[nycwireless] BusinessWeek: WiFi Eyes the Empty Airwaves

2006-07-26 Thread Joe Plotkin


WiFi Eyes the Empty Airwaves
The white space-unused spectrum between TV channels-could be key to 
new wireless services, but big telcos say it's a threat


read complete article here:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_31/b3995073.htm


Part of tonights discussion -- what should NYCwireless be doing to 
support New America in this effort to get unlicensed use of 
low-frequency spectrum?


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[nycwireless] TONIGHT! --> July Meeting: FON pilot: router giveaway

2006-07-26 Thread Joe Plotkin

http://nycwireless.net/articles
NYCwireless July Meeting Announcement
All are invited - please re-post everywhere!

TONIGHT!!
TONIGHT!!
TONIGHT!!
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006 at 7:15pm

Bway.net
568 Broadway at Prince St, NE corner
Suite 404
New York, NY 10012
(lobby sign-in required)

Agenda:
1. Andrew Rasiej/FON (http://en.fon.com/info/whos_behind.php#section4)
an organizing event for Project Wifi4NY. Starting next week FON will 
start to distribute free routers in the East Village as a pilot. The 
idea is to determine how many routers are needed on a given block, 
determine what technical issues we have to hurdle, and also see how 
people respond to the offer. Additionally discover what skills people 
have and what they are willing to do as volunteers.


The main goal of Wednesday's event though is to get feedback from 
people and gauge their interest in the bigger city wide project.



2. NYCwireless round-up:
a. New projects including major event and research project
b. political agenda including spectrum policy, net neutrality

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NYCwireless monthly meetings are held on the last Wednesday
of every month. They are free, and open to all, RSVP not required.
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enables the growth of free, public wireless networks.
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email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
phone: 212.982.9800
web: http://NYCwireless.net

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