They said they were going to do it, and it looks like they will: Dunedin is ready to roll out a municipally-operated broadband wi-fi ISP, competitively priced at $25 a month. St. Petersburg-based Citi Wifi Networks is providing the hookup.

My friends Tom and Amber live in Dunedin, so they would take advantage of this. I hope they do, just to get some feedback on how it performs.

Even though it’s not a free wi-fi offering, I imagine that established telcos won’t be too happy about this template for utility-like competition.