Los Angeles Considering Free Citywide Wi-Fi
Starbucks can look forward to telling hundreds of aspiring screenwriters to go home already
Los Angelenos tired of shelling out pretty pennies for internet every month may soon have a little extra spending dough: The city of Los Angeles is considering offering free citywide access to wireless internet service. That's right, L.A. FREE WIFI.
Who you should address your thank you letters to—should this dream become a reality? Newly installed L.A. City Councilman Bob Blumenfield. As head of City Council's Innovation, Technology and General Services Committee, Blumenfield introduced a motion last week asking staffers with the city's Information Technology Agency for a report on setting up free citywide WiFi service, reports City News Service. The councilman says the program would benefit not only government officials, businesses and visitors, but also people who "cannot afford private high-speed services."
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Well that will fix LA's education problems because we all know that computers make kids smarter!
Sounds like a busybody politician's wet dream. When the internet becomes a "public commodity" they will use that as an excuse to regulate it, just like with the air waves.
why should it be free someone has to pay for the service. I guess it's us taxpayers again. nothing is ever free.