Who knew you could fill in that "great digital divide" and make money at the same time? Well, red light webmasters aside (that's a different divide altogether), Google's philosophical explanation provided to San Francisco's Request For Information expresses the desire to lessen the class struggles of humanity through free wireless access for all.

Of course, free access doesn't mean fast access-but adequate at least. Google's proposal to San Fran includes an offering of 300 Kbps for everyone within radio shot of the search company's 1900 lampposts and buildings. That free 300 Kbps should reach all of the city's 49 square miles, two or three floors up. The Internet-less huddled masses above that will have to share with their downstairs neighbors or shell out some dough to purchase customer premise equipment (CPE) to boost their connectivity.

Learn more about Google's Wi-Fi intention and what it means for the Google Adwords program at http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20051017GooglitarianismBornInSanFranWiFi.html.