Milwaukee Going Wireless

This niche blog has now been merged into the The Wireless Report (www.thewirelessreport.com), which covers all things wireless.

Posted Jan 13th 2006 9:31PM by Michael Sciannamea

Looks like the city of beer, cheese, and the Brewers, Milwaukee, is about to go wireless. The city has reached an agreement with Midwest Fiber Networks to develop and deploy the citywide network at a cost of roughly $20 million dollars with a launch date of mid-2008. No taxpayer money will be used to build the network, however users will be expected to pay monthly fee (about $20) to access the service. A city council committee is expected to ratify the deal within the next couple of days.

Just as mostly everyone else is doing these days, Milwaukee's intention in building this network is to attract business. Will it do so? Who knows for sure, but it certainly can't hurt.

Reader Comments

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1. Do you think we could get some stats on the actual cost of the fiber when it was installed and what else it is being used for? Something tells me that fiber was needed when it was installed and is now being used to link government buildings together. That's just a guess though, it would be nice to see some facts on this.

Posted at 5:43AM on Mar 1st 2006 by dRive

2. Find out more on this initiative at the Milwaukee Interactive Marketing Association's March 23rd meeting. Midwest Fiber Networks (Donna Rafaelli) and Mayor Barrett will be speaking along with city CIO Randy Gschwind. For more information go to www.milwaukeeima.org

Posted at 11:27AM on Mar 17th 2006 by Andy

3. Brunswick Records Presents: Johnnie Gee & 'Step By Step' classic music of the 70's and 80's,
The Brunswick trademark went all the way back to the twenties and had been passed around from Warner Brothers Records to Columbia Records a then to Decca in the 50's. Over the next few years, artists such as Step By Step, Isaac Hayes, Linda Hopkins, Lavern Baker, Big Maybelle and Little Richard all came to Brunswick to record, but it was Wilson who Tarnopol gave 90% of his time and attention to.

Now that classic music is becoming more popular, Brunswick Records has decided to license and re-issue golden time music like 'Johnnie Gee & Step By Step', get the original album re-mastered and on CD featuring 'Johnnie Gee', Step By Step is also listed in Brunswick cataloged music with all the
great legends.

Johnnie Gee was just 13 yrs. old when he got signed with Brunswick, after 37yrs., of professional Music industry training he has re-issued his first LP and his 'New Northern Soul' products, and they are on shelves worldwide once again.

Johnnie Gee's from Milwaukee, WI order his soul music by visiting his site.
www.gecomgroup.net

Posted at 6:37AM on Apr 6th 2006 by J. Gee

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