More on Wi-Fi ubiquitous networks. Will they be free and part of the "information commons" or will they be commercialized? One way or the other, seems like they are coming...

"But like T-Mobile, some of Cometa's stiffest competition comes from the free networks popping up like daisies after a spring rain. Public Wi-Fi experiments in cities from Barcelona to Long Beach have shown that it can cost just a few thousand dollars to set up a free network."

Wired 11.05 UNWIRED: 20,000 Nodes or Bust!