The Town of Brookline has been developing a plan for a municipal wireless network that could serve the public with community hotspots, provide services for municipal and public safety departments, and add a new competitive broadband provider to the mix for residents and businesses.

There will be a public hearing on December 1st (details below) to discuss the project. It will be open to the public but it is most important that individuals who live or work in Brookline attend. If you have friends or family in Brookline, please spread the word. This info can be linked to at www.universalhub.com/brooklinewifi

The September Boston Wi-Fi Meetup (Wednesday, 28 Sept) is about the Boston Main Streets program to set up community Wi-Fi in Roslindale.

Group Pre-Meetup For Trip on Commuter Rail to Meetup
If you would like to join a group heading over to the meetup together via the commuter rail, we will meet outside the Back Bay train station at 6:15 PM sharp. The commuter rail departs at 6:25 PM. Please RSVP at info@bostonwag.org if you would like to join us for the trip to the community center.

Boston Wireless Advocacy Group (BostonWAG) is a user group whose mission is to advocate, educate and inspire open, public Wi-Fi networks throughout greater Boston. On the second Wednesday of each month we meet at the Boston Wi-Fi Meetup. The BostonWAG website includes a directory of complimentary/free hotspots throughout greater Boston and reviews of the hotspots.

At today's Boston Wi-Fi Summit, Doug Schremp from BTS Partners just gave an overview of the analysis of a Wi-Fi survey in Boston from the perspective of individuals and organizations. During his presentation he outlined several questions that may be discussed further at today's summit.

The agenda is available as a PDF and is listed on Councillor Tobin's weblog.

Community Wi-Fi Forum photograph taken by Steve Garfield.

Michael Oh put together these notes from the April 19, 2005 Boston Wi-Fi Community Forum at the Boston Public Library. Steve Garfield's video highlights of the event are on Councillor John Tobin's weblog.

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If you're interested in attending the Boston Wi-Fi Summit that City Councillor Tobin's Office is hosting with the City of Boston, The Museum of Science and The Boston Foundation on Thursday, May 19, 2005... read on for more info about the event and how to RSVP.