Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Philadelphia experiment a cautionary tale on WiFi

Philadephia's Wifi experiment hasn't been a model of efficiency:
Wireless Philadelphia, for starters, is behind schedule and over budget. More than a year after its launch, there are still no details on exactly how much the project will cost or how it will be financed.

Dianah L. Neff, the city of Philadelphia's chief information officer and the driving force behind the project, has been under increasing pressure from the city council to provide answers.

Neff is scheduled to appear this morning before a city council committee -- the first time she's had to take questions publicly from Philadelphia's elected leaders.
Another government disaster in the making.