Philadelphia repurchases city Wi-Fi network for $2M - PC Magazine

More than a year after EarthLink ditched plans for a city-wide Wi-Fi network, Philadelphia officials announced that they will repurchase the existing wireless assets from Network Acquisition Company (NAC) for $2 million and build the system itself.

The city plans to create a "multi-purpose public safety and municipal wireless network that will improve government operations as well as providing free Internet to citizens in targeted public spaces," the city said in a statement...