By W. David Gardner
TechWeb News
Dec 23, 2005 03:24 PM

San Francisco’s city government has issued an RFP (request for proposals) to build a Wi-Fi network that will provide free wireless Internet access to its citizens.

Mayor Gavin Newsom said Thursday that 26 initial proposals for the project have been received. The RFP covers several issues for what the city calls its “TechConnect” strategy.

Major firms that have expressed an interest in the project in the past include Google Earthlink, Hewlett-Packard, MetroFi, Skytel, MCI, and Cingular Wireless. The RFP is a 60-day process.

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