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Fierce Wi-Fi fight expected in S.F. – Mayor hints lawsuits could hinder plan for affordable, high-speed wireless Internet access

October 4, 2005 /

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Mayor Gavin Newsom said that he expects opponents of San Francisco’s ambitious plan to blanket the city with affordable, high-speed wireless Internet access to file lawsuits against the effort.

There is a "very organized effort to stop this," Newsom said at a press conference Monday at City Hall. He then described the opposition as disgraceful and said that he is bracing for a war of rhetoric and lobbying.

Newsom expects San Francisco to be sued by opponents of the plan, which include some Internet service providers that fear that their subscription businesses will suffer in the face of a cheaper, or even free, alternative.

Verne Kopytoff, Chronicle Staff Writer

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