Raleigh residents will soon have another reason to visit downtown Raleigh.

The City's free, outdoor public WiFi network will be available on Oct. 23 for those looking to get online, just in time for the grand opening of the City Plaza and the Raleigh Wide Open 4 celebration on Oct. 24.

The Wi-Fi service will be provided by the City of Raleigh in cooperation with the Downtown Raleigh Alliance. It will be available for downtown business professionals, visitors, or shoppers. Getting access to the Internet will be easy and convenient in designated outdoor public spaces, including the City Plaza, Fayetteville Street, Nash Square, Moore Square, the Raleigh Convention Center area, the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, and other public spaces.

The WiFi network will be for outdoor use only. Also, in order to ease bandwidth demands, the City will place limits on downloads while on the network as well as the length of time users can be connected. Users will be responsible for maintaining their own firewall and anti-virus software.

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