Appleton logs on to Wi-Fi, other cities' Wi-Fi dreams fading fast

In an effort to keep pace with the 21st century and beyond, this article in the Post-Crescent tells us that a wireless corridor being planned along Appleton's College Avenue eventually will expand to make the city a Wi-Fi hot spot. Meanwhile, according to this article, ambitious plans for big Wi-Fi networks to provide free or low-cost wireless Internet access are being abandoned or at least scaled back by some U.S. cities, such as Chicago and San Francisco, as the economics of the deals turn out to be more challenging than expected.