Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Eat Your Fiber, San Francisco; Plus, Privacy

By Glenn Flieshamn (2.8.09)
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/007380.html

There is a call among some San Francisco groups to replace the incoming muni Wi-Fi with fiber.

More evidence that people recognize Wi-Fi is a supporting element rather than reliable infrastrucutre.

Public Net San Francisco wants the Earthlink deal to be canceled in favor of a publicly owned fiber network that would reach every home. SFLan’s Ralf Muehlen said, “300 kilobits per second is so 1997; it’ll be utterly ridiculous in 2023, which is how long Earthlink’s monopoly will last.” The ACLU also has issues with the privacy aspects of the Earthlink deal. The organization wants more limits and less ambiguity about what information is collected.


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