MSN Municipal Wi-Fi?

I just read this interesting post over at GigaOM: A municipal wi-fi provider, MetroFi of Portland, OR, has partnered with MSN. The partnership will bring MSN content to the citywide network, with MSN providing info such as weather, news, restaurants, nightlife, movies, government services and local search. Lucky Portland.

With Google now established in Mountain View and MSN setting up shop in Portland, are we to expect that someday soon all major American cities will be blanketed by an ad-supported wi-fi network? I can only hope! I have no problem viewing ads in exchange for getting something for free . However, Tampa citizens are totally out of luck: apparently, there is free wi-fi in Tampa already, but it’s only downtown, and that doesn’t help me out much. Still, it’s better than nothing!