Power Breakfast: Atlanta’s small businesses No. 1 in tech, Clayton bus shutdown, drug testing, AARP, health reform, Fed

Maybe Atlanta should market itself as the wired capital of the South.

Forbes recently ranked Atlanta No. 2 on its list of the “most wired cities.”

Now, metro Atlanta’s small businesses were ranked as the most tech savvy in a new survey of small businesses in 10 U.S. markets, AJC staffer David Markiewicz reports.

Atlanta’s WiQ or “Wireless Quotient” rated highest because of local small business’ use of wireless technology including smart phones and cell phones, and because of the importance they place on wireless services, Markiewicz writes.

Small businesses here are more likely than those in other markets to use smart phones, Wi-Fi hotspots and laptop data cards, according to the report.

The online survey was conducted by AT&T — which hopes the findings will fuel sales of more wireless service — of 2,023 small business owners or their information technology employees.

Also in the AJC:

• Clayton commission blaster over C-Tran shutdown
• Bill would require drug test for unemployment assistance
• AARP sets job fair for Monday
• Delta to extend holiday surcharges
• Coke expands in Malaysia

In other media:

• Fed affirms plan to end mortgage intervention
• Health overhaul splits party faithful
• GOP blasts Democrats’ tactic for health care bill
• Senators back bill to pressure China on currency

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