Wireless Ypsi spreads wings, has big plans for second year

Thursday, February 12, 2009 | Source: Concentrate

Wireless Ypsi isn’t just for Ypsilanti anymore.

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Wireless Ypsi, the little Internet-access engine that could, is picking up speed as it enters its second year of existence.

The free community-based Internet access system has spread well beyond its original boundaries of downtown Ypsilanti. It now covers points all over Washtenaw and Wayne counties and continues to spread. More than 500 people a day are logging onto the system.

"We're going beyond downtown Ypsilanti," co-founder Steve Pierce says. "We can relay wireless Ypsi to anywhere in the world with an Internet connection."

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