'Lifted' off slashdot - <http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/02/08/20/0431202.shtml?
tid=98> , of potential major interest...

A little quote from the article <<"If we take the stance that we're the
little guy and start hopping around, what happens when there are no channels
left?" Shand said.>>  Hear hear, way to go :))

Your Rights Online: Starbucks Clashes With WiFi Hobbyists Over Airwaves
Posted by timothy on Tuesday August 20, @03:29AM
from the dr-evil-at-play dept.
fobbman writes: "Portland Oregon's Pioneer Square (the heart of downtown)
has had free WiFi access provided since February by Personal Telco, which
is a local group of computer hobbyists. Now Starbuck's is planning on
offering the same service on the same band in the same area for $29.95 a
month, according to this story in the local fishwrap
<http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_sta
ndard.xsl?/base/front_page/102975810817580.xml>. Without regulation or
licensing, and with WiFi growing, this could become a common problem."


--
NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/
Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/
Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/

Reply via email to