Google/Earthlink on the Golden Gate
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For several weeks, it was kinda official. But now, it “is” official. Google/Earthlink duo has won the San Fransisco bid for citywide WiFi network. That means, as Associated Press said it, that San Francisco could be the largest city in the US with free Internet access. Two thumbs up.
But now, how would they do this? On one side, Google champions for free services, mostly (always) supported by adverts. Their accepted patent opens a highway for commercials on WiFi networks, although they claimed to have no plans for this kind of use.
On the other side, up to now, Earthlink has been dishing out some paid Internet connection. They start charging users $15-$20 to access their recent deployed wireless networks in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Milpitas (a suburb town near San Jose and San Fransisco).
The eventual solution to this dilemma would be to propose 2 different levels of registration. The first floor includes a ton of ads but is free of charge, this floor would be devoted to Google. The second floor, let’s call it “the clean level”, would provide a faster, more efficient Internet access but people will have to pay for the service. Every one wins.
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Apr 6, 2006 | By Nuno
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