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Municipal wireless network (Municipal Wi-Fi, Muni Wi-Fi or Muni-Fi) is a citywide wireless network. This is usually done by providing municipal broadband via Wi-Fi to large parts or all of a municipal area by deploying a wireless mesh network. The typical deployment design uses hundreds of wireless access points deployed outdoors, often on poles. The operator of the network acts as a wireless internet service provider.

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Overview

Municipal wireless networks go far beyond the existing piggybacking opportunities available near public libraries and some coffee shops. The basic premise of carpeting an area with wireless service in urban centers is that it is more economical to the community to provide the service as a utility rather than to have individual households and businesses pay private firms for such a service. Such networks are capable of enhancing city management and public safety, especially when used directly by city employees in the field. They can also be a social service to those who cannot afford private high-speed services. When the network service is free and a small number of clients consume a majority of the available capacity, operating and regulating the network might prove difficult.

In 2003, Verge Wireless formed an agreement with Tropos Networks to build a municipal wireless networks in the downtown area of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Carlo MacDonald, the founder of Verge Wireless, suggested that it could provide cities a way to improve economic development and developers to build mobile applications that can make use of faster bandwidth. Verge Wireless built networks for Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and other areas. Some applications include wireless security cameras, police mug shot software, and location-based advertising.

In 2006 the US Federal Trade Commission expressed concerns about such private-public partnerships as trending towards a franchise monopoly.

In 2007, some companies with existing cell sites offered high-speed wireless services where the laptop owner purchased a PC card or adapter based on EV-DO cellular data receivers or WiMAX rather than 802.11b/g. A few high-end laptops at that time featured built-in support for these newer protocols. WiMAX is designed to implement a metropolitan area network (MAN) while 802.11 is designed to implement a wireless local area network (LAN).

Within the United States, providing a municipal wireless network is not recognized as a priority. Some have argued that the benefits of public approach may exceed the costs, similar to cable television.

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Finance

The construction of such networks is a significant part of their lifetime costs. Usually, a private firm works with local government to construct a network and operate it. Financing is usually shared by both the private firm and the municipal government. Once operational, the service may be free to users via public finance or advertising, or may be a paid service. Among deployed networks, usage as measured by number of distinct users has been shown to be moderate to light. Private firms serving multiple cities sometimes maintain an account for each user, and allow the user a limited amount of mobile service in the cities covered. As of 2007 some Muni WiFi deployments are delayed as the private and public partners negotiate the business model and financing.

In such networks, radio communication is used both for the Wi-Fi service and for the "backhaul" or pathway to the Internet. This means that the nodes only need a wire for power (hence the habit of installing them on power and light utility poles). This "all radio" approach means that nodes must be within range of each other and form a contiguous pathway back to special aggregation nodes that have more traditional access to the Internet. Nodes then relay traffic, somewhat like a bucket brigade, from the laptop to the aggregation node. This limits the way in which the network can be grown incrementally: coverage starts near the aggregation point and, as the mesh grows, new coverage can only grow out from the edge of the mesh. If a new, isolated area is to be covered, then a new aggregation point must be constructed. Private firms often take a phased approach, starting with one or a few sectors of a city to demonstrate competence before making the larger investment of attempting full coverage of a city.

Google WiFi is entirely funded by Google. Despite a failed attempt to provide citywide WiFi through a partnership with internet service provider Earthlink in 2007, the company claims that they are working to provide a wireless network for the city of San Francisco, California, although there is no specified completion date. Some other projects that are still in the planning stages have pared back their planned coverage from 100% of a municipal area to only densely commercially zoned areas. One of the most ambitious planned projects is to provide wireless service throughout Silicon Valley, but the winner of the bid seems ready to request that the 40 cities involved help cover more of the cost, which has raised concerns that the project will ultimately be too slow to market to be a success. Advances in technology in 2005-2007 may allow wireless community network projects to offer a viable alternative. Such projects have an advantage in that, as they do not have to negotiate with government entities, they have no contractual obligations for coverage. A promising example is Meraki's demonstration in San Francisco, which already claims 20,000 distinct users as of October 2007.

In 2009, Microsoft and Yahoo also provided free wireless to select regions in the United States. Yahoo's free WiFi was made available for one year to the Times Square area in New York City beginning November 10, 2009. Microsoft made free WiFi available to select airports and hotels across the United States, in exchange for one search on the Bing search engine by the user.

San Francisco gives its main street free Wi-Fi, eyes citywide ...

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Potential externalities

Unintended externalities are possible as a result of local governments providing Internet service to their constituents. A private service provider could choose to offer limited or no service to a region if that region's largest city opted to provide free Internet service, thus eliminating the potential customer base. The private sector receives no money from taxpayers, so there isn't competition. The lack of competition prevents other municipalities in that region from benefiting from the services of the private provider. The smaller public municipalities would at the same time not benefit from the free service provided by the larger city because it is designed to be subsidized by taxpayers and not concerned about the maximization of profits. The broadband provided by the government isn't largely supported to create an income on top of the private sector not being competed with enough to make a profit. Thus, making both municipal wireless networks anticompetitive.

Overuse could be another issue. If usage of the publicly provided network became heavier than existing private options network overload issues could arise, forcing the municipality to invest more heavily, thus spending more revenue, on infrastructure to maintain the existing level of service. This issue could be compounded if private providers begin exiting a market as mentioned above.

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Cities with municipal Wi-Fi service

In many cases several points or areas are covered, without blanket area coverage.

Africa

Luxor, Egypt - pilot, paid service in tourist areas
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt - pilot, paid service, tourist areas, EgyNet
Johannesburg - City of Johannesburg is currently rolling out free Wi-Fi to many suburbs as well as the city center.

Asia

Cambodia

Phnom Penh - WiCam, Ltd.

China

Free public wifi in tourist areas of big cities, railway stations, airports, and governmental facilities in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Harbin, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Kunming, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Nanjing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Ningbo, Foshan, Dalian, Changchun, Qingdao, Yantai, Dongguan, Macau , Huangshan, Hefei , Guiyang, and Guangzhou

Hong Kong - most are subscribed, paid services, but free service in selected governmental facilities is also available
Shanghai - city network in tourist areas, governmental facilities, and the districts of Jiading, Minhang, Pudong, Songjiang, Baoshan, and Puxi are covered. Public Wifi in various shopping malls, restaurants, stores, along with Pudong Airport, Hongqiao Airport, and all railway stations.
Beijing - Citywide network covers most districts, including downtown, along with public wifi by stores, shopping malls, and restaurants, along with Government Facilities, transportation centers, and Beijing Capital International Airport.
Tianjin - Citywide network, along with Tourist areas and railway stations including Tianjin Binhai International Airport
Harbin - Network in downtown, railway stations, Shopping malls, and Harbin Taiping International Airport
Shenyang - Railway Stations, Tourist Areas, Shopping malls, and Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
Shenzhen - Limited to Downtown, Tourist areas, Shopping malls, railway stations, and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Hangzhou - Downtown wifi, tourist areas, railway stations, and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
Suzhou - Downtown wifi, tourist areas, and railway stations.
Wuxi - Sunan Shuofang International Airport , Downtown, Tourist areas, railway stations, and shopping malls.
Nanjing - Downtown, along with full district coverage, tourist areas, Railway stations, shopping malls, plazas, and Nanjing Lukou International Airport
Xi'an - Downtown, tourist areas, railway stations, shopping malls, and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Chengdu - Coverage in many areas, including downtown, plazas, and tourist areas, including Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Chongqing - Downtown coverage, railway stations, tourist areas, and Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
Fuzhou - Coverage in downtown, railway stations, tourist areas, and Fuzhou Changle International Airport
Ningbo - Tourist areas, railway stations, tourist areas, and Ningbo Lishe International Airport
Foshan - Downtown Coverage, Tourist Areas, railway stations, and Foshan Shadi Airport
Dalian - Downtown Coverage, railway stations, tourist areas, and Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
Changchun - Downtown coverage, railway stations, tourist areas, shopping malls, and Changchun Longjia International Airport
Qingdao - Downtown coverage, railway stations, tourist areas, shopping malls, and Qingdao Liuting International Airport
Yantai - Downtown coverage, railway stations, tourist areas, shopping malls, and Yantai Penglai International Airport
Dongguan - Downtown coverage, railway stations, tourist areas, shopping malls, and plazas, including shops, and communities.
Macau - Downtown Coverage, including transportation centers, tourist areas, shopping malls, and Macau International Airport
Huangshan - Downtown Coverage, including transportation centers, tourist areas, shopping malls, and Huangshan Tunxi International Airport
Hefei - Downtown Coverage, including transportation centers, tourist areas, shopping malls, and Hefei Xinqiao International Airport
Guiyang - Downtown Coverage, including transportation centers, tourist areas, shopping malls, and Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport
Guangzhou - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Wuhan - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
Jinan - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport
Ordos - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Ordos Ejin Horo Airport
Xiamen - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
Zhengzhou - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
Changsha - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Changsha Huanghua International Airport
Shijiazhuang - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport
Nanning - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Nanning Wuxu International Airport
Luoyang - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Luoyang Beijiao Airport
Haikou - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Haikou Meilan International Airport
Xuzhou - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Xuzhou Guanyin Airport
Nanchang - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Nanchang Changbei International Airport
Changzhou - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Changzhou Benniu Airport
Guilin - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
Zhuhai - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Zhuhai Jinwan Airport
Wenzhou - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Wenzhou Longwan International Airport
Tangshan - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Tangshan Sannühe Airport
Lanzhou - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport
Xuzhou - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Xuzhou Guanyin Airport
Changsha - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Changsha Huanghua International Airport
Tangshan - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Tangshan Sannühe Airport
Nantong - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Nantong Xingdong Airport
Taiyuan - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Taiyuan Wusu International Airport
Shantou - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport
Yangzhou - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Yangzhou Taizhou Airport
Quanzhou - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport
Kaifeng - Downtown Coverage
Yichang - Downtown Coverage, tourist areas, transportation centers, shopping malls, and Yichang Sanxia Airport

Nearly all cities have free wifi coverage, hosted either by their local service carrier, or city government, all railway stations in China have free wifi, along with all Airports.

India

Ahmedabad - Reliance Jio started free 4G services in select areas
Bangalore - free coverage of M.G. Road and Brigade Road.
Delhi - free Wi-Fi service in Delhi's Khan Market (August 2014), free WiFi service in Delhi's Connaught Place (November 2014), free Wi-Fi service at New Delhi Railway Station (December 2014)
Greater Noida -- paid, operated by Maksat Technologies (P) Ltd.
Kolkata, India - free 4G service by Reliance Jio
Faridabad, India - paid Wi-Fi Internet services being deployed by CSC E-governance Services in all Village Gram Panchayats
Puducherry, India - paid Wi-Fi Internet services being deployed by CSC E-governance Services in all Village Gram Panchayats
Jharkhand, India - paid Wi-Fi Internet services being deployed by CSC E-governance Services in all Village Gram Panchayats

Indonesia

Malang - Indoken Wireless offers roaming connectivity, T-Fi Beta offers connectivity on public transportation, free access at resource centers.

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur - free, Wireless@KL covering major commercial areas.
Penang, - Penang Free Wi-Fi started in 2009, covers some commercial spots in the state, mostly on Penang Island.
Sarawak - paid deConnexion available in most business districts in major towns in the state of Sarawak.

Nepal

Kathmandu - Paid services through multiple providers such as wlink, NTC

Pakistan

Islamabad - Free PTCL Char G WiFi for Metro Bus, stations and ruotes.

https://www.ptcl.com.pk/Home/PageDetail?ItemId=286&linkId=643

Karachi - Free Telenor WiFi

https://propakistani.pk/2014/09/22/telenor-launches-wifi-hotspots-in-karachi/ https://wifispc.com/pakistan

Philippines

Balanga City, Bataan - free in downtown and several tourist attractions
Bogo City, Cebu - free WiFi service in most government facilities provided by the city government and ICT Office.
Calbayog City, Samar - downtown area

Singapore

Singapore - free/paid, Wireless@SG

Taiwan

Taipei - Taipei Free Public Wi-Fi and paid service Wifly by Q-Ware Communications, Inc.
New Taipei - free service in specific public areas in the city

Thailand

Bangkok - free service for Bangkok citizens provided by True Corporation.

Vietnam

H? Long
H?i An
Da Nang
Hu?

Europe

Austria

Vienna - free service around the city through the city lights, at major train stations, and in the Vienna International Airport

Belgium

Brussels - UrbiZone covers some institutions for higher education, administration buildings, and public hospitals.

Bulgaria

Plovdiv - free throughout the city center and some of the city's outskirts.

Estonia

Tallinn - Tiigrihüpe free Wifi covers the capital city Talinn and most of the country.

Croatia

Samobor - paid & free service by NGO SMBWireless.
Velika Gorica - free in the city center and nearby villages as a part of e-Gorica.

Finland

Helsinki - free, city-operated network in the city center
Oulu - free panOULU service.

France

Paris - free in many parks and in municipal libraries, museums, and public places.

Germany

Munich - several areas downtown
Stuttgart - service along the main shopping street Königstraße and a few other locations.

Greece

Heraklion - free, city-operated network, covers major city squares and roads.
Lagkadas - free, city-operated, covers most of the city and is expanding to cover towns in Lagkadas municipality.

Ireland

Dublin - free wifi in areas of the city centre.

Italy

Bologna - free service in and around the historical city center.
Comiso - free service in and around the historical city center.
Milan - free service in and around the historical city center and the Milano Malpensa airport.
Venice, free to residents and city users.
Trento, free service in and around the historical city centre.

Lithuanaia

Kaunas - free, in some streets of the city.

Luxembourg

Luxembourg -- paid & free service in downtown, Central Station Hotcity and European district.

Moldova

Chi?in?u - two metropolitan Wi-Fi networks exist: StarNet and Orange. StarNet's paid and free coverage area includes the city's central streets and residential districts as well as parks. Orange paid coverage area includes the city's mass transit areas and bus stops.

Netherlands

Leiden - free, community project covering city and region by Wireless Leiden.

Norway

Trondheim - paid and free service in city centre.

Poland

Rzeszów - free, city-operated in participating public schools.
Wroc?aw - free service by Miejski Internet, in few places.

Romania

Bra?ov, Romania - free wifi over the entire city deployed into existing 5G network by worldwifizone.com of Ireland, over 40,000 daily users at peak.
Roman, Romania - free, deployed by Minisoft Romania as part of MetroWireless free internet access project, paid by advertisements, covers much of the city, expanding to nearby villages
Vatra Dornei, Romania, 85% of city covered with free wifi deployed by worldwifizone.com using free guest user and Facebook connect.

Russia

Moscow, Russia - Maxima Telecom, award-winning Moscow Metro and public transport public network
Moscow, Russia - paid service, Golden Telecom

Serbia

Zrenjanin, Serbia - free, city center only
Pan?evo, Serbia - free, city center only, with time limit session.

Spain

Moralzarzal, Spain - free for inscribed citizens, limited time for visitors.
Madrid, Spain - free and open Wi-Fi on the municipal bus system, EMT.

Sweden

Helsingborg, Sweden - unrestricted, free and city-operated in 220 locations around the town. SSID: Helsingborg Helpdesk: #freewifihbg on most social platforms.
Lidköping, Sweden - unrestricted, free and commercially operated. Available in town square. SSID: Lidkoping
Örebro, Sweden - free, around Järntorget.

Switzerland

Geneva, Switzerland - free, city-operated

Ukraine

Kyiv, Ukraine - free wifi in certain areas of city centre and Passenger Railway Station.

United Kingdom

Blackpool, UK - free, 1.6 km area around city centre Wireless Blackpool - Wireless Blackpool Leaflet
Bristol, UK - free, 3 km area around city centre
Liverpool, UK - paid service, covering central areas.
Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
Norwich, England - free, city center and university, 18-month pilot Openlink (Norwich,UK)
York, England - free, entire city centre, museums, libraries and universities

North America

Canada

Calgary, Alberta - paid service operated by WestNet Wireless, first City Wi-Fi in Canada
Fredericton, New Brunswick - free, Fred-e Zone
Iqaluit, Nunavut - Community Free Access and Paid Service provided by Meshnet, and service of mnemonics.ca
London, Ontario - free (pilot project) on Dundas Street, provided by London Downtown Business Association
Mississauga, Ontario - free, Wireless access at Mississauga Libraries, Community Centres, Arenas and select transit stops
Moncton, New Brunswick - free, Service provided by Red Ball Internet of Moncton. Wireless access available at Arenas and Moncton's Public Library. It was also the first city in Canada to provide wireless internet on its public transportation fleet.
Montreal, Quebec - free, community supported Ilesansfil
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan - free, city center and campus
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan - free, city center and campus
Quebec City, Quebec - free, community supported ZAP Quebec
Regina, Saskatchewan - free, city center and campus
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec - free service in selected parks, municipal buildings and commercial center, provided by ZAP Monteregie
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - free, city center and campus
Sherbrooke, Québec - free, limited to downtown, provided by ZAP Sherbrooke
Shawinigan, Quebec - free service, limited to downtown. City-operated.
Stratford, Ontario - paid service, covers entire city.
Toronto, Ontario - free service provided by Wireless Toronto and the Toronto Public Library system for locations throughout the Greater Toronto Area; paid service from Toronto Hydro's One Zone.
Windsor, Ontario- free service for the downtown core provided by the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association.

United States

Akron, Ohio SSID: "ConnectAkron"
Albany, New York Albanyfreenet
Amherst, Massachusetts - free service in downtown area
Anderson, Indiana Anderson WiFi
Arcata, California
Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Free WiFi
Bethany Beach, Delaware Beach and Boardwalk free WiFi
Binghamton, New York - free service,
Brevard County, Florida - free at all County Library Buildings [11]
Bristol, Virginia
Burlington, Vermont - Citywide WiFi hotspots through Burlington Telecom
Burlington, North Carolina - Free public WiFi in select downtown areas.
Cambridge, Massachusetts - free (pilot), through the Cambridge Public Internet (CPI) Initiative
Charleston, South Carolina - free public wi-fi in Marion Square [12] by the [13]
Cedar Rapids, Iowa - has Free Wifi Downtown & around the city
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Clearwater Beach, Florida - free service,
Cleveland, Ohio--free service in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood
Corpus Christi, Texas - paid service, Earthlink
Decatur, Georgia - Free Wifi in Downtown Decatur
Dubuque, Iowa - free, city-operated, provided Mediacom covers downtown area since 2006.
El Paso, Texas - Free Wifi in Downtown El Paso.
Englewood, New Jersey - Free ultra fast Wifi throughout almost two miles of downtown Englewood 2014.
Escondido, California - free service in downtown area and Public Library.
Fenton, Michigan - free or paid service in downtown area and public parks, through Tri-County Wireless, Inc.
Gerlach, Nevada - Gifted to the public by Black Rock City LLC.
Greensboro, North Carolina - Free Wifi in Downtown Greensboro, Greensboro Historical Museum, The Depot, and others.
Harrisburg, North Carolina - free, Time Warner Cable
Hattiesburg, Mississippi Free wifi in the downtown area of Front, Main and Pine Streets and the Oaks Cultural District.
Hollywood, Florida - Johnson Controls, Sling Broadband Wimax deploy municipal Wi-Fi network for wireless automated meter reading (AMR), public safety and free Wi-Fi service for residents. Muni Wireless
Houston, Texas - free service in downtown area and selected neighborhoods around the city; free service also available in all Houston Public Library and Harris County Public Library branches
Honolulu, Hawaii - free, Tri-Net Solutions LLC
Hiawatha Iowa - Has Free WiFi at Public parks & Public Library
Indianapolis, Indiana -free AT&T WiFi downtown
Kennesaw, Georgia - free, City of Kennesaw WiFi - available in city parks and other areas [14]
Kenosha, Wisconsin - Low Cost Paid WiFi located in Downtown Kenosha, service provided by Infinite Technologies LLC [15]
Kenosha, Wisconsin - Expensive Lake coverage pre-approved by Kenosha County Board without pre-approval by the City of Kenosha was declinded by the City 2/13/2014. The ISP service the County was attempting would undermine the existing small business owner, who has found it a challenge for the city to accept any attempts to grow the wifi.
Kissimmee, Florida - free, Bright House Networks
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lawrence, Kansas - free, Lawrence Freenet, not-for-profit company that works in conjunction with the City of Lawrence and local internet providers [16]
Leverett, Massachusetts
Lexington, Kentucky - SSID: "LexingtonPublic" free, originally only for police, firefighters and civil service employees, available along major streets miles outside downtown, available in downtown, East End and Cardinal Hill neighborhoods
Linden, Michigan - free or paid service in downtown area and public parks, through Tri-County Wireless, Inc.
Los Lunas, New Mexico - http://www.loslunasnm.gov/196/Wi-Fi-Service
Longmont, Colorado - Municipal gigabit fiber citywide.
Madison, Wisconsin - paid, only covers central part of city.
Marion, Illinois - Free. Initially just the downtown square but plans to expand to Public Safety.
Maywood, California - Free. Initially just the business corridors, now citywide.
Minneapolis, Minnesota - paid, USI Wireless
Mountain View, California - free (no longer operating) - Google WiFi
Naperville, Illinois - free, downtown area only, known as "napernet"
New York City - LinkNYC began service in 2016; intended to have thousands of stations
Newton, North Carolina - free, downtown area [17]
Ocala, Florida - Free, Downtown Square
Pacifica, California - paid service, PacificaNet
Palm Bay, Florida - free at City Hall and six parks, Map [18]
Peachtree City, Georgia - free at two parks and the public library/City Hall plaza -
Philomath, Oregon - free 300kbit/s access, paid tiers. Serves city limits: also has APs in downtown Corvallis.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - free downtown 2 hours per day
Plattsmouth, Nebraska - free in all public buildings (Court House, Public Library, City Hall, Community Center) and Main Street
Ponca City, Oklahoma - covers the whole city
Powell, Ohio - Free, covers downtown
Rochester, Minnesota - Downtown in Peace Plaza, near the Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota Rochester\
Rockport, Maine
San Jose, California - Free in downtown area
Santa Clara, California - Free, outdoors in most areas of the city
Santa Monica, California - Free, outdoors in most areas of the city
Skokie, Illinois, - Downtown and park areas
Southaven, Mississippi - paid service, city-operated, branded as Magnoliawave
South Bend, Indiana - Free service intended to establish downtown as a meeting place and bridge the digital divide
Spokane, Washington - two free hours/day, paid after.
Statesville, North Carolina- free access
Storrs, Connecticut - used for students of The University of Connecticut
Springfield, Ohio - free, downtown and Clark State Community College campus
The Dalles, Oregon - free, via Google grant to downtown and key event areas. City-operated.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania - Day pass, monthly service, or even pre-paid wireless data cards are available
Williamsburg, Virginia - free, limited to Merchants Square
Winston-Salem, North Carolina - free, limited to downtown. City-operated: no technical support.
Warwick, Massachusetts - paid service, municipally-operated
Yazoo City, Mississippi - Paid network. Branded as Yazoo Wireless, Provided by CYTEC
Yorktown, Indiana - Free, limited to downtown

In addition, a few U.S. states, such as Iowa and Massachusetts, offer free Wi-Fi service at welcome centers and roadside rest areas located along major Interstate highways.

Mexico

Guadalajara, Jalisco - Free, 150 parks and municipal areas. 1 hour continuous connect and 2 hour connection time allowed per day. In operation since 2011. Installation and operation is municipal government funded. A few of the areas are provided with free electrical outlets to charge / use your device.
Mérida, Yucatán - Free. Most major city parks and other areas. Provided by Axtel and Telmex. Usually also provide standing tables with power outlets. The parks are identified by "parque en linea" (online park) signs and branding of the utility providing the connectivity. The SSID is usually "park en linea".

Oceania

Adelaide, Australia - AdelaideFree WiFi is a contiguous network available throughout the CBD, provided by Internode
Auckland, New Zealand - Citywide network based in all popular areas across Auckland including CBD and Waterfront [19] from Tomizone.
Perth, Australia - paid, RoamAD-based metro wide coverage in the CBD by metromesh
Taupo, New Zealand, paid/free large RoamAD-based zone in tourist area by Kordia Metro WiFi
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, prepaid access and free 1 hr daily, available at many locations region wide by NOW
Wellington, New Zealand - Free Wifi at the Waterfront, CBD & Airport

South America

Aparecida, Brazil Free service
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
La Plata, Argentina - free, city center only
Buenos Aires, Argentina - free, without registration, 120 spots for all over the city
General Lavalle, Argentina - Free service
Sud Mennucci, Brazil--free, limited to downtown. City-operated.
Miraflores, Lima Peru Free service, various spots over the district. City-operated.

Planned