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Net2Con: Free and Low-Cost Wireless
Free and Low-Cost Wireless Session
(disclaimer - a lot of this session was over my head and so i am not going to pretend that these notes are awesome. if you were there and you have suggestions, please post them in the comments!)
Speakers:
Jim Forster
Chris Vein
Esme Vos
Lauren-Glenn Davitian
Jim Foster
Bottom of the Pyramid and ITC- even poor people spend money on communications. Even the poorest will spend 5% on communications.
- communication leads to transparency, which leads to less corruption, and better government
Mesh Networking - wireless nodes with clever routing to pick the best path
$ for Digital Inclusion? from Franchise Fee?
Your name:
paola
Your email address:
nicoyatl@yahoo.com
Speaker or Presenter:
chris vein
Your question:
mr vein,
thank you...i was impressed by your clarity around the divide issues, even in a city like San Francisco.
i understand you're proposing the "connect" model as a way of meeting these needs and you stressed "sustainable" in your presentation.
BUT i'm wondering where the money comes from to provide these services in an ongoing way.
will the City be negotiating for something like a Digital Inclusion Fund?
seems like Earthlink and certainly Google have the means to pay for such a fund, and a percentage of revenues should be set aside for this.
isn't there a precedent for this, like the 5% cable companies give back to the city?
Why should already wired communities care?
Jim, Given your focus on international access in communities where there is no current service, why should US communities that are ALREADY CONNECTED BY COMMERCIAL PROVIDERS care about building their own public wireless broadband services?
Welcome to Free & Low Cost Wireless - Beyond Coffee House Loitering
Welcome to our panel on using wireless broadband to connect our communities. If you are ready to declare your telecommunications independence, come and find out how to move beyond coffeehouse connectivity. Most of us complain about the poor service and high prices of the phone and cable companies. We believe that there is no real competition or alternative. The good news is: IT IS POSSIBLE to bypass the major telecommunications companies that now control both networks and content. We CAN work in our communities to set up wireless networks that are connected by national, publicly owned networks.
