I'd be glad to be quoted, but can you run the quote by me to make sure it doesn't distort my position?
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Sam Churchill<[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Michael, could I quote you on www.dailywireless.org? > > - Sam > ------ > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Michael Weinberg > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> One Economy (who I have no desire or intention to disparage beyond >> this particular lousy idea), has teamed with Cricket Wireless to apply >> for broadband stimulus funds in order to provide low-income residents >> of Baltimore, Washington D.C., Houston, Memphis and San Diego with 3G >> modems (using the Cricket network) as a means of bridging the digital >> divide. >> >> Ignoring, for a moment, the fact that Cricket is basically applying >> for federal funds to buy their own service, this is a lousy project >> because 3G is often slow and inconsistent, is absolutely over-priced >> for the speed it delivers (when viewed as a fixed location service) >> and it does not represent a substantive infrastructure improvement. >> Lack of (affordable) infrastructure is quite often the chief factor >> leading to digital exclusion, and applying a single closed network, >> even with subsidized pricing, does nothing to alleviate the problem in >> the long-term. This proposal is akin to buying people helicopter rides >> instead of building roads to connect their homes to the highway. >> >> Perhaps the saddest part of the press-release, is the way it cites One >> Economy's success in Portland. Much of One Economy's Portland service >> (at least to my knowledge) was actually built out by NetEquality, >> using DSL, T1 and fixed WiMAX service to feed OpenMesh and Meraki >> units. Perhaps they have also begun to offer subsidized Cricket 3G, >> but the work that won them accolades was definitely not that. >> >> Shame on One Economy. >> >> Read more here: >> >> http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/cricket-one-economy-seek-expand-project-change-access-five-cities >> And here: >> http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/leap-wireless-one-economy-team-vye-broadband-stimulus-funds/2009-08-18 >> -- >> Michael Weinberg >> Volunteer >> Personal Telco Project, Inc. >> A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit >> >> > > > > -- > Sam Churchill > (www.dailywireless.org) > > > > -- Michael Weinberg Volunteer Personal Telco Project, Inc. A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
