Dear DDN-ers,
I just came across this article and thought it might be interesting to
those who are intrigued about the Philadelphia experiment and the Public
Advocate race in NYC, among others.
Municipal Wireless Networks Generating Controversy
More anti-Municipal broadband bills expected in Congress and state
legislatures
Municipal wireless networks are generating a great deal of
controversy lately, compelling some state legislatures to seek t
outlaw them. The reason for the public policy power play at state
houses? Powerful wireless service providers and cable companies are
lobbying behind the scenes, in states like Florida, to stop the
local governments from creating free wireless an WiFi networks when
they have millions of customers who are still perfectly willing to
pay for services.
For the last three years, many local governments in the U.S. and in
Europe have quietly sought to build wireless networks. Many cities
are building WiFi networks, because they can be easily deployed by
city employees, police and firemen, reducing overall telecom costs.
Some of the municipal wireless networks are already quite popular,
including those in Fullerton, Calif., Spokane, Wash., Los Lunas,
N.M., Lexington, Ky. and Columbia, S.C.
Full article at
http://www.airtegrity.com/news/news_coverage/municipal_wireless_networks_generating_controversy.shtml
Jim Lerman
principal
New Vista
New York, NY
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