All this happened, more or less.

A consortium of technology companies, including IBM and Cisco Systems, announced plans Tuesday for a vast wireless network that would provide free Internet access to big portions of Silicon Valley and the surrounding region as early as next year.

http://news.com.com/Silicon+Valley+to+receive+free+Wi-Fi/2100-7351_3-6112569.html?tag=nefd.top

Бесплатный интернет может наступить в Долине уже в следующем году.


- Looks like high-tech companies are trying to score a home run around telcos' monopoly on residential Internet access.