sorry if this has been answered already but does PLUG have an official opinion on the NBN?
On 9/19/07, rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > NBN is all about overpricing, kickbacks and not about services > Computer professionals say Filipinos could have made a cheaper alternative > > Reference: Rick Bahague > Contact: 09178840096 > > "The NBN project is really about who will get the kickbacks," said Rick > Bahague of the Computer Professionals Union on the ongoing hearing on the > controversial National Broadband Network in the Senate. The National > Broadband Network is a multibillion peso information technology project. > The Department of Transportation and Communications has already computed > the supposed huge savings in yearly communications costs if this project > is finished. > > "Computerizations and improved communication networks are welcome > improvements in providing service to the grassroots", adds Bahague. "But > it should not be a way for the First Gentleman and his cohorts to get huge > kickbacks." The NBN project aims to interconnect 2,295 government agencies > and 23,549 municipalities and barangays. The First Gentleman has been > recently implicated as the "Mystery Man" in the contract negotiations. > > “The National Broadband Network, if implemented by a government with > genuine interest in serving its population, can indeed enhance the flow of > information between national and local agencies. Unfortunately, this > administration is primarily interested on sharing the kickbacks.” > Bahague added. > > The government is not new to deals with such huge networks. The Department > of Science and Technology-Advanced Science and Technology Institute > maintains a similar network which interconnects different research > institutions nationwide – the Philippine Research, Education, and > Government Information Network (PREGINET). The said network has at least > 16 access points for use of its partners all over the archipelago. On > PREGINET, local partners connect to one of the access points which has > direct connections to one of the 4 exchange points. The exchange points > are then connected to the ASTI. > > "Filipino computer professionals have the competency to implement such a > project but the government preferred foreign counterparts. This is one > indication that they are really after their own interests rather than > implementing the project for the benefit of the people." Rick Bahague > added. > > *The Computer Professionals' Union is a group of volunteers advocating > information technology for the people. CPU has been supporting different > grassroots organizations in the use of ICT. > > NBN: Boon or Bane is posted at www.cp-union.org. ### > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > GPG Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xB57550EF > Url: tek4dpipol.blogspot.com > advocacy: www.cp-union.org > Others: http://rbjrph.multiply.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Nobody knows who will win this fight, because the outcome depends on you > and the readers. Will you fight for freedom? Will you reject Windows and > MacOS and other non-free software, and switch to GNU/Linux? Or will you be > too lazy to resist? > > R. Stallman > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- http://kikay.exchange.ph http://mom.exchange.ph http://movie.exchange.ph http://basketball.exchange.ph ======================= Make life easier for Webmasters! http://spreadfirefox.com/community/?q=user/register&r=137994
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