The City of Philadelphia has signed an agreement with Verizon to provide wireless internet access for the city:

The city of Philadelphia and Verizon Communications Inc. struck an agreement Tuesday that would allow the city to provide wireless Internet access as a municipal service even though Gov. Ed Rendell signed legislation giving Verizon the power to scuttle the project.

Philadelphia's plans are the most ambitious of any major U.S. city to provide free or cheap high-speed wireless to all residents.

This is an exception to the new law that's passed in PA which says that cities can't offer municipal wireless for a fee without the permission of their local phone company.