Philadelphia, Verizon Strike Deal on WiFi
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The agreement would allow the city to provide wireless Internet access as a municipal service even if Gov. Edward G. Rendell (D) signs legislation to give Verizon the power to scuttle the project.-washingtonpost.com
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Philadelphia has finished testing its wireless Internet project, setting the stage for America's biggest citywide Wi-Fi network that will also offer access to low-income households, officials said on Thursday.
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Approval of Earthlink's test network clears the way for the company to bring Wi-Fi to all of Philadelphia.
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Households in Newtown, Yardley and Doylestown will be among the first in the region to have access to new high-speed Internet services from Verizon.
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NEW YORK, November 5  - Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications (VZ.NYS) and Vodafone Group, has reached an agreement to acquire all of NextWave&#39;s airwave spectrum licenses for about $3 billion.
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The two mobile broadband firms partner on a nationwide network.
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Verizon Communications Inc  and  Vodafone Group Plc  aim to develop a common technology  for their future mobile networks that would allow their cell  phone users to roam on each others&#39; services.
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Canadian telecom equipment giant Nortel Networks Corp.  has signed a $2-billion (C$2.32 billion) supply deal with Verizon Wireless  to help the carrier cope with an explosion in demand for broadband Internet access.
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Verizon Wireless on Monday plans to make its wireless broadband service available in 11 more cities, an expansion the carrier claims will dwarf its competitors.
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Verizon said it has agreed to provide co-branded versions of Windows Live products to its DSL and FiOS high-speed customers. The agreement is an expansion of a prior one between the two companies that has existed since April 2002.
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Sprint Corp. (FON.N) said on  Friday it made a deal that will let it nearly double the number of places it offers short-range wireless Internet connections.
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A proposed Pennsylvania law on its way to the governor's desk could pose a hurdle for Philadelphia's ambitious plan to provide broadband Wi-Fi service throughout the city by mid-2006.
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Two telecom providers have come together in the name of Wi-Fi. Sprint and SBC Communications have signed a bi-lateral roaming agreement that will enable their customers more wireless access while on the go.
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Sprint Nextel yesterday announced a series of partnerships aimed at deploying a high-speed wireless network called WiMax, as it offered glimpses of the new technology at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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NextWave Telecom and Verizon Wireless have struck a $3 billion deal over NextWave&#39;s beleaguered PCS spectrum as they strive toward starkly contrasting network goals.
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The city of Philadelphia has reached an agreement with Verizon Communications that will let the municipal government deploy a citywide Wi-Fi network, but a carrier-backed bill that would let incumbent carriers block such projects has been signed into law by Pennsylvania's governor.
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Forget finding an Internet cafe. For less than what it costs to build a small library, city officials believe they can turn all 135 square miles of Philadelphia into the world's largest wireless Internet hot spot.