Press Release
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec 15, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Clearwire and Intel announced today that they will host a press conference on January 6, 2009, in Portland, Ore., introducing the city to Clear(TM) and the “Let’s be Clear” campaign promoting the region’s first 4G mobile WiMAX network for next-generation communications services. Read More …
I’m a little confused about the technology at work here, but I do wish local governments would spend more time thinking about free, wireless internet access for everyone, at least in certain places if not citywide. The internet is becoming a necessity in everyday life, and we are indeed moving towards a paperless society, so I think there’s a real collective public benefit from everyone being easily connected.