Downtown wireless network goes online

A new, free downtown wireless system in Champaign, connected to the Internet, was officially up and running Friday.

Champaign-based Pavlov Media, which is providing the system as a community service with Go Networks and the city of Champaign, has been testing the network, the sign-on Web site and other details most of this week.

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