The city launched a free Wi-Fi service in March 2004 that covered LOVE Park in its downtown city center and saw 1, 200 users register to use it in the first two months, says Dianah Neff, the city's chief information officer.

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In Islington's case, spending cuts led to funds being targeted on core services like adult social care, and the free wi-fi scheme stopped working in March 2011.

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