Paris Plans to Offer Citywide Wi-Fi

By the Betanews Staff | Published July 5, 2006, 12:35 PM

The city of Paris is considering a plan that would blanket the city with wireless Internet access by the end of 2007, its Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said Tuesday. Additionally, tax breaks are planned for companies who install fiber-optic cables in the city. Paris hopes to have 80 percent of the city covered by a fiber network by the end of the decade.

Access to the wireless network would be free, and would be maintained by private companies. Access points would be located in public areas and libraries, according to the plan. The final plans will be submitted for approval next week.

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the country is literally broke.. taxes are high, economy sucks.. just stay there for a week and you'll see how fast your wallet empties out since everything is so expensive to make up for the high taxes.. where do they find this kind of money for these projects?! lol

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The Louvre, Proust, Airbus, hi-speed trains, World Cup finalists, and now this. France has got it going on, baby!

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LOL you base a country on a plane, a train, soccer (football), and internet access.. lol.. talk about low expectations.

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Take away the french and france would be a nice place to live. Just go with a few mates and invade and they will probebly shower you with flowers and give you it.

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I've noticed you don't seem to say anything creative in your posts. You simply deride other people and try and provoke them.

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You mean what your doing to me right now?

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