On Monday, January 10th, 2005 from 2 PM to 5 PM, Dibner Auditorium, Polytechnic University, 5 MetroTech, the Committee on Technology in Government, chaired by Council Member Gale A. Brewer, will hold a hearing entitled, �Oversight: Is Brooklyn Business Suffering From A Broadband Gap?� Here are the directions to Polytechnic University: http://www.poly.edu/brooklyn/directions.cfm?loc=bk&bn=bk.
Here is a map of the campus of Polytechnic University: http://www.poly.edu/brooklyn/brooklynmap.cfm?loc=bk&bn=bk The Dibner Auditorium is in Building C � Dibner Library / CATT Building � on the above map. ��� At this hearing, we will discuss the following: Is there is a �broadband gap� for Brooklyn businesses? Does city government have a role in closing this gap, if it does indeed exist? If so, what role should city government play? Efforts by the private sector to close this gap; and, The possibilities of wireless broadband technology as an affordable broadband alternative. ��� Invited witnesses include: New York City�s Department of Information Technology and Telecommunication (DoITT), Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and Department of Small Business Services (SBS); Dianah Neff, Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the City of Philadelphia; To learn more about Philadelphia�s efforts, go to: http://www.phila.gov/wireless/. Jonathan Bowles, Research Director, Center for an Urban Future; To read Jonathan�s recent broadband report, go to: http://www.nycfuture.org/images_pdfs/pdfs/NY_Broadband_Gap.pdf Brooklyn businesses associations and small businesses; and, Major wireline (DSL and cable) and wireless broadband providers. -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
