Very Cool

by AltHippo

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1. Related to this, today’s Progress Report has a section devoted to Big Telecom’s efforts to kill commuity Wi-Fi:
   http://www.americanprogressaction.org/site/pp.asp?c=klLWJcP7H&b=100480#3

   —Luis • 3:54 pm, June 13

2. Very interesting. I see from the article that the SC has said it’s okay
   for states to ban community wi-fi.

   I would guess that the fear of the Verizon’s of the world would be
   if wi-fi, or broadband in general became a publicly-owned utility.

   In the case of Old Town, they’re clearly using it to make themselves more
   attractive as a tourist destination.

   —AltHippo • 6:11 pm, June 13

3. I’m a little surprised I haven’t heard much about the threat of free wifi networks contributing to anonymous communication by terrorists. Surely the telecom companies would like to portray this as being about homeland security rather than simply protecting their profits (though that’s probably enough, with the current administration, as Santorum’s statements on weather data suggest).

   —Keith • 7:09 pm, June 13

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