Google launched a WiFi network in our hometown of Mountain View. Radios hanging on lampposts throughout the city are now broadcasting a “GoogleWiFi” wireless (802.11b/g) signal that brings wireless Internet access to the city’s residents, businesses, and visitors. All anyone needs is a laptop or other wireless-enabled device and a web browser to get online. Then Mountain View users can select the “GoogleWiFi” signal, open their web browser and sign in with a free Google Account.

Google built a national broadband network and giving Wi-Fi access to everyone in America. The new wireless, or “Wi-Fi,” network, is believed to establish Mountain View, California, as the largest U.S. city with totally free Internet access available throughout the entire community. About 72,000 people reside in Mountain View, an 11.5-square-mile city located about 35 miles south of San Francisco. As the home to major companies like Google and VeriSign Inc., Mountain View’s daytime population can swell above 100,000. Google invested about $1 million to build the Mountain View network and expects to have to spend far less than that each year to keep it running. The financial commitment represents a pittance for Google, which has nearly $10 billion in cash. For a free wi-fi in that area means 20% of new bloggers will be born

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