>From the "Can they stoop any lower?" dept, telecommunication lobbyists worked >to get the State of LA. to shut down New Orleans's post-Katrina impromptu >wi-fi network. New Orlean's CIO Greg Muffert fought back: "‘If I have to go >to jail, I guess I will.’ http://www.redherring.com/article.aspx?a=16232 But even wierder, Earthlink has stepped up to take over the network, thereby making it "legal": http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/31/technology/business2_browser0331/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote (bottom of article) Ugh. New Orleans is probably the best case for muni wifi, and the best example yet of telco callousness.
I would've liked to see that one play out big and loud in the media. Rob -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
