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 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - It rains a lot in Portland. So on days when the sun's rays make it all the way to the ground, who wouldn't want to take the city's new free Wi-Fi service for a spin?
The answer: anyone who wants an easy connection.
Portland officials announced last summer that it had reached a deal with Silicon Valley startup MetroFi Inc. to blanket the city with free, high-speed wireless Internet access. Unlike many cities that have jumped on the municipal Wi-Fi bandwagon, Portland faced little risk: MetroFi would pay to build and manage the network and make its money from online advertising.
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