Wow. This is so enlightening! I just finished watching. Thanks for forwarding this on to the list.
Btw, here is a direct link to the video: http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=8&clip_id=2069 -Mike ------------- Blogged here: http://www.wifi-toys.com/wi-fi.php?a=articles&id=108 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kimo Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 3:01 PM To: SOCALWUG Subject: [SOCALWUG] SF TechConnect WiFi Franchise: Video of 6/12 hearing - includes Esme Vos and Greg Richardson, privacy, disaster tolerant, interference, dig. inclusion, fiber includes testimony from Esme Vos of MuniWireless.com and Greg Richardson of Civitium.com To see activists concerns which discuss concerns like: +Interference on unlicensed spectrum +no explaination on how the system will provide 90% indoor coverage for all citizens - this is a big problem. +concerns about providing a service funded in part on the privacy of citizens +300k speed is a joke even in Africa +Fiber study continues to be 4 months out (it seems to be 4 months out at every meeting) +no funding for digital inclusion +no needs analysis, no business case, no Radio Frequency Study - (Civitium now says one will be completed in the next few weeks) - yet a vendor Earthlink/Google has already been selected +is this similar to Amazon.com offering to outsource city libraries in exhange for access to checkout records and profits to a corporation outside the city? +no serious consideration of a Municipally owned solution no +consideration of creating a Disaster Tolerant solution to allow the public to communicate after a calamity Click: http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=8 Select BOS City Operations and Neighborhood Services 6/12, skip to 1 hour, 14 mins to see activist's response to city plans --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SOCALWUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SOCALWUG SOCALWUG website: http://www.socalwug.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
