Red Herring is reporting that Chicago-based Tantus Networks, who currently provides WiFi services for hotels is plannig on offering an advertising supported WiFi service in Chicago. Local businesses would provide the WiFi locations in trade for advertising for them and up to five other businesses of the hosts choosing. The CEO also refferred vaguely to the possibility of providing location aware searches and targeted advertising, but it sounds like vaporware right now.
I had previously commented on Google’s and Eartlink’s efforts in this business here…
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