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Rkent: /* Cambridge Municipal Wifi: A Debate */

2007-03-13T22:45:29Z

Cambridge Municipal Wifi: A Debate

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 ===Cambridge Municipal Wifi: A Debate===
 ====Cambridge City Council====
 ====Business Model Committee====
+Should wireless be free, city-subsidized, or something else?  How will it be financed?
+* Executive summary: Let Google do it!
-====Chamber of Commerce====
+* Hybrid model: greater private ownership, less public involvement.

Rkent: /* Municipal WiFi Discussion: */

2007-03-13T22:10:25Z

Municipal WiFi Discussion:

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	***** Or, to ensure consistent access and universal use - don't want private entities e.g. restraining trucks from running on the roads.		***** Or, to ensure consistent access and universal use - don't want private entities e.g. restraining trucks from running on the roads.
	* '''Bridging the Digital Divide'''		* '''Bridging the Digital Divide'''

			===Cambridge Municipal Wifi: A Debate===

			====Cambridge City Council====


			====Business Model Committee====


			====Chamber of Commerce====

Rkent at 21:53, 13 March 2007

2007-03-13T21:53:05Z

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	==Municipal WiFi Discussion:===		==Municipal WiFi Discussion: ==
	Class notes, 3/13		Class notes, 3/13

Rkent: /* Why have Municipal WiFi? */

2007-03-13T21:52:45Z

Why have Municipal WiFi?

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	** Counterpoint: technology lock-in		** Counterpoint: technology lock-in
	*** If wireless is turned into a public utility, then we might miss out on some technological improvements that would've been brought along by a free market.		*** If wireless is turned into a public utility, then we might miss out on some technological improvements that would've been brought along by a free market.
			**** E.g. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiMAX WiMAX] - better than 802.11; should cities wait?
			**** The rapid advancement of network technology cuts both ways: going with any one could create lockin. But new developments come along so often; waiting too long would freeze up the whole process.
	*** Counter to the counterpoint: the need to exploit tech for profit creates its own lockdowns. See Bluetooth restrictions in Verizon phones.		*** Counter to the counterpoint: the need to exploit tech for profit creates its own lockdowns. See Bluetooth restrictions in Verizon phones.
	*** At the bottom, is the Internet different from electricity? Is there a reason that municipalities and states should (or shouldn't) stay out of network services?		*** At the bottom, is the Internet different from electricity? Is there a reason that municipalities and states should (or shouldn't) stay out of network services?
	**** Network tech is currently developing much more quickly than electricity, and public services are (at least conventionally) much slower to develop.		**** Network tech is currently developing much more quickly than electricity, and public services are (at least conventionally) much slower to develop.
	**** But, the Internet has piggybacked on existing public utility technologies for quite some time.		**** But, the Internet has piggybacked on existing public utility technologies for quite some time.
			**** Reasons for having public utilities in the first place: is it because they're important, or because the government is the only organization with the resources to get the infrastructure in place?
			***** Or, to ensure consistent access and universal use - don't want private entities e.g. restraining trucks from running on the roads.
	* '''Bridging the Digital Divide'''		* '''Bridging the Digital Divide'''

Rkent: /* Why have Municipal WiFi? */

2007-03-13T21:29:23Z

Why have Municipal WiFi?

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	** Attract New Business		** Attract New Business
	*** Conventions and other business meetings		*** Conventions and other business meetings
			*** "A city on the move" - shed rust-belt image
			**** But see above; other factors are probably far more important to this perception.
	** Be the first city to do it, leads to tourism		** Be the first city to do it, leads to tourism
			** Counterpoint: technology lock-in
			*** If wireless is turned into a public utility, then we might miss out on some technological improvements that would've been brought along by a free market.
			*** Counter to the counterpoint: the need to exploit tech for profit creates its own lockdowns. See Bluetooth restrictions in Verizon phones.
			*** At the bottom, is the Internet different from electricity? Is there a reason that municipalities and states should (or shouldn't) stay out of network services?
			**** Network tech is currently developing much more quickly than electricity, and public services are (at least conventionally) much slower to develop.
			**** But, the Internet has piggybacked on existing public utility technologies for quite some time.
	* '''Bridging the Digital Divide'''		* '''Bridging the Digital Divide'''

Rkent: /* Why have Municipal WiFi? */

2007-03-13T21:16:47Z

Why have Municipal WiFi?

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	===Why have Municipal WiFi?===		===Why have Municipal WiFi?===
	What problems are cities trying to solve?		What problems are cities trying to solve?
	* Economic Development		* '''Economic Development'''
	** Attract Young Talent		** Attract Young Talent
	*** But how effective is municipal wifi as a tool in this direction?		*** But how effective is municipal wifi as a tool in this direction?
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	*** Conventions and other business meetings		*** Conventions and other business meetings
	** Be the first city to do it, leads to tourism		** Be the first city to do it, leads to tourism
	* Bridging the Digital Divide		* '''Bridging the Digital Divide'''

Rkent: /* Why have Municipal WiFi? */

2007-03-13T21:16:03Z

Why have Municipal WiFi?

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 What problems are cities trying to solve?
 * Economic Development
 * Bridging the Digital Divide

Rkent at 21:12, 13 March 2007

2007-03-13T21:12:59Z

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==Municipal WiFi Discussion:===
Class notes, 3/13

===Why have Municipal WiFi?===
What problems are cities trying to solve?
* Economic Development
* Bridging the Digital Divide