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wifi4milez
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| Re: Just another statistic.... said by Karl Bode  : quote:
the Philly network was supposed to be up last summer, yet it appears to be bogged down in red tape more than ever before. As of now I dont see it EVER happening there.
Not true. The city council only just unanimously supported the city's Earthlink Wi-Fi plan last week. A few signatures and a few permits and building will begin. A lot of the delay, if you recall, was dealing with Verizon and getting around the state-law they passed prohibiting such ventures. Not sure where the doom and gloom is coming from, most cities have only just announced plans over the last year. I never specified what the red tape was, all I said was that it was bogged down. My other point is that if you carefully read some of the press releases you will see that EL is only building a "test" network first quote:
EarthLink will start building the network in June over a 15-square-mile test area that would cover parts of North and South Philadelphia. The test should take three to four months, said Clifton Roscoe, director of major projects for EarthLink.
I am not saying that they will not then go on to build out the rest of the city (which I truly hope they do!), I just have a feeling that it will be severely delayed by a number of things. I hear the major down there is a complete moron as well, for what its worth.
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Airstrip One | Re: Just another statistic.... Who ever said that Philly wi-fi was supposed to be out last summer as you stated in your original post? | |
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Houston, TX | Re: Just another statistic.... I didn't know that DEPLOYMENT = FINISHED, DONE, READY FOR PRIMETIME. | |
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