Dustin,
It would be helpful if you would try to read and comprehend my posts
before responding. I never said that Freepress is terrible. I said that
they claimed non-partisan status but that most of the articles on their
website seemed to be promoting a leftist agenda. The definition of good
public policy really depends on your definition of what is good. I am for
what works, year after year, efficiently, and what generates sufficient
revenue to support and maintain itself.
Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dustin Goodwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:32 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: 'Dana Spiegel'; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [nycwireless] Governement run telecom and broadband
>
>
> Jim,
> Freepress must be terrible because they are not a mouthpiece
> for huge telecom corporations. Your right they can't be
> trusted. Personally I would describe Freepress as politically
> progressive. I am not sure it matters as they mostly seemed
> interested in good public policy. Socialism, leftists... is
> everything political? Or do some people just care about
> running a better country?
>
> - Dustin -
>
> Jim Henry wrote:
>
> >Dana,
> > I've read the article you reference, and, like the one I
> provided a
> >link to, it is interesting. They make some good points.
> However, like
> >the PFF paper, it's an advocacy document. I found no mention of
> >municipalities failing, or at least not doing as well, as commercial
> >enterprises in delivering critical services. There are certainly
> >examples, such as Philadelphia's PGW or NYC's water utility (nowhere
> >near as bad as PGW I'm sure, but failing to meter water is
> still pretty
> >bad). No mention of a possible negative outcome from a
> municipal offering.
> > I am not too familiar with freepress.net but from
> checking their web
> >site, even though they claim to be non-partisan the stories
> they offer
> >seem to be coming from a leftist point of view.
> >
> >Jim
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
> >>Of Dana Spiegel
> >>Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 11:06 AM
> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>Cc: [email protected]
> >>Subject: Re: [nycwireless] Governement run telecom and broadband
> >>
> >>
> >>Jim,
> >>
> >>Perhaps you should do a bit more research.
> >>
> >>The PFF is well known to rely on half-truths and misrepresentations
> >>of fact to support their anti-municipal agenda.
> >>
> >>Free Press has released a white paper that provides the whole story,
> >>and if you look at government broadband initiatives, they are
> >>overwhelmingly cost saving and beneficial to local communities.
> >>
> >>http://www.freepress.net/docs/mb_white_paper.pdf
> >>
> >>Also, PFF's supporters include (and are primarily) every incumbent
> >>telecom and cable company: http://www.pff.org/about/supporters.html
> >>
> >>While this isn't a problem in and of itself, it should make you
> >>wonder where their views and motivations are coming from.
> >>
> >>
> >>Dana Spiegel
> >>Executive Director
> >>NYCwireless
> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>www.NYCwireless.net
> >>+1 917 402 0422
> >>
> >>Read the Wireless Community blog: http://www.wirelesscommunity.info
> >>
> >>
> >>On Jan 9, 2006, at 10:04 PM, Jim Henry wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Here's an interesting study on government going into the telecom
> >>>business.
> >>>
> >>>http://www.pff.org/issues-pubs/pops/pop11.3govtownership.pdf
> >>>
> >>>Jim
> >>>
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