Thursday, January 05, 2006

New Orleans Free Internet Connections?

New Orleans has been on my mind again. I am so missing being able to walk the streets of the Quarter, grab a poboy, then head down to Du Monde for some coffee.
I am a Louisiana native, and love New Orleans. This blog will be dedicated to all things New Orleans. Looks like free internet is headed to the Big Easy:

New Orleans's New Connection
City-Owned WiFi System To Be Announced Today

By Jonathan Krim
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 29, 2005; Page D01

Hurricane-ravaged New Orleans will deploy the nation's first municipally owned wireless Internet system that will be free for all users, part of an effort to jump-start recovery by making living and doing business in the city as attractive as possible.

The system, which Mayor C. Ray Nagin is scheduled to announce at a news conference today, also will be used by law enforcement and for an array of city government functions, such as speeding approval of building permits.
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