Greg (Civitium) and Jim (Baller Herbst Law Group) will be doing podcasts dedicated to communities that are deploying broadband technology to enhance economic development, educational and occupational opportunity, digital equity, public safety and homeland security, environmental protection,government efficiency, cultural enrichment, and quality of life.Greg (Civitium) and Jim (Baller Herbst Law Group) will be doing podcasts [...]

Here’s an update on the citywide wireless network project in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They held a pre-proposal conference that was held on February 16 at 10 am EST at Grand Rapids City Hall. Proposers attended in person and by conference call. The meeting was not mandatory, but strongly encouraged.Here’s an update on the citywide wireless [...]

Craig Settles has written a paper entitled “What’s the price of free?” on the recent drive among municipalities to get providers to deliver some kind of free access to residents and businesses. To read the abstract, click here. To download the entire paper, click here.Craig Settles has written a paper entitled “What’s the price of [...]

The 34th Research Conference on Communication, Information, and Internet Policy takes place this year on September 29 to October 1, 2006 in Arlington, Virginia.The 34th Research Conference on Communication, Information, and Internet Policy takes place this year on September 29 to October 1, 2006 in Arlington, Virginia. This annual brings a diverse, international group of [...]

A small Canadian university has ruled out campus-wide wireless Internet access because its president fears the system’s electromagnetic forces could pose a risk to students’ health. This issue continues to be a factor in citywide Wi-Fi efforts nationwide, such as San Francisco. This will be an issue that does not go away anytime soon.A small [...]

Om Malik has written an excellent article on Vyatta, the maker of a commerical open-source router, and on open source projects that are changing the world of networking:Om Malik has written an excellent article on Vyatta, the maker of a commerical open-source router, and on open source projects that are changing the world of networking: [...]

The European Commission has approved under EC Treaty state aid rules a broadband initiative by the Welsh Development Agency. The project will provide companies located in 14 Welsh business parks with access to fast broadband services where these are currently unavailable at affordable prices. The Commission concluded that the aid was not likely to distort [...]

Racine County, Wisconsin has issued a Request for Business Proposals (RFBP) seeking a vendor to build, own and operate a wholesale network to cover 333 square miles. While large cities like Houston and San Francisco get all the attention in the mainstream press, regions such as Racine, which needs high-speed broadband just as much as [...]

The responses to San Francisco’s RFP for a citywide wireless broadband network have been posted on the city’s TechConnect website.The responses to San Francisco’s RFP for a citywide wireless broadband network have been posted on the city’s TechConnect website. Proposals were submitted by Earthlink-Google, CBG, MetroFi, NextWLAN, Razortooth and Seakay-Cisco-IBM. I looked briefly at the [...]

EarthLink and Google jointly submitted a response to the San Francisco citywide Wi-Fi RFP. The deadline for submitting responses is today (21 February 2006). I am not surprised by this move since Google is not an ISP and needs to team up with a service provider to build and run the network. Earthlink, on the [...]