this is what I can't wait for. *
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1706445,00.html* *"*In August, the FCC backed Google's crusade (spawned by a paper written by Tim Wu for the New America Foundation calling for open networks) and mandated that the auction's largest available spectrum, the C block, be an open network if the bid reached at least $4.6 billion. (Some analysts predict Google will bid just enough to trigger the open-network provision, and no more.) That would mean customers could use any wireless device, handset or application on the network, without being restricted by their carrier. It's a dismantling of the traditional "walled garden" telecom approach in the hopes that the U.S. catches up to Europe and Asia with better services and innovations. At first Verizon and AT&T were vehemently opposed, threatening lawsuits, but they have since reversed *their*position, with Verizon announcing that they would voluntarily open their entire network in 2008*"* I think a marraige of this with WiMax would be awesome. On 1/24/08, Frank Keeney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Pehaps they're giving it away because so few use it. > > Frank > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Barbara A. Rowe > > > > > >**AT&T Broadband Customers To Get Free Wi-Fi** > > > > > > Yesterday, AT&T Inc. announced that its AT&T Broadband customers > > > will soon receive free unlimited access to the company's nationwide > > > Wi-Fi network. This would yield a $60 annual savings for current > > > customers. The Wi-Fi service will provide downstream > > speeds of up to > > > 6Mbps, based on your current broadband plan. No date is given for > > > when this will go into effect. > > > > > > <http://dealmac.com/209925.html?ref=txt_dealmacdaily> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
