minneapolis wireless internet network city minneapolis minnesota covered wireless internet network called wireless minneapolis network proposed point cities nationwide systems place local firm internet beat build operate network guaranteed year dollar contract city network anchor tenant construction began project encountered delays city covered network subsidiary internet responsible system set numerous free internet access points public locations minneapolis network offers speeds second rate month residential subscribers end network city employees plans place police fire departments use future mississippi_river bridge collapsed wireless system helped coordinate emergency services city won praise network singled successful municipal wireless ventures nationwide number stalled failed projects background time wireless network consideration american cities networks process constructing minnesota city owned wireless networks philadelphia considering building texas experimenting specialized government use network network built minneapolis city services run combination fiber services city worked city working field time ranked minneapolis america citing factors city wireless compared national average time history initiative construct wireless internet network initiated city aimed offer city residents wireless access month improve city services fire police giving greater access information route site city digital divide city stated goal network ownership schemes considered process building running system plan named city officials owners operators network scrapped city lacked core million capital investment required initial construction plan ultimately adopted entailed private company building running network plan met opposition organization stated believed city build network contract private company maintain city opened bidding construction network eventually receiving bids different internet service providers atlanta based based internet selected company set trial program minneapolis final decision process outcry arose members lack public hearings subject network internet service provider placed bid build run network city plan involved wireless internet business deputy chief information officer minneapolis stated city worried legal restrictions lawsuits key reasons lack transparency process internet selected build city network late summer firm guaranteed year million contract city anchor tenant wholly owned subsidiary internet tasked installing radio wireless network light poles telephone poles buildings structures construction slated begin weeks city selected internet beginning october expected completed following autumn network referred wireless minneapolis internet provides wired fiber connections available april residents minneapolis connections ran quickly month half price connection later year company announced plans bring internet services farther broader minneapolis metropolitan area nationally internet announced december year bring service minneapolis making municipality world access speed availability usage minneapolis intended covered entirety wireless network certain exceptions lacked infrastructure support system city numerous lakes ruled network coverage sending receiving signals require transmission poles water area city receive service delayed weeks technical challenges posed area uneven terrain mississippi_river east area goal blanket entire city network november spite delays expected area installation residential neighborhood easier thanks flat terrain late completion network stuck misunderstanding stated install radio park land proper permits unaware delay came form light poles breaking stress wireless placed neighborhoods isles area city response city paid million install new light poles area capable supporting entirety city square miles km2 covered network certain challenge areas fitted special equipment internet selected construct network plans existed wireless service available residents subscription month speeds second comparable speeds offered internet service providers area time half cost marketing service including billboards featuring local personality december approximately subscribers according company ceo company original target subscribers expected company reach milestone delays setting network nonetheless firm million profit counted subscribers city minneapolis paying million annually wireless service percent capacity purchased complaints raised municipal departments budgets cost network subscription regardless utilizing departments beginning use network including city city employees trend expected lead usage fourteen percent city purchased capacity end city minneapolis connected security cameras electronic street signs network end intention connect network enabled parking meters garbage trucks system near future fire police conversion network underway city taking necessary precautions ensure services ultimately dedicated frequency continue offer public safety service free wireless access points set city aid city goal increasing access internet internet paid agreed pay percent yearly revenues seven years maintain totaling million points set community centers minneapolis total gone parks street corners city request law enforcement officials concerned potential ability surf internet anonymously free points require user enter credit card number emergency minneapolis wireless network built emergency mind consideration noted proposals networks collapse mississippi_river bridge august application network truly tested point managed cover square miles km2 city network area downtown mississippi_river near bridge collapse site shortly collapse opened network subscribers hastily added wireless area additional speed network cell phone service overwhelmed minutes goal people use communicate network instead voice communications traffic jumped period unclear network usage expand users collapse network heavily government officials rescue personnel log network rescue workers floating middle river receive signal communicate headquarters charge rescue operations wireless service integral sending large files scene use locating survivors utilized media outlets local national reception report municipal wireless networks wall_street_journal minneapolis singled success story publication explaining concept having city anchor tenant good article cited wireless network philadelphia set time minneapolis run built finalist bidding process select network minneapolis relinquished control partially complete network low subscription rate customers year minneapolis subscribers network nearing completion reference variety stalled failed wireless projects country world cited firm got numbers engineering add far article noted minneapolis large cities deployed successfully wireless network tested december wireless testing firm found fastest metro wireless internet network america network received
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