No offense, but wipe it off the face of the earth. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Laura Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 9:54 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] BellSouth rescinds N.O. donation
Nuke New Orleans? I dont get it. Superior Wireless New Orleans,La. www.superior1.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 4:04 PM Subject: RE: [WISPA] BellSouth rescinds N.O. donation > How bout nuking N.O. and starting somewhere else ? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi > Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 4:36 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] BellSouth rescinds N.O. donation > > Sascha, > > Although I agree with you, Bell South's actions do not condone the action of the city. > > New Orleans could easilly instead announce a grant offer or loan program for small business ISPs, to rebuild New Orlean's > communications systems. > > They could understand the problem with having only a monopoly providing most of the services. And they could fix that problem from > the start, empowering the vast amount of talent the industry has to offer, to accellerate the launch of a network. Instead they get > their network designed by a Manufacturer. The mayor should be helping the peiople rebuild their homes and neighborhoods, and let > the communication companies do their own thing. > How about giving the grant money to New Orlean local businesses? It may add one or two more local jobs. > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sascha Meinrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 2:14 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] BellSouth rescinds N.O. donation > > > > Hi all, > > > > > Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 10:33:00 -0600 > > > From: "Joe Laura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] BellSouth rescinds N.O. donation > > > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > > > > > > And with bell having to rebuild their whole infrastructure here in New > > > Orleans its a bigger slap in the face IMO. The hotel owners are pretty > > > upset > > > with this as well. Ya, the City has really ruffled some feathers over > > > this > > > move. > > > > Regardless of whether or not the City of New Orleans government needs a > > spanking ;) -- I have a fairly different take on this matter, one less > > focused on the specifics of the New Orleans/BellSouth fiasco and more > > oriented toward BellSouth's general business strategy. BellSouth is > > clearly attempting to leverage it's market dominance in one area (wireline > > communications) to prevent competition in a different realm (in this case, > > wireless networking). This is exactly the type of dynamic that anti-trust > > laws were intended to keep in check. > > > > BellSouth's actions in New Orleans are just the most recent manifestation > > of a strategy that _will_ be utilized against folks like us (e.g., > > independent ISPs). BellSouth has systematically attempted to prevent any > > sort of competition within their service areas -- their New Orleans > > tantrum is only the latest example. I wrote up a brief piece about some > > of their most recent actions here: > > > > http://www.saschameinrath.com/2005dec04bellsouths_shame > > > > I'm sure there are numerous ways in which the City of New Orleans needs > > reforming -- but BellSouth's actions are targeted against any and all > > competitive entities -- they will certainly focus on WISPA members down > > the road. Instead of blaming New Orleans for what is obviously a > > widespread business strategy, I'd recommend focusing on BellSouth, who > > clearly isn't interested in "playing well with others" and has a > > well-documented history of using its market power to bully others. > > > > --Sascha > > > > -- > > Sascha Meinrath > > Policy Analyst * Project Coordinator * President > > Free Press *** CUWiN *** Acorn Active Media > > www.freepress.net * www.cuwireless.net * www.acornactivemedia.com > > -- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/192 - Release Date: 12/5/2005 > > > > > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
