So, never mind the capital investment and the several years it's going to take to lay a municipal network in your city.

So in a shared municipal wireless network, should important data have the opportunity to be given a priority over a movie download?

The loss of water in municipal network represents and significant reduction of the available resources.

Given the poor track record of municipal networks around the country, focusing on businesses and the public sector makes sound sense.

Unfortunately, getting high-speed Internet to your town isn't always as simple as threatening to start a municipal network.

Philadelphia established a nonprofit corporation in 2004 to plan its municipal network.

In some cases, industry spokesmen say, there is no need for municipal networks at all.

When the situation is over, everyone believes this municipal wireless network and the information it carried helped lead to a peaceful resolution.

The first thing some people think of when hearing that a city is planning a municipal network is "free access."

Will it ever become a viable alternative to municipal wireless networks?