Monday, March 15, 2010

AT&T wants to give muni-WiFi network back to Riverside, Calif. - FierceBroadbandWireless

AT&T has asked the city of Riverside, Calif., to take back the muni-WiFi network the company, along with MetroWiFi, deployed in May 2007.

The city council must make a decision on the request on March 16. While AT&T wants to give the network back without any compensation, the city must pay for the cost of maintaining the network, which provides free service to the city's residents. The city has been hit hard by the economic crisis and is facing severe budget constraints...