Sorry - I meant to say that free access in libraries should NOT be subject to this ban. Sorry for the confusion.
<br><br><br>----Original Message Follows----<br>From: Charlie Meisch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><br>Reply-To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group<[EMAIL PROTECTED]><br>To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group<[EMAIL PROTECTED]><br>Subject: Re: [DDN] HR 2726 and libraries<br>Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1970 21:07:17 -0500<br><br><br>Here's where the cracks start to show in this bill - free access in<br>libraries should be subject to this ban, and if there is any amiguity then<br>the bill must be changed. Are there other instances?<br><br><br>On 6/14/05 10:39 PM, "Laura and lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:<br><br> > Here is the language from the bill:<br> ><br> > `(2) GRANDFATHER PROVISION- Paragraph (1) shall not prohibit a State or<br> > local government or affiliated entity thereof from providing in any<br> > geographic area within the jurisdiction of such government any service<br> > that such government or entity was providing on the date of enactment<br> > of the Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act of 2005.'.<br> ><br> > On Tuesday, June 14, 2005, at 08:27 PM, Susan Myrland wrote:<br> ><br> >> At a meeting this afternoon I brought up HR 2726. A woman attending<br> >> from SD Public Library was unaware of it, and asked what it would mean<br> >> for libraries that offer WiFi. My understanding is that any existing<br> >> library would be grandfathered in, but no new services could be<br> >> initiated. Is that what others have heard?<br> >><br> ><br> ><br> > Laura Waterman Wittstock<br> > Candidate for Minneapolis Library Board of Trustees<br> > DFL and Labor endorsed<br> > Minneapolis, MN<br> > 612-387-4915<br> > www.laurawatermanwittstock.com<br> > http://laurawatermanwittstock.blogspot.com/<br> > Wittstock for Library Committee<br> > 913 19th Avenue SE, Mpls, 55414<br> > _______________________________________________<br> > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list<br> > [email protected]<br> > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide<br> > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with<br> > the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.<br> ><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list<br>[email protected]<br>http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide<br>To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.<br>
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