Chicago requests bids for city-wide wireless internet system


	Chicago requests bids for city-wide wireless internet system

adamc

5-31-2006 7:00 PM

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chicago, wifi, wireless, internet, web, bid, richard daley

adamc says:

This has to be coming to almost every city and town in the US -- it's just a matter of time.

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