Interesting article. It examines some aspect I haven't seen
elsewhere, especially the vulnerability of centralization.
As you may or may not be aware, as has happened during other community
crises, local amateur radio operators stepped in and took up the
communications tasks knocked out by the vandalism. In this modern age
of rapid internet, ham radio is often the target of ridicule and
accusations of being outdated. (many of which have some validity)
Shortly after 9/11 Riley Hollingsworth, head of the FCCs enforcement
branch for amateur radio was asked if he thought that DHS would
consolidate amateur radio under a centralized structure. His reply was
a resounding "NO," adding that he felt the greatest asset ham radio
offered was its ability to function well and rapidly build ad hoc
networks in the absence of centralized control.
... and, so far ... DHS has left us alone and we continue to
function when all else goes south!!!!!
cheers ... BBR
BB Riley, Underhill Ctr, VT
On Apr 24, 2009, at 11:39 AM, Paul Flint wrote:
Dear Sam,
Ok, I'm scared...
Thanks and...
Kindest Regards,
Flint
On Fri, 24 Apr 2009, Sam Hooker wrote:
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:09:47 -0400
From: Sam Hooker <[email protected]>
Reply-To: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Lets Hack a State Telcom Infastructure...
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An appropriately-decentralized State Telcom Infrastructure,
please. ;-)
http://perens.com/works/articles/MorganHill
Cheers,
- -sth
sam hooker|[email protected]|http://www.noiseplant.com
"The hurrier, the speed."
-Anon.
- ----- "Paul Flint" <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear David,
I am an old man now.
Once when I was a young man a woman who said her name was Ms. Grace
Slick
sang this lyric:
"When the truth is found, to be lies..."
I accept your libertarian premise that government involvement with
telecom
infrastructure (or anything else) is harmful. However that said,
how
do we
move forward? Can you tell me that the capitalist choices (Comcast,
Charter, Fairpoint) are acceptable options in this area?
With respect David my young Turk, deliver to this forum a vision
that
raises us out of the "fourth world" quality, service and bandwidth
muck
we face here in this state.
Our futures depend upon you.
Kindest Regards,
Flint
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009, David Storandt wrote:
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:14:24 -0400
From: David Storandt <[email protected]>
Reply-To: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts
<[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Burlington Telcom/Other Muni Provider Question
This setup is in RTP, North Carolina. Lots of bandwidth providers
in
the neighbourhood for rock-bottom pricing. Comparing ECFiber's
upstream options is tougher, requiring more transport to get to a
major metro market for fat pipes.
Expect rampant over-subscription and miserable quality for voice
and/or video. Decent customer service? They had to cut costs
somewhere
to sell service based on "low prices".
For a government group to compete against private industry,
especially
markets with competition already, is a tough moral sell to
capitalist
standards.
-D
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Stanley Brinkerhoff
<[email protected]> wrote:
RE >> http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=14934
Does anyone have insight into how one might start a triple play
provider
setup? I'm not looking to do it -- so I dont mean 100% real life
example..
but .. where do you get enough bandwidth to offer 10/10 for $100?
How do
you get 81 cable channels and rights to distribute them?
(The real life example would involve ECFibernet .. but who knows
when I'll
ever get that at my house).
Stan
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