I hope this is true. The cynical part of me says it sounds to good so it must be false. The hopeful part of me wants to believe.
If the dinosaur broadband providers like Cox/Time-Warner and SBC don't destroy Google with litigation they they might have a chance. I'd be like the biggest fan of Google if they pulled it off. Chris On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 08:46:53PM -0700, Neil Schneider wrote: > Business 2.0 reports on the possibility of Google building a national > broadband network and giving Wi-Fi access to everyone in America. > >From the article: 'So once the GoogleNet is built, how would > consumers connect for free access? One of the cheapest ways would be > for Google to blanket major cities with Wi-Fi, and evidence gathered > by Business 2.0 suggests that the company may be trying to do just > that. In April it launched a Google-sponsored Wi-Fi hotspot in San > Francisco's Union Square shopping district, built by a local startup > called Feeva. Feeva is reportedly readying more free hotspots in > California, Florida, New York, and Washington, and it's possible that > Google may be involved.' > > http://www.business2.com/b2/web/articles/0,17863,1093558-1,00.html > > http://wifinetnews.com/archives/005187.html > > -- > Neil Schneider pacneil_at_linuxgeek_dot_net > http://www.paccomp.com > Key fingerprint = 67F0 E493 FCC0 0A8C 769B 8209 32D7 1DB1 8460 C47D > Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the > system of a regular government. > - Jeremy Bentham, jurist and philosopher (1748-1832) > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > -- _______________________________________ Christian Seberino, Ph.D. SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego Code 2872 49258 Mills Street, Room 158 San Diego, CA 92152-5385 U.S.A. Phone: (619) 553-9973 Fax : (619) 553-6521 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
