20060914 Wi Fi comes to Toronto Canada

Wi-Fi comes to Toronto Canada – When is it coming to Carroll County?

September 14^th, 2006

City News CP 24 has an article from September 6^th, 2006 about Wi-Fi coming to Toronto…

I would love to see Carroll County officials get behind a similar effort here.

Many in Carroll County would also like to see an alternative cable provider in the county. Perhaps as a part of those discussions, Wi-Fi could be a part of the negotiations?

In the near future, Wi-Fi will be considered a basic infrastructure necessity and the sooner it comes to Carroll County the quicker that we can get ahead of the curve and increase our economic development competitiveness.

We certainly have the expertise in Carroll County.

For a previous post about Wi-Fi see: “20060819 KDDC Wi Fi for Carroll County.”

Toronto Goes Wireless In Downtown Core

Wednesday September 6, 2006

Toronto's downtown core has gone wireless.

“Toronto Hydro rolled out the city's free Wi-Fi - or wireless Internet access - Wednesday morning. The service will be free for six months - and will allow people wireless access to the World Wide Web throughout the downtown rather than solely at pre-existing Wi-Fi hotspots, generally cafes and restaurants.

The project is the largest of its kind in North America, and Mayor David Miller is enthusiastic it'll be successful.

The signal will be available from Jarvis St. in the east to Spadina Ave. in the west, and from Front St. to the south, north as far as Bloor St. Customers will also be able to make phone calls over the Internet and, in time, watch video.”

It is a long article and has an informative Q and A. Read the rest of the article here. Additional info - - “Toronto Wi-Fi Zone Frequently Asked Questions, courtesy www.onezone.ca”

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