http://gigaom.com/2005/10/18/and-the-other-san-francisco-wifi-bidders/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:21:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://gigaom.com/2005/10/18/and-the-other-san-francisco-wifi-bidders/#comment-26069 » links for 2005-10-21  InsideGoogle » part of the Blog News Channel Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:28:46 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/10/18/and-the-other-san-francisco-wifi-bidders/#comment-26069 <p>[...] Om Malik’s Broadband Blog — » And the other San Francisco WiFi Bidders (tags: google wifi san_francisco) [...]</p> [...] Om Malik’s Broadband Blog — » And the other San Francisco WiFi Bidders (tags: google wifi san_francisco) [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2005/10/18/and-the-other-san-francisco-wifi-bidders/#comment-26068 Om Malik’s Broadband Blog — » Politics of San Francisco WiFi Project Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:46:47 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/10/18/and-the-other-san-francisco-wifi-bidders/#comment-26068 <p>[...] An ambitious politician would be smart to become an ally of Google, and Gavin has shown panache in taking popular progressive causes (such as municipal broadband and same-sex marriage) and making them his own. However, expect neighborhood representatives on the Board of Supervisors to oppose any move to let a company monopolize more critical infrastructure. The battles over Comcast, SBC and PG&E’s monopolies are second only to real estate issues when it comes to rough-and-tumble local politics. The Board of Supervisors, San Francisco community activists and open network advocates will fight tenaciously to make sure that their concerns are addressed. While Gavin and Google have made splashy promises of rapid deployment, don’t hold your breath — the fight in San Francisco City Hall has just begun. (The San Francisco WiFi Players!) [...]</p> [...] An ambitious politician would be smart to become an ally of Google, and Gavin has shown panache in taking popular progressive causes (such as municipal broadband and same-sex marriage) and making them his own. However, expect neighborhood representatives on the Board of Supervisors to oppose any move to let a company monopolize more critical infrastructure. The battles over Comcast, SBC and PG&E’s monopolies are second only to real estate issues when it comes to rough-and-tumble local politics. The Board of Supervisors, San Francisco community activists and open network advocates will fight tenaciously to make sure that their concerns are addressed. While Gavin and Google have made splashy promises of rapid deployment, don’t hold your breath — the fight in San Francisco City Hall has just begun. (The San Francisco WiFi Players!) [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2005/10/18/and-the-other-san-francisco-wifi-bidders/#comment-26067 Daniel Nicolas Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:01:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/10/18/and-the-other-san-francisco-wifi-bidders/#comment-26067 <p>In Cory Doctorow's book, Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town, they were trying to build a city-wide wifi network as well. I think Cory explored many of the problems and issues of city-wide wifi and it's a good read.</p> In Cory Doctorow’s book, Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town, they were trying to build a city-wide wifi network as well. I think Cory explored many of the problems and issues of city-wide wifi and it’s a good read.

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