Actually, from that perspective "LEGAL" right could be a good thing, and better if expanded....
I want to put an antenna on the roof, and its the only way to get broadband there, and the property manager says "no". I now say "YOU need to let me because its my legal right to have it". I'll legally force you to allow me, or buy me an alternative. What it really needs to read is "Americans have the LEGAL RIGHT to Broadband of CHOICE". Now that would be a good thing for competition.. Or "Americans have Legal Right to BRoadband of Choice, without excessive fees charged by third parties at a rate higher than they'd charge other broadband providers for delivering broadband." Could you imaging if Wireless PRoviders could pull Roof easements with the same power as ILECs pull ground easements? If I had a $1 for every propoerty owner that would not allow me to deploy broadband to an inquiring prospect, I'd be a millionaire. Or atleast my sales reps wouldn't always get discouraged and quit. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert West" <robert.w...@just-micro.com> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Broadband Internet Access Deemed a Legal Right > Yeah. A legal right. In that case, I ground my son from that damn Maple > Story he plays hours on end and he calls children's services because I > violated his legal rights....... > > What other things do I have the "legal right" to that I don't have, I > wonder....... > > This is that Entitlement crap again. I'm entitled to fresh water, > nutritious and healthy food, safe place to live, 100mb download speed > internet, blah, blah, blah. Bunch of babies. > > Bob- > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Chuck Bartosch > Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 5:12 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Broadband Internet Access Deemed a Legal Right > > > On Oct 16, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Robert West wrote: > >> I can see somewhere in the near future, after all major technologies >> converge into devices that run on whatever version of the "internet" >> we will >> have at that time, that this would be a feasible argument however at >> this >> moment and probably in the next 10 years the vast majority of us >> will be >> able to live and survive perfectly fine with no internet. >> >> I don't understand the 1mg limit for the human right. > > Keep in mind, it's a *legal* right (soon) in Finland, not a human > right. People are conflating the French decree with Finland's. > > Chuck > >> Most information, >> other than video, can be had at mere dial up speed. How would slower >> internet speeds be the difference between life or death? >> >> My 15 year old..... >> >> "Dad! If I can't see the Whack-a-kitty video on YouTube I'm just >> gonna >> die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" >> >> Okay, that much I DO understand. >> >> Bob- >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] >> On >> Behalf Of David Hulsebus >> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 3:44 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: [WISPA] Broadband Internet Access Deemed a Legal Right >> >> FYI >> >> From SANS Newsbites Vol. 11 Num. 82 : Broadband Internet Access Deemed >> a Legal Right >> >> --Finland Declares 1Mb Broadband Access a Legal Right >> (October 14 & 15, 2009) >> The Finnish government has enacted a law making 1Mb broadband Internet >> access a legal right. The law will take effect in July 2010. The >> country may eventually guarantee its citizens the right to 100Mb >> broadband connections. Finland's Transport and Communications >> Ministry >> spokesperson Laura Vikkonen was quoted as saying that "We think [the >> Internet is] something you cannot live without in modern society. >> Like >> banking services or water or electricity, you need an Internet >> connection." Earlier this year, France declared Internet access to be >> a human right. >> http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10374831-2.html >> > http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2009/10/15/finland-m >> akes-broadband-internet-a-legal-right.aspx >> >> >> >> Dave Hulsebus >> Portative Technologies, LLC >> www.portative.com >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> WISPA Wants You! 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