Cost at center of Philly Wi-Fi debate

Summary: A letter from Philadelphia Councilman Frank Rizzo denouncing the city's controversial Wi-Fi plan has surfaced as an editorial in the Chicago Tribune, Wi-Fi Net News reports. While Rizzo isn't injecting any fuel into the ongoing political debate over municipal Wi-Fi, he is questioning the cost of the project.

By Chris Jablonski for Between the Lines | April 8, 2005 -- 11:18 GMT (04:18 PDT)

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A letter from Philadelphia Councilman Frank Rizzo denouncing the city's controversial Wi-Fi plan has surfaced as an editorial in the Chicago Tribune, Wi-Fi Net News reports.

While Rizzo isn't injecting any fuel into the ongoing political debate over municipal Wi-Fi, he is questioning the cost of the project.

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