By Wayne Heilman, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Oct. 17--The city of Colorado Springs has acquired Wi-Fi networks in downtown and near Chapel Hills Mall after SkyTel Corp. agreed to sell them for $10.

By Scott Sloan, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Jun. 19--The Urban County Council today will consider whether to purchase a downtown Wi-Fi network installed in late 2005 but that was turned off last month by its owner. SkyTel Corp.

By Gorringe, M R CLINTON - Bell Industries Inc., based in El Segundo, Calif., gained not only a business, but a presence in Mississippi earlier this month, when it decided to acquire SkyTel Corp. of Clinton for $23 million, pending federal approval.

EARNINGS El Segundo-based Bell Industries Inc. recently bought SkyTel Corp., a Clinton, Miss.-based subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc.

By Sarah Colwell, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. May 7--SkyTel Corp., which is testing high-speed wireless Internet service in Colorado Springs, expanded its service just three months after launching it and eventually plans to expand to the Garden of the Gods area.