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Net Neutrality can preserve the Internet |
By Donald R.
Libey, President, Libey Inc.
January 29th, 2007
When it comes to Net Neutrality, it
seems the real issue is money. For the cable and telecom industries,
a multi-tiered Internet access speed allows multiple levels of
forever-increasing fees to be charged. Next, the big corporations
that can afford to pay the highest fees will then dominate the
channel. Third, the politicians who wish to control the issue will be
the beneficiaries of enormous amounts of money from those
corporations, special interests and Internet “pipeline”
providers. The result will be an elitist Internet governed by money,
corruption and special interest, and restricted to big
corporations.
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EXTRA! EXTRA! Net Neutrality |
Mon Feb 19, 2007 at 14:33:18 PM PST
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This is a breaking news item. I just spoke to Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-SF, about his introduction of net neutrality legislation in the Assembly tomorrow. The bill will be based off of the Maryland bill that was introduced by Delegate Herman Taylor of MD |
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Benefits of Fiber by Sarah Phelan |
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If wi-fi is a parasite looking for a wire, then municipal fiber is the perfect host
By Sarah Phelan
Amsterdam is building a citywide fiber-to-the-premises system. So are Hong Kong, Milan, and Zurich. If San Francisco follows suit, it would be making a far-sighted, multifaceted investment: FTTP would boost our economy, attracting software companies, video production houses, and digital media shops. It would enhance public health, allowing surgeons to review the same materials from different locations. Municipal fiber would improve public safety, facilitating the mirroring and backup of vital data at remote, earthquake-safe locations. It would enable unlimited and open communications — breaking ongoing communication monopolies — and save buckets of cash within a couple of decades
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The Power of PI by ZDNet's Tom Foremski |
The power of PI: the rise of community owned Public Internets
by ZDNet's Tom Foremski --
From my news story: "San Francisco activist groups rally against Google/Earthlink "monopoly" deal for free WiFi "
"Several San Francisco activist groups and non-profit internet companies have joined together to protest a proposed deal between the city and a Google/Earthlink partnership to provide free WiFi.
"Called the Public Net San Francisco coalition, the group issued a statement Friday insisting that the city government kill a multi-million dollar pending deal with Google and Earthlink. Instead, the coalition says the city's existing high speed fiber optic network has plenty of spare capacity to support a high-speed Internet network open to every resident regardless of income."
The Google/Earthlink deal with San Francisco could potentially
establish a model for municipalities across the US and in other
countries. It would be the start of a massive new market for giant
Internet companies such as Google and Earthlink.
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Hey Google: Hold Up on Wi-Fi By The Bay |
February 6, 2007
Hey Google: Hold Up on Wi-Fi By The Bay
By David Needle
When is free not a good deal? When it locks you into last year's technology. That's the argument some San Francisco activists are taking in protest of the City by the Bay's plan to offer free Wi-Fi access.
Last year Google and Earthlink won a joint bid to provide free Wi-Fi access to San Francisco but some want to put the clamps on the deal and start over.
"We're proposing both faster Wi-Fi and fiber access be part of the immediate plan," Eric Brooks, campaign coordinator for activist group Our City told internetnews.com. "We want to see the city install as much fiber as possible as well as Wi-Fi. But something faster than the 300 Kbps that's in the plan now or the 'cheap' 1 megabit paid option."
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