Except that 50 United Methodist Churches in LA are likely available now to be used in support of a Public Media wireless network. As well as thousands of businesses, Presbyterian Churches, Uniterian Churches etc. These organizations and businesses are ready now. The cost of the infrastructure and the backbone is what is missing. But those items are not difficult problems to resolve. Going forward ahead of the Walmarts as a consortium of technologists with the backing of influential businesses and organizations seems to be to our advantage. Likely, once the Walmarts see the writing on the wall they will back off. At least their investors will.
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