Mais uma cidade wifi (Portland)

«PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 15 (AP) — Microsoft and MetroFi say they will work together to build a free wireless Internet service for Portland, Oregon’s largest city. MetroFi announced late Tuesday that it would introduce the Wi-Fi service in Pioneer Courthouse Square, a popular gathering place in downtown Portland, by the end of the year and expand it to the rest of the city within two years. Microsoft will provide locally focused content and advertising through its new search advertising system, adCenter. The system, intended to compete with Google, allows advertisers to single out users based on browsing habits and factors like their sex, age and location. MetroFi operates Wi-Fi networks in several Silicon Valley cities and has agreements with 13 cities across the United States to develop municipal networks. MetroFi, based in Mountain View, Calif., will pay to create and maintain the system. The company said the service would be maintained through advertising revenue. Users can receive advertising-free service for $20 a month»

fonte: «Microsoft Will Join in Free Wi-Fi Effort», via NYT, By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Published: November 16, 2006