List of US Cities and Counties With Wireless Networks
http://www.muniwireless.com/article/articleview/6082/1/23/
This is a comprehensive list of US cities and counties with operational or planned wireless networks. There were 385 projects as of May 2007. The data is divided into the following categories: operational region and citywide networks, city hotzones, public safety and municipal use only networks, uncompleted region and citywide networks, cities and counties considering Wi-Fi. Project vendors are also listed, when applicable.
Map: Municipal Broadband Nationwide
http://news.com.com/Municipal+broadband+and+wireless+projects+map/2009-1...
This map shows operational and planned municipal wireless and municipal fiber projects throughout the US. It also indicates whether each state has laws affecting municipal broadband networks.
Municipal Electric Utilities’ Role in Telecommunications Services. Telecommunications Policy, 2006. Sharon Gillett, William Lehr, and Carlos Osorio. http://cfp.mit.edu/groups/broadband/muni_bb_pp.html
This paper reports on research on the actions of U.S. Municipal Electric Utilities (MEUs) that are expanding to provide communications services, including broadband internet, to the public. Findings include: MEUs are more likely to offer such services if they also provide internal communication services to support their electric utility operations; are relatively close to metropolitan areas (lower backhaul costs); are in markets with fewer competitive alternatives (cable modem and DSL service availability limited); and which are less encumbered by regulatory barriers to entry (in communities in states which do not restrict municipal entry into telecommunication services). Look at the paper’s dataset and references for listings of Municipal Electric Utilities communications projects.
