Really good, Tom. I heard Susan Crawford give a talk at Harvard last year where she talked about what people in Copenhagen get for some very low sum per month--$25? It made me squirm with embarrassment, envy, and rage. The City owns the network there.
P. On Jun 13, 2015, at 10:57 AM, Tom Johnson wrote: > Thanks, Marcus. I wanted to include that link, but for various good reasons, > it didn't get in. > Tom > > =================================== > Tom Johnson - Inst. for Analytic Journalism > Santa Fe, NM > SPJ Region 9 Director > [email protected] 505-473-9646 > =================================== > > On Jun 13, 2015 8:42 AM, "Marcus Daniels" <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/magazine/what-silicon-valley-can-learn-from-seoul.html > > > > “Much of this was made possible by two decades of enormous public investment. > “ > > > > From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Guerin > Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 9:12 AM > To: [email protected]; Wedtech@Redfish. Com > Subject: [FRIAM] Tom Johnson's opinion piece in Santa Fe NewMexican > > > > > http://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/are-politicians-foreclosing-on-high-tech-future/article_6813cb82-5952-5926-82c9-725ef0a0aecc.html > > > Are politicians foreclosing on high-tech future > > Tom Johnson | 0 comments > > It is sad, frustrating and discouraging to read something written by > politicians that demonstrates they apparently have not done appropriate > research before making public declarations. > This is especially so when such an elected official is in a position of > specific legislative influence. > That happened last week when Rep. James Smith of District 22, chairman of the > interim Science, Technology and Telecom Committee in the New Mexico House, > wrote about telecommunications policy (“Could the FCC foreclose on high-tech > future,” My View, June 6). > Addressing the Federal Communications Commission’s regulation of the > Internet, Smith wrote, “light regulation … gave Internet providers freedom to > innovate with new services and new infrastructure … .” Further, “this move … > has fueled the dramatic expansion of Internet technology in America. > “This symbiotic relationship between minimal regulation and maximum > investment and innovation continues,” he said. > First, remember that the initial Internet concepts and technologies were > developed with taxpayer research dollars, not private enterprise investment. > Second, the “new services” are coming not from the digital providers, but > from clever individuals and talented startup teams that could possibly do > even more if they had access to true broadband at affordable prices. > Third, research year after year indicates that U.S. citizens are paying > higher prices for slower connectivity. As the Open Technology Institute > reports: “Data that we have collected in the past three years demonstrates > that the majority of U.S. cities surveyed lag behind their international > peers, paying more money for slower Internet access.” (See > http://bit.ly/1FJL1vB and http://bit.ly/1MAlYRa) > Companies providing Internet connectivity — and we really only have three in > Santa Fe, and none providing true high-speed, fiber-optic connections — all > seek to minimize their costs and maximize their revenue. That’s inherent in > capitalism. For customers, that means minimal connectivity, slow speeds and > high monthly bills. > Appropriate “regulation” of the Internet would seek collaborative > government/private enterprise endeavors with the goal of maximizing customer > benefits (i.e. fiber to the home with maximum digital up and down speeds) at > minimal cost. Such would be the feedstock for economic, social, educational, > health and governmental progress in the digital era. > The high-speed, digital train is rapidly leaving stations around the world. > New Mexico needs political conductors and engineers capable of running that > train with informed knowledge, insight and vision. > Tom Johnson is co-founder of the Institute for Analytic Journalism in Santa > Fe. > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com "As imperceptibly as Grief The summer lapsed away--" Emily Dickinson
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