There's a debate going on in Philadelphia on the merits of its new Municipally owned wireless network. A few months ago, the city of Benjamin Franklin announced the proposed development of a new wireless network that would cover the whole city and be free to all users. The city leaders argue that it makes broadband internet available to all and will be a boon to the development of the struggling city. Others say the service could have been provided more effectively and efficiently by the private sector. When completed, the project is planned to cost about $10 million. This debale will be repeated many times across the continent before a general resolution of the issue is found. It is absolutely true that broadband internet is a basic and necessary element of infrastructure. But the question is - Who should provide it - the public sector or the private sector?Globetechnology: U.S. city cuts strings from corporations' Net