Score another big-city win for EarthLink. The company was selected by the city of Atlanta, Georgia to build and manage a citywide wireless network. The contract has to be worked on and agreed to by the local government, so at this point, a definite timeframe has not yet been established, but one would guess we will see a timeline very soon.
EarthLink is headquartered in Atlanta, so it wouldn't be a stretch to say that they had a distinct advantage over other bidders in the process. However, EarthLink has long proved itself as the major player in the muni WiFi sector, and their selection surely was based more on merit than in the city getting a "hometown discount" on their services.
As with other networks EarthLink has built or is in the process of building, users will be able to access the netowrk with upload/download speeds of up to 1 Mbit per second for a monthly fee. In addition, the company will look to partner with the city in order to provide service for those folks who don't have ready access to the internet.
(Thanks Jerry!)
