Wireless cities: Local governments' involvement in the shaping of Wi-Fi networks

Namkee Park; Kwan Min Lee

doi:10.1080/08838151.2010.498849

Wireless cities: Local governments' involvement in the shaping of Wi-Fi networks

Namkee Park, Kwan Min Lee

Department of Communication

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This study examines the role of local government in the deployment of municipal Wi-Fi networks from the perspective of path dependency and social shaping of technology. By employing a case study method, the study investigated ways in which municipal networks in three cities in the United States were constructed and operated. The study found that the technology models developed from each city's past experiences in communication technologies played an essential role in the rollout of the current Wi-Fi networks. It also uncovered that social and political factors accounted for the different characteristics of each city's network implementation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	425-442
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
Volume	54
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2010.498849
Publication status	Published - 2010

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This research was supported by the WCU (World Class University) program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Grant No. R31-2008-000-10062-0).

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