Chen Xiangpeng wrote:
Cost is a relative thing. I believe the telcos are not incurring any expenses when they are sending mms-es over their own network.
However the telco's are publicly owned companies who can't just give away product worth millions of dollars for free. The government is just one more customer. Unless of course there is legislation requiring them (the telcos) to provision free government usage in emergencies.
It is actually a very interesting usage of technology for engaging the public in community policing. Especially considering the usually slow grinding of the bureaucratic gears through the tender process.
We've come a long way since emergency broadcasts over radio and tv :) Cheers Stephan _______________________________________________ Slugnet mailing list [email protected] http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet
