I'm scared to death of the incumbents because I've seen, even experienced, their nefarious methods. You can do almost anything under the protection of government regulation. The last time around, with the established telecoms and spectrum licensing processes, under the last generation of activists, incumbents went around to all the NGO's and promised, and sent, funding as long as they avoided deployment and access issues. This, coupled with government mistruths and false promises as cover, and there were too many to count... one failed lie only saw the introduction of another... allowed the appearance of activity on resolving the divide. Our civil society leaders provided cover! Even though filled with experts, their organizations actually helped to prevent a solution contrary to stated goals! I've been a part of this process, and know what I'm talking about. In fact, some of their leaders will also tell you this, but only in private.
However, this new generation working with WiFi, and less well heeled, hasn't even been able to extract (ill-gotten) funding from the incumbents! If you're not fighting incumbents in an organized fighting manner, you're inadvertantly helping them. Of course, this message has only brought me ingratitude, invective... even remorse. But, it doesn't change the truth. Best, Alan --- "Marcos R. Lara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > here here... that man is right... > > but then who am i? > > MRL > > At 02:55 PM 12/9/2002 -0800, you wrote: > >Most of the WiFi user groups are blowing it right > >now, while their leaders fool themselves into > >believing they'll benefit financially. I know the > >incumbents, and I know government... they'll blow > >right by the user groups... unless they adopt the > >city first. You've been reading my onlist posts, > >right? > > > >They're leaving vacuums open in local government, > >regulatory processes and physical networks... all > >benefit the incumbents. Nature abhors a vacuum. I > >saw it happen earlier with the telecoms. > >Government was the last cause. It's happening all > >over again. And, now we're the cause. > > > >You need the stakeholders, which is why you need > >the platform. You need the municipal governments, > >which is why you need the local stakeholders. You > >need a non-profit to lead, otherwise government > >intrudes. > > > >Alan -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
