I will try to be there as well. I own Rapidwave, LLC a local Wireless ISP.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 11:37 AM To: Provo Linux Users Group Mailing List Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: HB 139 - WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS I'll be there, anyone else going? Sincerely, Steve On Jan 28, 2008 11:33 AM, Jeff Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would love to go to this, but I have classes all day Thursday so there > will be no way for me to go. Too bad. > > Jeff Anderson > > > Lonnie Olson wrote: > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: Re: HB 139 - WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS > > Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:36:19 -0700 > > From: Bradley Daw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > I will be hosting a meeting here in the Capitol on Thursday, January > > 31st at 3:00 P.M. We will be discussing House Bill 139 about public > > wireless access. I will be in attendance along with some members of the > > Attorney General's staff and members of the Xmission ISP staff. Anyone > > is invited to attend, and please let us know if you will be able to. > > > > The meeting will be held in the East (Senate) Building, in the Beehive > > room which is just south of the cafeteria on the first floor. I hope to > > see you there. > > > > > >>>> Lonnie Olson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/24/08 9:54 PM >>> > > I am a member of your district (31). > > > > I have read through the bill regarding Public Wireless Internet access. > > > > http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillint/hb0139.htm > > > > This is a very bad idea. I have worked in the IT industry for over 8 > > years. 3 of those in the role of Senior System Administrator at > > ArosNet (now defunct) Utah ISP. I have lots of experience with not > > only the technology, but also the reality of implementing filtering > > technologies. Implementations of filtering technologies is > > difficult. Implementing them well enough to point of 100% accuracy is > > *impossible*. Without 100% accuracy, this new law opens up any public > > wireless operator to great potential of lawsuits. > > > > The result of this proposed legislation limits wireless network > > operators to two choices: 1) close access, and limit to "authorized > > people", or 2) shutdown the network completely. Unfortunately choice > > #1 isn't an option for 90% of the free wireless networks in Utah, as > > the added administrative and technical costs would turn the whole > > project too deep in the whole to be valuable. > > > > The impact of these network shutdowns on Utah society, as well as our > > image, would be horrendous. Finding wireless internet access in > > common gathering places like Salt Lake City Main Street, libraries, > > Liberty Park, Pioneer Park and much of Ogden will become next to > > impossible. > > > > See Pete Ashdown's (Owner of Xmission) opinion of the proposed > > legislation. > > http://peteashdown.org/journal/2008/01/24/the-end-of-free-xmission-wireless/ > > > > > > Please consider the ramification of this bill, and vote it down. Show > > your representation, and represent the good of our state. I know you > > will do the right thing, that is why I voted for you. > > > > Lonnie Olson > > 823 Elgin Avenue > > Salt Lake City, UT 84106-1603 > > 801-484-0440 > > > > > > > > /* > > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > > Don't fear the penguin. > > */ > > > > > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.14/1247 - Release Date: 1/28/2008 10:59 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.14/1247 - Release Date: 1/28/2008 10:59 AM /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
