EarthLink turns dial-up lemons into muni Wi-Fi lemonade

Computerworld looks at EarthLink’s move into Wi-Fi. EarthLink thinks that it will bring competition into markets that will benefit consumers by cutting all costs while increasing access. EarthLink’s point person says that telcos are nervous because of other offerings, such as local-network VoIP, would cut into their cash cows. It costs cell operators 25 cents to deliver a megabyte of data versus half a cent for a city-wide Wi-Fi network.