MuniWireless

I was lucky enough to be able to look over an advance copy of Bruce Kushnick’s new book, “The $200 Billion Broadband Scandal” — it’s a powerful critique documenting the trail of broken promises and misinformation perpetrated by many broadband service providers in order to get favorable treatment, special dispensation, and competition-free access to residents across the United States. One I was lucky enough to be able to look over an advance copy of Bruce Kushnick’s new book, “The $200…

MetroFi has dropped the charges for Internet access in Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara to . . . nothing. According to Glenn Fleishman, MetroFi can cover its costs and make money via advertising. Click here to read Glenn’s post and here to read his detailed cost-revenue analysis.MetroFi has dropped the charges for Internet access in Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara to . . . nothing. According to Glenn Fleishman, MetroFi can cover its costs and make money via advertising. Click…

Philadelphia and Earthlink have agreed upon a ten-year contract which now goes to the city council for approval. Among the terms are:Philadelphia and Earthlink have agreed upon a ten-year contract which now goes to the city council for approval. Among the terms are:

* Earthlink owns the network and bears the cost of deploying and maintaining it * Earthlink pays Wireless Philadelphia and the city a “rental fee” for mounting nodes on city property * Earthlink will charge a wholesale price…

St. Louis Park has received four bids for wireless equipment for the pilot and implementation. They are negotiating with First Mile Wireless, a Tropos reseller. The city also received eleven proposals for partnerships and is negotiating with Unplugged Cities based in Fridley Minnesota. Unplugged wants to provide help desk, ISP hosting, and network management services.St. Louis Park has received four bids for wireless equipment for the pilot and implementation. They are negotiating with First Mile Wireless, a Tropos reseller. The…

I have compiled a list of bids (RFPs, RFQs and RFIs) issued by cities and counties in 2005 and early 2006. The list also includes cities and counties that announced their intention to deploy wide-area wireless networks, but have not yet issued bids. The list is dated 30 January 2006. Please note that cities such as Milwaukee, which recently chose I have compiled a list of bids (RFPs, RFQs and RFIs) issued by cities and counties in 2005 and early…

Firstmile.US has just posted a paper entitled “Entertainment: The Broadband Killer App” which is authored by an entertainment industry insider who is tired of watching the industry flail over the notion that broadband delivery of entertainment is evil.Firstmile.US has just posted a paper entitled “Entertainment: The Broadband Killer App” which is authored by an entertainment industry insider who is tired of watching the industry flail over the notion that broadband delivery of entertainment is evil.

The paper describes today’s problems in…