Free WiFi Plan Attracts Google
Google has submitted a proposal to offer a free wireless Internet service to the city of San Francisco.
 
The proposal, which is among several being submitted by large communications companies and start-ups, is in response to a program proposed by Mayor Gavin Newsom this year. He has positioned the program as a way to offer universal and affordable broadband Internet access to the city's residents and businesses.
 
Google, which announced its bid on Friday, said that its service would be "open" and that it had proposed wholesaling wireless bandwidth to third parties that might be interested in selling premium services