QUINCY AND CITYWIDE WI-FI: THE PHILADELPHIA MODEL
posted by UMRBlog @ 21:12
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
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5 Comments:
Probably a good thing this does not happen quite yet. Someone needs to put a lot more thought into this deal.
What happens if we get one city wide provider and they are under contract?
Do we have a situation where choice in providers is eleiminated?
Do we end up with situations comparable to those we have currently with Ameren rate hikes or Comcast service and rate hikes?
Is confidential personal information and security a problem? Windows Vista is having major glitches on Wi-Fi currently.
;)
p.s. something caught my twisted mind from that article!
"low-cost service to all residents, especially the poor."
Shouldn't food, housing, and medical be a little higher on the list than purchasing a computer?
I understand that education is the key to getting out of the lower income catagory but you have to cover the basics first!
Yeah, it's also along the same lines of trash made up in a dress or suit is still trash.
Philly is a bad example to address the "complications" of city wide wi-fi. I proposed a utility plan for my city which of course wasn't looked at. I called the mayors office and all I got in return was crickets chirping at night.
It would have worked through open source channels and multiple local provider peering agreements if I were in the local network. But fortunately for me, I'm not an adapted local good ole boy.
But hey, you guys can always hang out at the city's Washington park special interest companies wifi area. It's sort of big and outside.
NeighborhoodNET.net
Quincy is a unique animal.
Quincy doesn't have city wide wi fi does it?
0522,
Market Research is probably always a good idea. The low cost thing, I think was to address the digital divide, nice thought.
Still, I don't think you can payh for the infrastructure without a profit-making company being involved in some fashion.
TYFCB
0714,
Can't fool you!
TYFCB
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