/04/14/american-local-news-diet-to-be-studied/
https://cityprosper.net/2008/04/14/american-local-news-diet-to-be-studied/#respondMon, 14 Apr 2008 12:15:58 +0000http://cityprosper.net/?p=221USA Today reports, “As people turn increasingly to the Internet for their news, there is concern whether they are learning enough about what goes on in their communities.”