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Some of the key factors that led the City of St. Louis Park to decide to support <br />building a pilot wireless network are: <br />• The lack of service offerings to fill the "gap" -- between slow dial-up and <br />expensive DSL and cable modem high-speed Internet access. <br />• The existing fiber that can be built upon. <br />• Reduction of costs in leasing lines. <br />• The strong interest expressed by the community in the market research. <br />Some of the key factors that led the City of Woodbury to decide not to support <br />building a wireless network are: <br />• The lack of existing fiber in the community and the large cost to construct a <br />backbone network. <br />• The implementation costs. <br />• The numerous providers and service offerings already available in the <br />community. <br />No utility or other city staffing available to oversee the enterprise. <br />In comparing the demographics of Saint Anthony Village with St. Louis Park, and <br />Woodbury, we find some similarities and differences between the communities. <br />Table 2-5 provides a comparison of the demographics for each community. <br />Table 2-5: Comparison of Demographics6 <br />Category <br />Saint Anthony <br />Village <br />St. Louis Park <br />Woodbury <br />Population <br />8,012 <br />447126 <br />461463 <br />Age <br />- Under 18 <br />18% <br />18.8% <br />30.6% <br />-18-24 <br />8.9% <br />8.7% <br />5.9% <br />-25-44 <br />26.2% <br />37.7% <br />36.9% <br />-45-64 <br />21.9% <br />20.2% <br />20.5% <br />- over 65 <br />25.1% <br />14.7% <br />6.1% <br />Income <br />$ <br />$49;260 <br />$76,109 <br />Households <br />31697 <br />20,782 <br />16,676 <br />6 Source: Wikipedia <br />2-4 <br />O <br />66 <br />``:� <br />