Google wants to blanket its home city of Mountain View with free Wi-Fi, as it is with San Francisco. Submitting a plan to the City of Mountain View, residents, and those who work in the small Silicon Valley town that headquarters the number one search engine, may get free Internet surfing really soon.

Om Malik writes:

a Google spokesperson in an emailed statement said, “Providing free Wi-Fi access to Mountain View is one way Google can support the citizens and businesses in the community where we’re headquartered. We look forward to speaking with the City Council and hope they accept this proposal so we can offer free Wi-Fi access to the residents and visitors of Mountain View.”

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