DAYTON, OH — All
55 square miles of this city
are about to be hot — Wi-Fi
hot.
Residents and visitors to
Dayton and its airport could
have free Internet access
anywhere there is green
space within its corporate
limits.
Service could begin by the
end of this month after
approval of the final
contract between the Dayton
City Commission and network
provider HarborLink.
The service is free to the
city and its Wi-Fi users
thanks to private funding,
including Cox Ohio
Publishing, said HarborLink
Network President Rick
Tangeman. "Other (partners)
are in place," he said,
declining to name them.
"We're the lead on the
entire project," he said.
"We own it, operate it and
we maintain the network."
Tangeman wouldn't say
residents couldn't pick up
service that "bled" inside a
residence or other building,
"but you can sit on your
front porch and have
access."
Tuesday night, Mayor Rhine
McLin said, "I think it's a
good thing. How great is it
in Dayton to be able to
offer Wi-Fi services to
residents and visitors and
give them the opportunity to
boot-up?"
HarborLink partnered with
the city in March 2005 to
provide free Wi-Fi in a
square-mile radius of
downtown, which included the
Oregon Business District,
RiverScape, Fifth Third
Field and Webster Station.
HarborLink operates 325 hot
spots in 34 states.
Springfield is considering a
pilot program for its
downtown area.
Contact this reporter at
(937) 225-2353 or cmong@DaytonDailyNews.com.
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