In the latest of a lengthening string of failures in city-wide wireless projects across the US, MetroFi of Mountain View, CA has reportedly stopped work on a project in Portland, Oregon.
After installing 590 functional wireless access points (APs) in Portland, MetroFi has asked the city to provide $9 million in public funds to finish the job with an additional 2,000-or-so APs.
Another MetroFi customer, the city of Toledo, Ohio, decided last June to sell its municipal wireless project to Cincinatti Bell, after the wireless provider asked municipal government to kick in $2.16 million on the project over the ensuing five years.
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Source: BetaNews (
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