Audrey, a good starting point would be a website specifically addressing to this huge issue:
http://www.muniwireless.com/reports/ --davis. ++++==++++==++++==++++==++++==++++ "Computers are useless...they only give us answers." --Pablo Picasso Davis Park, Director of Community Technology Programs Little Tokyo Service Center, a Community Development Corporation phone: 213.473.1684 fax: 213.473.1681 web: www.ltsc.org email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of The Digital > Divide Network discussion group > Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 3:23 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [DDN] Wireless in every city > > > > Your help needed. I've been asked to investigate the future of Wifi for > municipalities with the advent of WiFI. could a municipality or bordering > municipalities establish their own > wireless phone and internet exchange (i.e. provide Internet and phone > service to residents at a reduced cost)? If so, what are the revenue > implications? How would this alter the municipality's structure, size, > form and function? What would a municipality have to do to begin > the process of establishing community-wide wireless service? What would > they need to invest in? What are the potential upfront costs? Who or > what entity could consult and be a resource of information for > municipalities? If anyone can point me in the right direction to answer > these questions, I'd greatly appreciate it. > > Audrey Borus > Gender, Diversities, and Technology Institute > Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) > 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02458 > 617-618-2745 fax. 617-332-4318 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit us at: www.edc.org/GDI > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
