Everywhere I look I'm seeing more and more articles about Wi-Fi and the places it's popping up. Here's one about Richard MacKinnon, the guru of free wireless Internet access in Austin. One thing that this article doesn't really touch on but that I'm curious to see is how existing broadband providers like SWB and AOLTimeWarnerofBorg view such efforts. Are they seen as a long-term strategic threat, or just a quaint little project that won't have any effect on their bottom line? I'd like to know. Anyway, check it out.