Towerstream beams into Los Angeles

By Jim Hu
Staff Writer, CNET News

Towerstream on Wednesday announced the expansion of its wireless broadband service to Los Angeles, adding to its existing presence in New York, Boston and Providence/Newport, R.I. It plans to expand its service to San Francisco next.

The company offers broadband Internet access using a "fixed" wireless network for business customers at a starting speed of 1.5mbps or custom tiers at 100mbps and 1gbps. Towerstream has about 750 clients subscribing to its service.

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