Aprt from the free wifi in public spaces the key phrase in Daley's proposal is 'affordable'
access' which is by no means 'free'.
SF's 'free' access scheme AFAIK involves much google advertising.
One should not ignore the efforts of NYC in this area, led by Gale Brewer chair of the
Technology Cttee.
See my post http://punkcast.com/933/ in which she suggest that broadband access
is becoming as much a necessary public amenity as roads, and that installing wifi in a park
is cheaper than repaving an intersection..
and also:
http://www.isoc-ny.org/cgi-bin/mail/mojo.cgi?flavor=archive&id=20060517164448&list=discuss
about her plans for wifi in senior's centers.
and
http://www.isoc-ny.org/cgi-bin/mail/mojo.cgi?flavor=archive&id=20060517163712&list=discuss
in which she triumphs over earlier city efforts to profit from internet access.
For more info general about NYC wifi efforts:
http://news.com.com/Can+Wi-Fi+make+it+in+Manhattan/2100-7351_3-5992316.html?tag=nefd.top
and
http://www.nycwireless.net/tiki-view_articles.php
joly
At 02:15 PM 6/5/2006, you wrote:
>Along the same lines, last week Mayor Daley announced a plan for free broadband for Chicagoans:
><http://tinyurl.com/pr4nv>http://tinyurl.com/pr4nv
>
>Note that the plan also calls for easier access to computers for lower-income individuals, which is often an overlooked part of these "free internet" plans.
>
>--
>Adam Quirk
><http://thepan.org>thepan.org
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