Google faces obstacles in S.F. Wi-Fi bid | CNET News.com

Google faces obstacles in S.F. Wi-Fi bid | CNET News.com: "Google is the celebrity runner in San Francisco's race to become the first U.S. city with affordable or free wireless access to the Internet--but any such deal faces likely lawsuits or legislation, Mayor Gavin Newsom said Monday.
Among other dissenters, phone giants SBC Communications and Verizon Communications and cable companies such as Comcast have publicly and privately criticized the city's project, calling it 'foolhardy' given that low-cost access to the Internet is already widely available to the public in San Francisco, Newsom said during a press conference at City Hall."