Its a shame that it took something like Katrina to bring this about but kudos to Mayor Ray Nagin and his team for charging ahead and getting the rebuilding effort underway. Yes, the speed is only 512Kb/s (to be reduced to 128Kb/s once the state of emergency is lifted) but its going to be hard enough for businesses to get rolling again if they don’t have Internet access. When its all said and done, this will probably accelerate the economic recovery of the city exponentially. Plus it brings the dream of walking around town listening to your LaunchCast Station one step closer.
Big Easy Launches Free Wireless System (AP) –
AP – To help boost its stalled economy, hurricane-ravaged New Orleans is offering the nation’s first free wireless Internet network owned and run by a major city.
(Via Yahoo! Top Stories)
