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Imagine Reality
join:2002-12-06
Nirvana
 ·AT&T Southwest
1 edit | It's Palo Alto Again ...and that's not good. Palo Alto finally choked on their own bureaucracy -- and wound-up with nothing besides a trial area and whatever Pac Bell and the Cable Co. finally came up with. Still, I wish them luck.
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| Re: It's Palo Alto Again Undoubtedly, some politician has realized that it will take many more union jobs to lay fiber than it will to deploy hot spots, so the option with more money and patronage is more attractive to the greedy and power hungry political machine.
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| | shoan
join:2006-02-27
Benton, AR | Re: It's Palo Alto Again I can only think of one thing a quote from the simpsons Mr. Burns to be exact. "Release the lawyers." and pushes a button from his desk. | |
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| Re: It's Palo Alto Again ...and it was sponsored by Ammiano, Daly, Gonzales, and McGoldrick. The first three are so left-wing wacky I'd not be a bit surprised to see them wearing tinfoil in their hats to a Board of Stupervisors meeting to protest Wi-Fi EMF radiation and the fourth is a builder/union guy--his interest is clearly jobs.
Yes, it passed unanimously, and yes, it's long term. This study will probably get finished about the time someone is marketing direct brain implants which communicate by satellite.
It's appropriate that this is tied to a sewer project, as it's just a bucket of _ _ _ _ .
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| | RayW
Premium
join:2001-09-01
Layton, UT
clubs: | The Muni-Fi might do you some good (depending on which side of the peninsula you are on). Put up a good gain antenna and shoot across the bay the five or so miles to free wireless.
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Zorglub
join:2000-11-18
Fremont, CA | The smart thing Would be to lay the fiber and then open it up to whoever wanted to provide services on it. That way, there would no monopoly of the last mile, and we would finally see true competition .
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | Re: The smart thing Essentially what UTOPIA in Utah is doing. Ironic that Qwest tries to sue it while AT&T offers symmetrical residential fiber via it. | |
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King P
Don't blame me. I voted for Ron Paul
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join:2004-11-17
Inman, SC | yes, but that makes too much sense!  | |
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| alchav
join:2002-05-17
Palm Desert, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| said by Zorglub  :Would be to lay the fiber and then open it up to whoever wanted to provide services on it. That way, there would no monopoly of the last mile, and we would finally see true competition . What a novel idea, I have been saying this for years. Run Fiber for the Last Mile, and They will use it. There is also room for Wi-Fi, I think a combination of both could work wonders for San Francisco. | |
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ftthz
If love can kill hate can also save
join:2005-10-17 | do something well... fiber, wifi do something that well benefit everyone in the city since it is a vacation/tour place free wifi isn't a bad idea combine with fiber for the residents would be really nice | |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
·Qwest.net
| When the smoke clears
San francisco Fiber |
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| | Zorglub
join:2000-11-18
Fremont, CA | Re: The smart thing Removing the barrier to entry (laying down the fiber) is the only way to get competition, but obviously, none of the telcos and politicians bought by these telcos want it. | |
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God
IN Vilseck Germany
Premium
join:2002-07-01
Colorado Springs, CO
clubs:
| Re: The smart thing i wish they would do something. As much as i hate san francisco (because of the smell and some bad experiences there) municipal broadband would be a great economical boom to the city.
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San Fran Muni-Fiber and Muni-Fi?