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Rhode Island Embarks on Statewide Wireless Network

Richard C. Lewis writes for Reuters:

America's smallest state is seeking to become its first to offer a wireless broadband network from border to border.

Backers of Rhode Island's $20 million project say it would improve services and make the state a testing ground for new business technologies.

It also comes at a time when Rhode Island's capital of Providence is stepping up efforts to lure business from Boston, about a 50-minute drive away, in neighboring Massachusetts, where office rents are among the nation's most expensive.

posted by Fergie @ 4/28/2006 01:09:00 PM