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Committee advances new free Wi‑Fi contract with Advanced Wireless Group expected to generate revenue for SFO

Budget and Finance Committee, Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco · May 18, 2011
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Summary

The committee advanced a lease with Advanced Wireless Group to provide free Wi‑Fi at San Francisco International Airport; AWG would pay the airport about $2.225 million in year one and establish advertising on the landing page; the budget analyst called the agreement "an excellent deal."

The Budget and Finance Committee forwarded a new agreement with Advanced Wireless Group (AWG) to provide free Wi‑Fi across San Francisco International Airport, a contract the airport presented as converting passenger expectation for free internet into a revenue source.

Kathy Weidner told the committee SFO moved from a pay‑for‑service arrangement with T‑Mobile to a free access model after…

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