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Majestic Swindon – birthplace of 70s prog rockers Supertramp, the handsomely proportioned Diana Dors and ace 80s post punksters XTC – will soon have another accolade to add to its rather slim list of achievements as it becomes the first town in the UK to offer free public wireless internet access to its entire population.

Swindon Borough Council has pledged that its 186,000 citizens will enjoy blanket coverage via a  “Wi-Fi mesh”  at no cost to users.

Set to be installed by April  2010, there’ll be no line rental or connection charges to pay, letting freeloaders access the internet and download emails for nowt,  but usage will be limited.

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