Hi Al,
As I noted in a previous email, the laptop initiative won't negotiate
with anyone unless they're willing to buy at least one million laptops.
Their smallest customer is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Other
customers include countries like China and Egypt.
btw, I've just posted a bunch of pics of the laptop on my flickr site:
http://flickr.com/photos/andycarvin/tags/100dollarlaptop
andy
al delgado wrote:
I was wondering if there is any planning in and around Chicago of trying to
get the student $100 laptop and schools and non profit community
organizations offering free wireless neighborhood connections. ( When I
think of wireless access, I am thinking of the work done in San Francisco to
provide free block/neighborhood wireless access? I teach in Pilsen and most
of our families are not connected nor have adequate computers. Some have
computers but not internet access. In my estimation, urban, poor south
suburbs and rural areas can be compared to developing areas.
e-rate will help build and extend infrastucture but not pay for student
computers.
Al Delgado
On 18/11/05, Michael Maranda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,
Though this note was drafted and circulated to Chicago/IL audience, I
believe it should be of interest and concern to all of us in Community
Networking/Community Technology, and I urge you to use your voice on this
matter. It will be good practice.
-MM
Subject: [GIO] An opportunity to bring low-power AM radio to Chicago...
Hi, everyone. I wanted to share an opportunity to help expand the realm
of Chicago community radio -- if we all act quickly. (Apologies in
advance for any duplicate emails.)
Low Power FM radio has been steadily increasing nationwide, and in many
communities it's providing a badly needed countermeasure against
cookie-cutter corporate radio. Since the format's official introduction,
some 600 low-power FM stations have taken to the airwaves nationwide.
But for many large-sized communities (including major cities like
Chicago), community radio remains off-limits, or those available stations
use signals at such weak strength that there's not much hope of reaching
the entirety of a city and the suburbs.
One possible remedy is low-power AM radio, with wattage strengths up to
250 watts and can hold a far greater reach (for example, a 100 watt AM
radio station can reach about five miles).
And there's good news: A petition for making rules low-power AM radio has
been accepted at the FCC, and a rare comment window on the issue is open
now.
The FCC is currently accepting comment on low-power AM radio from now
until November 20. You can comment on this docket online, asking the FCC
to expand low-power AM radio nationwide and provide more opportunities for
responsive, community-oriented quality radio across the country. Here's
how to comment:
(1) Go to:
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/
(2) Click on the link on the right-hand side labelled "Submit a Filing"
(3) For the Proceedings, type in "RM-11287". Then fill in the values on
the page and complete the form. You can add your comments in the
available text field, or you can upload your comments as an external file
in any of a number of file formats.
And be sure to forward this message to others who might be interested in
commenting.
Thanks.
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