Who said Chi-town is the place to be in Illinois? Just a bit away from the windy city, Illinois third largest city, Rockford, will be going with a muni wireless network. Bringing two private companies, Airpath Wireless and ROC-net Services, in to make it all happen, Rockford will first spread the 8o2.11 signals to local local healthcare organizations, colleges and universities. Once the doctors and the students are surfing the web to get their latest news and information from SvenOnTech the appropriate sources, Rockford will work on moving outward from the eight square mile radius it starts out with.

The muni wireless service will be both free and a paid service. No details or pricing has been given, but once the service is lit, information will surely become available.

I’m sure Bob is happy. :)

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