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Friday, May 18, 2012

Downtown Berlin To Offer Free Wireless Access

Downtown Berlin will be connecting in a whole new way now that town officials are moving forward with the expansion of free wireless (Wi-Fi) Internet service to most of the commercial district.

Originally suggested by Councilwoman Lisa Hall last autumn, Mayor Gee Williams revealed that Berlin has looked into offering free Wi-Fi before but always balked at the price. However, a recent estimate from NGX Grid, a Virginia firm based, has made Wi-Fi coverage a much more palatable expense.

“The cost is substantially lower than originally thought … thousands and thousands less than what we originally thought,” said Williams.

The figure cited is $2,596, with the council agreeing to spend up to $3,000.

According to Town Administrator Tony Carson, previous estimates for the service were brutal. “The cost was probably about 10-15 times that,” he said.

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3 comments:

  1. Very smart move!

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  2. Once again, Berlin is ahead of the curve.


    Like you're probably well aware of Joe, this very well could be a smart model to look at once you're in the position of Mayor, to help with the revitalization of Salisbury's downtown.

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  3. WOW! A mayor that gives credit to a council member for her idea and follows up on it for the benefit of everyone.

    This really shows what is wrong with Salisbury. Ireton wants everyone to believe that the council is just saying no to him, but that's not what's really happening. He's just shutting them out of the process and they won't roll over and be rubber stamps.

    A mayor like Gee Williams works WITH his council!

    ALBERO FOR MAYOR!

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