'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/
