"While doubt is warranted, success is possible. EarthLink, an Internet service provider from Atlanta that has been contracted to build a wireless network to encompass the city's 135 square miles, is an established business. Public-private partnerships, hardly the norm in the Philadelphia region, have established track records of accomplishment in other parts of the country.
That was my attitude as I sat down with a wireless-enabled laptop in Love Park Wednesday. The so-called wireless hotspot has been in place for coming up on two years now. It purports to offer free Internet access of the kind that EarthLink, by contract, will offer in large public areas of the city.
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it is coming to a GTE provided neighborhood near you.
