Thursday, June 19, 2008

FiOS, WiMAX in DC?

OK, for those who haven't heard my rant about DC residents not having FiOS available as an option... and now NYC is getting it...

It looks like we may have at least something new... WiMAX...
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Sprint Nextel to Launch WiMax in September
Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 10:20 AM PDT

The WiMax service spearheaded by Sprint Nextel will launch commercially in Baltimore in September, Sprint President and CEO Dan Hesse said Wednesday.

The service, delayed several times and now coming under the flag of a joint venture with WiMax service provider Clearwire, will also go commercial in Washington, D.C., and Chicago later this year, Hesse said in a keynote address at the NXTcomm trade show.

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