Should Municipalities Get in the Wi-Fi Business?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Cliff Rohde <ccr7 () cornell edu>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 08:57:55 -0400
To: <dave () farber net>
Subject: RE: [IP] Should Municipalities Get in the Wi-Fi Business?

Dave: What will really rattle the telcos is when ubiquitous Wal*Mart starts
to offer phone and broadband service via WiMax.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/11431142.htm

WiMax phone service coming
NEXTWEB PLANS ROLLOUT IN MAY
By Sam Diaz
Mercury News

NextWeb, a Fremont Internet service provider, plans to announce today an
Internet phone service that uses a wireless technology known as WiMax.

The phone service will launch in cities across California next month.

Certification of WiMax, a wireless technology backed primarily by Intel, is
expected as early as summer.

However, companies already are launching products using the technology.

NextWeb already uses the technology to deliver high-speed Internet service
to business customers and will not offer Voice over Internet Protocol, or
VoIP, services....

Regards,
Cliff Rohde
[former telco lawyer]
Ccr7 [at] cornell.edu


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