San Francisco has officially ended plans to build a citywide Wi-Fi network. The plan was pretty much thought to be off the table when Earthlink pulled out of the deal last month, but a committee of the city's Board of Supervisors formally killed the proposal yesterday when it declined to vote on the contract.
Mayor Gavin Newsom, as well as partners Google and Earthlink, had been working for several years now on a plan to blanket the city with free Internet access. Google and Earthlink had partnered to cover the estimated $14 to $17 million costs of building the Wi-Fi network.
Free Wi-Fi may still be a measure on the San Francisco ballot in the November elections, but the results would not be binding.
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