MuniWireless

Fast Company has a short transcript of the presentations given by Jim Baller, a proponent of municipalities bringning competition into the broadband market, and Terry Huval, director of the Lafayette Utilities System. Read what they have to say about the benefits being provided today by municipalities, exactly what the incumbent telcos don’t want people to have. Click here for the Fast Company has a short transcript of the presentations given by Jim Baller, a proponent of municipalities bringning competition into…

Just as states are trying to stop the rollout of municipal broadband, which not coincidentally is deployed mostly by rural communities, here’s the federal government (through the US Department of Agriculture) providing $8.9 million “for connecting essential community facilities to high-speed telecommunications in rural towns and communities where no broadband service exists.” Perhaps Under Secretary Gilbert Gonzalez should do a Just as states are trying to stop the rollout of municipal broadband, which not coincidentally is deployed mostly by rural…

Orlando, Florida is seeking a provider of free Wi-Fi service for its downtown and community redevelopment area, and throughout the city at a later date. The RFP is a fairly sparse document, short on detail. Orlando, Florida is seeking a provider of free Wi-Fi service for its downtown and community redevelopment area, and throughout the city at a later date. The RFP is a fairly sparse document, short on detail.

The City envisions a collaborative effort to be taken by…

If there is only one thing you should read this week it is this article entitled Spectrum Wars by Drew Clark published in the National Journal. I know many people have been saying it for years, but the spectrum-hogging American broadcasters, aided and abetted by their sockpuppets in Congress, are damaging public safety and killing innovation. What sense does it If there is only one thing you should read this week it is this article entitled Spectrum Wars by Drew…

My enthusiasm for the West Virginia pro-municipal broadband bill was short-lived and as I feared, restrictions were included. My enthusiasm for the West Virginia pro-municipal broadband bill was short-lived and as I feared, restrictions were included.

A substitute bill was reported out of the Senate Finance Committee yesterday. It had its second reading today and is scheduled for its 3rd reading in the Senate tomorrow. Here’s the latest text.

It keeps the Innovation Center, but the options for local-government networking seem to…

The Buffalo News is reporting that Buffalo (NY) is considering the creation of a giant Wi-Fi hotzone downtown and in surrounding areas. According to the article, Buffalo wants to raise its technology profile and attract businesses, as well as try to bridge the digital divide between poor neighborhoods and wealthier ones. One major problem is finding money for expanding the The Buffalo News is reporting that Buffalo (NY) is considering the creation of a giant Wi-Fi hotzone downtown and in…