Stephen H. Wildstrom, a columnist for BusinessWeek Online, has changed his mind about keeping government from governing the Internet. Why? Because, he believes, governance by the private operators who now call the shots is not serving the public interest.Stephen H. Wildstrom, a columnist for BusinessWeek Online, has changed his mind about keeping government from governing [...]

Three Vermont communities–Jericho, Underhill and Westford–are weighing the merits of partnering with a local telecom to bring broadband to residents in the rural towns.Three Vermont communities–Jericho, Underhill and Westford–are weighing the merits of partnering with a local telecom to bring broadband to residents in the rural towns. The towns have created a Fiber Optic Working [...]

News of the demise of the proposed muni wireless network in St. Louis, like that of muni wireless in general, has been greatly exaggerated. AT&T has not abandoned the city or its faith in the municipal market. It is focusing on a downtown hot spot pilot. AT&T’s announcement last week that it would not deploy [...]

Greg Goldman, CEO of Wireless Philadelphia, the not-for-profit organization that partnered with EarthLink to bring free Wi-Fi to that city, recently spoke at an organizational meeting of the local chapter of the Internet Society. His comments about the challenges of the digital divide make worthy reading.Since EarthLink’s restructuring, there have been no major providers willing [...]

Folks in Ketchum, Idaho, are enjoying free municipal wireless Internet access today–thanks, largely, to the determined efforts of a local volunteer who crafted the project to insure no drain on local tax dollars.Folks in Ketchum, Idaho, are enjoying free municipal wireless Internet access today–thanks, largely, to the determined efforts of a local volunteer who crafted [...]