Taipei (臺北市) put its RFP for a citywide wireless broadband network out to bid in July 2005. 20,000 access points later, and they are set to officially launch 20 December. The mayor of Taipei, Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), is ending his second term with a technical demonstration. He will use Skype to talk the mayor of Tao Yuan, at the other end of the country, showing how the city's wifi service is not just for e-government but for everyday phone calls too. They'll be using the free-1 USB phone (which is Mac compatible) and the Ipevo view-1 video camera from Taiwan's own Ipevo.

What would it take for Skype to become the defaul telephone system for all of Taiwan? Will muni wifi help Ma Ying-jeou run for president in 2008? If you're there, please post photos to flickr, and tag them Skype.