Nigel Ballard of Personal Telco reports that Portland (Oregon) International
Airport will have free Wi-Fi: Ballard told an audience at a meeting of the
community wireless group this evening that the Port of Portland will turn on
25 access points by Oct. 1 to offer free service at gates and check-in
areas. They're committed to covering the cost of operation for the first
year, and then re-evaluating whether fees would be added. Ballard is part of
the Portland Telecommunications Steering Committee, and an active community
networker and commercial infrastructure builder.