Free Wireless Internet Service Headed Our Way

"Wireless Livingston", the initiative to create free wireless access throughout Livingston County, is set to launch in our area by the end of the year. Initially the service will only be available in the City of Brighton and Green Oak, Hamburg, and Brighton townships.

The basic free service is 128-kilobytes. Upgrades are available- with the Broadband 512 service at about $20 a month, and the 1.5 megabytes "upload" and 750 mb "download" service around $40 a month.

To connect, you will need a computer that is no more than two years old, since most do include a built-in wireless card. Older computers need a separate wireless card, or a wireless antenna.

Service will be available to the remainder of Livingston County within two years.