Frank, et al: A lot of local governments in SoCal and beyond are realizing that they will not be the wireless provider of last resort, and that's likely a good thing. The problem with public-private partnerships is that the public agency is normally dominated by the private party. At this point, the numbers simply don't pencil out for municipal community-wide wireless save, perhaps, for smaller communities that don't have a selection of existing wireless carriers, and also don't have DSL and/or cable high speed Internet.
I do see a continuing need for local governments to provide focused mission-driven hotspots, such as in libraries and key government buildings. From my perspective an a telecom attorney and RF engineer working for local governments, so far it seems like the only groups making money in this sector are the consultants, conference promoters, and the equipment vendors. Now, more than ever, is the time for private user groups to band together to step in provide services where they are needed. My views are my own; they do not necessarily reflect those of any of my clients. Best regards, Jonathan ____________________________ Jonathan L. Kramer, Esq., FSCTE, BDS, BPS Kramer Telecom Law Firm, P.C. 2001 S. Barrington Ave., Suite 306 Los Angeles, CA 90025-5379 USA Tel: (310) 312-9900 Fax: (310) 473-5900 www.TelecomLawFirm.com www.CellularPCS.com Notices: Privileged And Confidential Communication: This electronic transmission, and any documents attached hereto, (a) are protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (18 USC ยงยง 2510-2521), (b) may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information, and (c) are for the sole use of the intended recipient named above. If you have received this electronic message in error, you must immediately notify the sender and delete the electronic message. Any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of the information received in error is strictly prohibited, and not very nice, either. Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis. No humans were intentionally harmed in the creation of this message. You must not fold, spindle, or mutilate this message. You may, however, slowly reheat it in a low temperature oven, or on top of a warm auto engine block. IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: To ensure compliance with IRS requirements, we inform you that any tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments hereto) was not intended or written to be used-and cannot be used-for the purpose of (a) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code, or (b) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any matters addressed herein. Basically, don't commit tax fraud. It's a no-no. Removal of this tag is prohibited by law. So there. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [ <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Keeney > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SOCALWUG] Pasadena's Municipal Wi-Fi Dream Dies > > > > > See: > <http://tinyurl.com/683olz> http://tinyurl.com/683olz > > And: > <http://snurl.com/paswifi> http://snurl.com/paswifi > > > "Pasadena has shelved its plans for a citywide Wi-Fi network > after EarthLink pulled out of its contractual obligations to > build one for the city. EarthLink has done the same to a > number of other cities (and surprisingly I have not heard one > of them suing EarthLink for breach of contract)." > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
