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I'm posting this entry from the lobby of a hotel in Milan, where I got five hours of access for €5.95.

That's not bad in comparison with charges in Ireland, where wi-fi prices fall under the same "rip-off" heading as so many other consumer goods and services at the moment.

In San Francisco, wireless access will soon be provided free. The San Fran mayor has declared that wi-fi internet access is a "right".

That's probably an overstatement, but let's hope that other cities follow San Fran's lead and that, in the relatively near future, free wireless internet access will be the norm in major urban centres.