Gil Perez is president and chief executive officer of Arcadian Networks, a wireless broadband access provider for critical infrastructure organizations, such as electricity utilities, oil and gas companies as well as other market players.

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For instance, he said he would launch a national wireless initiative to augment an earlier push for broadband Internet access in rural areas.

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The company also holds stakes in Asian telecommunications companies planning to deliver broadband and wireless net access, among them a joint venture with NTTDoCoMo in Japan and Korea's Thrunet.

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"Wireless Philadelphia represents a compelling opportunity to provide affordable broadband Internet access to the people who visit and live and work in the city of Philadelphia, and we believe EarthLink, as a leading national ISP, is ideally positioned to lead this effort, " said Daniel Greenfield , an EarthLink spokesman.

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It was almost a year ago that we first heard about FreedomPop, a startup built on the manifesto that every American (yes, you) should have access to free wireless broadband.

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John Behnan, a member of the working party group, added that access to areas outside Machynlleth could then be reached through wireless broadband technology.

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