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12-23-2013, 02:57 PM
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Oakland Local
One solution may be municipal WiFi, or free, city-owned wireless networks. While few cities have been able to be so ambitious, there are major exceptions. Earlier this year, San Jose launched its own wireless, Wickedly Fast WiFi, to energize its downtown.





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