Authorities in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia’s fourth largest city, have announced plans to launch wireless Internet Wi-Fi free for users on the central streets of the city, the Business Monitoring Agency reports citing Head of city administration Oleg Kondrashov.
The project will be administered jointly by the Nizhny Novgorod city government and united operator Rostelecom in the fall of 2011.
According to the local TV and radio network GTRK Nizhny Novgorod, the approximate cost of the project for each street is to total about $355,000.
