Comments on: National broadband strategy should focus on users’ needs http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/01/15/national-broadband-strategy-should-focus-on-users-needs/ Municipal wireless, citywide WiFi, WiMAX, broadband news Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:10:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Rory Conaway http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/01/15/national-broadband-strategy-should-focus-on-users-needs/comment-page-1/#comment-37745 Rory Conaway Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:57:51 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=9769#comment-37745 With new designs being deployed that have reduced the cost of municipal systems to $6000 or less per mile, I'm hoping that the new administration gets more bang for it's buck than many of the original systems. With new designs being deployed that have reduced the cost of municipal systems to $6000 or less per mile, I’m hoping that the new administration gets more bang for it’s buck than many of the original systems.

]]> By: Steve http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/01/15/national-broadband-strategy-should-focus-on-users-needs/comment-page-1/#comment-37578 Steve Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:25:16 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=9769#comment-37578 There is an organization of computer user groups www.apcug.net, which I think would be a good resource regarding this issue. The member groups are not only a single platform, but include PCs, MACs, Linux, etc. By definition participants in the member groups are computer users, so who better to ask what is really needed? There is an organization of computer user groups http://www.apcug.net, which I think would be a good resource regarding this issue.

The member groups are not only a single platform, but include PCs, MACs, Linux, etc.

By definition participants in the member groups are computer users, so who better to ask what is really needed?

]]> By: WiFi Gadfly http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/01/15/national-broadband-strategy-should-focus-on-users-needs/comment-page-1/#comment-37575 WiFi Gadfly Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:44:37 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=9769#comment-37575 I agree with Craig, but need to make sure that these feasibility studies are done through a competitive procurement process so that the local or state government entity does not get fleeced. There are a few consulting groups, such as Civitium, that will look at this as a way to get rich at the taxpayers' expense. We need to not repeat the muniwireless saga of poorly conceived projects with feasiblity studies that were not grounded in reality. I agree with Craig, but need to make sure that these feasibility studies are done through a competitive procurement process so that the local or state government entity does not get fleeced. There are a few consulting groups, such as Civitium, that will look at this as a way to get rich at the taxpayers’ expense. We need to not repeat the muniwireless saga of poorly conceived projects with feasiblity studies that were not grounded in reality.

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