https://reason.org/topics/telecommunications/municipal-broadband-and-wifi/
Data suggest that private interests in the market may make public broadband infrastructure unnecessary and ultimately a waste of taxpayer dollars.
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https://technical.ly/philly/2009/12/17/city-of-philadelphia-to-buy-municipal-wifi-network-from-network-acquisition/
The network will be utilized by the city for municipal services, like a public safety communications network.
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