Toledo: From Industrial Heartland To Wireless Mecca

America's fifth most 'unwired' city is an example of emerging technology going mainstream, and its potential economic development impact.

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November 9, 2005, 11:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Simply by connecting an antenna to his high-speed Internet connection, he has allowed all the laptop-toting customers in his diner to surf the Web. And he is just one of a groundswell of business-owners and citizens here who are broadcasting wireless Internet to anyone who wants it - sometimes for a charge, sometimes not - making Toledo America's fifth most "unwired" city, above the likes of Denver and Boston, according to a survey by Intel.

...It is a curious distinction for a city still struggling to become more than a memorial to America's vanishing industrial heartland ...Experts suggest that Toledo's ascendance is but one part of a broader revolution that could bridge the "digital divide."

FULL STORY: Holy Toledo! A surprising leader in wireless access.

Wednesday, November 9, 2005 in The Christian Science Monitor

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