[Cialug] wireless communities in Iowa?

[Dave J. Hala Jr.]

Whats to stop you from doing it? You don't need qwest to do it, and the
city can't stop you. 


On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 15:03 -0500, Tom Poe wrote:
> Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:
> > Uhhh... how is that Qwest can say that? Is qwest saying no open access
> > points hooked up to their DSL?
> >
> > On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 14:16 -0500, Tom Poe wrote:
> >   
> >> Well, I've pretty much made up my mind.  It's time to move on.  Had a 
> >> city official tell me in writing, they will not support community 
> >> wireless initiatives, unless there are franchise fees involved.  I was 
> >> also told by a city official that Qwest will not permit Meraki units to 
> >> be used for shared Internet access from one house to another in Charles 
> >> City.  That means our mayor has committed to providing a second-rate 
> >> education to our kids while on his watch, because he objects to 
> >> affordable "last mile solutions" for our kids.
> >>
> >> So, anyone know a community that has "unwired" in Iowa?
> >> Tom Poe, Charles City, Iowa
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> Technically, the issue was a "last mile solution" for our kids.  Using 
> Meraki units in each home, it becomes a simple $50 per house (one time 
> fee) and a shared monthly Internet access payment of approximately $3 
> per house per month.  This enables every kid to access the ICN school 
> network and get a 21st century education.  The mayor and Qwest 
> (apprarently) have decided that our kids will get second-rate education, 
> period.  No community inititatives to provide affordable "last mile 
> solution" allowed, especially if it undermines the bottom line.
> Tom
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