Philly won’t be a wireless city for much longer.

Philadelphia’s citywide wireless network, which drew international attention and praise when it was launched, is likely to be scrapped. EarthLink Inc., which built and maintains the system, announced yesterday that it would end service June 12 and begin dismantling the system’s physical infrastructure soon after.

As recently as two weeks ago, a deal seemed imminent that would have let the network survive and even grow under the ownership of an Ohio-based nonprofit called OneCommunity, all at minimal co

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