Imagine Sheriff Taylor opening his laptop and checking e-mail while waiting for a haircut at Floyd’s. Or Deputy Fife using a PDA to monitor the “Cops” web site. Or Opie surfing the web for homework research from school. Or Aunt Bee trading instant messages with a friend down the street about a recipe gone wrong. Yes, Mayberry – better known in real life as Mount Airy, NC – has gone wireless with its own Wi-Fi network. As Gomer would say, “Shazam!”

Mount Airy certainly is on the cutting edge with the project. Some 28,000 merchants and communities have embraced Wi-Fi, based on a standard known as 8021, according to Allied Business Intelligence. Parks Associates estimates that at least 2.5 million Americans will be using Wi-Fi before the year is out.

From the article "Shazam! Mayberry Goes Wi-Fi With Its Own Wireless Network," By Rick Smith.

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