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Has anyone documented the process on getting your city to adopt Municipal Wireless. Things like - Which department to approach - What kind of hurdles/prior agreements with big ISPs one would face and how to tackle those - Budget calculations and where it becomes self-sustaining

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Muni wireless is generally a bad idea. It has been tried many times and failed.

What you want is a municipally owner fiber network.

What you really need to start a muni network is grassroots support. If the constituents want it it will be built.

Muni wireless is still a potentially viable model in the “last 200 meters” type design. The equipment and frequencies needed are just barely starting to be available.

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