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Is Broadband A Municipal Service?

Posted by: Brenda Meyer

20 September 2005 - 11:00am

With high-speed internet access becoming a necessity, rural Arizona lawmakers are searching for ways to bring broadband to rural towns.

"Tired of waiting for big telecommunications companies to bring broadband access to them, small communities throughout the state are going after it themselves... More than 850 rural communities across the nation have established their own municipal high-speed systems.

Mesquite, Nev., is considering offering high-speed access as a municipal utility, City Manager Bryan Montgomery said. He said the local carrier hasn't shown much interest in offering access to its 18,000 residents."

Full Story: Rural areas go it alone on high-speed Internet
Source: The Arizona Republic, September 19, 2005
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Wi-Fi Access

Submitted by Peter Davison on Tue, 09/20/2005 - 18:18.

I was an author of a political brief that looked at the idea of how wi-fi could possibly be an answer for lawmakers looking to provide internet access.

Wireless internet with e-democracy represents the use of Wi-Fi in council chambers, committee meeting rooms, and other spaces used by councillors, staff, and potentially citizens.

please see: http://www.dowire.org/wiki/Wireless_Internet

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