The province of Saskatchewan just announced a plan to light up what they say will be Canada’s largest free wireless Internet service. The network will cover the downtown districts and areas around post-secondary institutions of Saskatchewan’s four largest urban areas (Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, and Prince Albert). Capital costs are pretty cheap — just $1.3–million — and the ongoing annual operating cost is around $330,000.
Notably, the government says that, as this is a public network, “special provisions will be made to prevent access to inappropriate materials.”