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Craig Settles' views on municipal wireless are in frequent demand by the media and he is a frequent resource for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and a host of technology, business and daily news outlets. Below is some of the recent coverage he has received.

November

InformationWeek: Municipal Wi-Fi: A Promise Unfulfilled?
WiFi Planet: There Is No gPhone
Ars technica: In the land where VC money flows, nary a drop for massive muni WiFi network

October

Red Herring: Making the Case for Muni Wireless
Telecommunications: Muni wireless getting a second look
Glendale News Press: Wireless Internet still in study stage
San Bernadino Sun: Pomona preparing wireless Web plan
Trading Markets: Cable Wiggles Its Toes In The Muni Wi-Fi Pool

September

San Francisco Chronicle: Sharing could use community to provide free Wi-Fi
PC World: It's Crunch Time for Silicon Valley Wi-Fi
Investor's Business Daily: Municipal Wi-Fi, Once The Rage, Now Often The Scourge
Christian Science Monitor: Municipal Wi-Fi thrives – on a small scale
Maclean's: The dream of free Internet is running up against financial reality
CNET: Citywide Wi-Fi isn't dead yet
San Jose Mercury: Vindu's View: WiFi project in sore need of leadership
L.A. Times: Will Wi-Fi connect in L.A.?
InterGovWorld: Emergency preparedness: The role of Wi-Fi
San Francisco Chronicle: S. F.'s Second Chance   
Wired Magazine: What's Behind the Epidemic of Municipal Wi-Fi Failures?
New Orleans Times-Picayune: EarthLink woes limit free N.O. Wi-Fi

August

Telephony Online: Muni Wi-Fi will survive EarthLink’s pullback
The Economist: Reality bites
CNET: EarthLink's woes put free muni Wi-Fi in peril
Governmenet Computer News: Call and Response
San Francisco Chronicle: Google a victim of EarthLink woes with cancellation of S.F. Wi-Fi
Unstrung: What Now for Muni WiFi?
Government Computer News: Muni WiFi helps Minneapolis cope with disaster
Wall St. Journal: Wireless - With Strings Attached
USA Today: Bridge collapse tests Minneapolis' public Wi-Fi
Chicago Tribune: City disconnecting from Wi-Fi vision
GigaOm: MuniFi, VoIP & Great (UnMet) Expecations
Technology Review: A Free Mesh Network for San Francisco
ITWorldCanada (podcast): Municipal Wi-Fi’s emergency response
Future Tense (radio broadcast): City wi-fi put to the test
InfoWorld: SF sets Wi-Fi vote, but deal may fade
Telephony Online: Muni Wi-Fi boosted by post-disaster performance
TMCnet: WiFi Network Helped Minneapolis Deal with Bridge Collapse
Mobile Enterprise Magazine: Connections in Government
InfoWorld: EarthLink's caution reflects shift in muni Wi-Fi
Fast Company: Fast Cities Struggle to Go Wireless
San Jose Mercury: Municipal WiFi: A not-so-free lunch

July

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: City contract is underpinning of planned ATT wireless network in St. Louis
The Register: Startup brings free Wi-Fi to the streets of San Francisco
IT Business Edge: Switching Gears Difficult but Important for Muni Wi-Fi
Telephony Online: Muni Wi-Fi: What’s working
Government Technology: Earthlink Shifts Municipal Wi-Fi Strategy
Palo Alto Daily News: City weighs wireless options
Information Week: Silicon Valley Cities Pause, Reflect On Muni Wi-Fi Commitments
IT Business Edge: Muni Wi-Fi: Serve Businesses, Government First
Telephony Online: Muni Wi-Fi: Proceed with caution
Houston Chronicle: Users Key to Houston's WIFi security
National Public Radio (NPR): Story on Portland, OR WiFi network
 InterGovWorld: WiFi unplugs city operations
WiFi Planet: San Francisco WiFi: It's back
Ft. Worth Star Telegram: Cities take go-slow approach on WiFi

June

Ars technica: Philadelphia's WiFi network gets more expensive as citywide launch nears
PC World: Muni WiFi's Bum Rap
Idaho Mountain Express: Muni WiFi may fly through the air downtown
Info World: Silicon Valley wireless vision taking time

May

Wireless Tech Chat: Time to ditch the “free muni WiFi” concept
Wi-FiNetNews: Wireless Silicon Valley Hits Roadblocks
Daily Wireless: Muni Wireless Takes a Step Back
KillerApp.com: Applications Must Drive Muni Wireless Deployments
GigaOm: Still no MuniFi: Silicon Valley
WiFi Planet: Citywide Wi-Fi's Latest Snags
AP/Miami Herald: City use seen as key to Wi-Fi projects
Wireless Week: San Francisco's Mayor Sounds Off on Stalled Wi-Fi
San Jose Mercury: AC Transit brings WiFi to buses
InformationWeek: Muni Wi-Fi: Next Big Thing--Or Next Tech Boondoogle?
CNET: Facing economic realities of muni Wi-Fi
Daily Wireless: Exciting New Muni Wireless Business Models
Girl's Yurk Daily: Boston’s Municipal Wi-Fi Plan