If the community helped him raise the $85,000 he needed to run fiber optic cables and pay for the service for TechPad, he promised to create a free wireless network that anyone could use. He reached ...

Gordon Hamachi, a software developer who lives in Mountain View, Calif., just started using the new free wireless computer network that Google has launched to cover the entire city. Hamachi, 51, said ...

In its weekly tech advice column, the FBI warned holiday travelers about the danger of using free WiFi networks while traveling -- such as those found in hotels or airports. The advice is an old one, ...

When the pandemic hit the Philadelphia region in 2020, the city’s existing digital divide issues became impossible to ignore. Thousands more people relied on internet in their homes for the work and ...

Sonic.net is expanding plans to build networks that will provide free wireless Internet service to residents and businesses in sections of Santa Rosa, Petaluma and Windsor. The plan is the latest ...

In 2018, Red Hook Initiative’s free wireless network, Red Hook Wifi, was accessed more than 8,500 times, connecting 4,400 Red Hook residents to vital resources, like neighborhood events, information ...