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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 08:14:02 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: Brian Randell <Brian.Randell () newcastle ac uk> Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 11:47:23 +0000 To: <dave () farber net> Subject: All Wired Up Hi Dave: There was an article in the "Online" section of yesterday's (UK) Guardian which surveyed the US and UK scenes regarding the provision of wireless internet access to entire communities. I think IP might find the comparison it gives between Verizon's and British Telecom's attitudes rather interesting. Cheers Brian
All wired up Plans to cover huge areas with wireless internet access are gathering pace. And, finds Sean Dodson, companies that stand to lose are taking the threat seriously Thursday March 3, 2005 The Guardian . . . US cable companies, which see citizen-funded networks as a threat to their commercial fiefdoms, backed a bill that effectively outlawed municipal wireless in the state of Pennsylvania. In December, the state passed a bill forbidding any municipality in the state from running an "information network". Only a last-minute deal with Verizon, the state's de facto monopoly provider of broadband, saved Philadelphia's vision. Verizon promised to allow the city's network, but at the expense of the rest of the state. At least 15 US states are considering similar telco-backed bills to ban municipal networks. . . . Chris Clark, chief executive for BT Wireless Broadband, said the UK's biggest broadband supplier would not be taking the same approach as Verizon. "The community wireless projects, which started in an environment of concern about rural service, are evolving into providing all sorts of innovative services," he says. "It would be a pity to see such innovation stifled. More recently, a number of metropolitan wireless projects have been in the pipeline. BT is fully supportive of these initiatives." . . .
The full story is at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1428626,00.html -- School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK EMAIL = Brian.Randell () ncl ac uk PHONE = +44 191 222 7923 FAX = +44 191 222 8232 URL = http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/~brian.randell/ ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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