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Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:19:29 -0500

1) This service will not be free. The site claims $10-15 per month (still needs to be worked out). So why is a non-profit being used? I hate to say this, but why can't market forces dictate when and where the wireless network gets built and why shouldn't it be run for profit? Wouldn't competition help create the network faster/better? 2) This wireless network still needs to be connected to a wired network. Whos benefiting from this? Verizon, possibly! 3) How is this supposed to help the region economically? Schools are better off with the low cost and reliability of wired networks. Businesses should be cautious of conducting confidential transactions over open wireless networks. Urban areas will experience serious signal strength problems without extensive coverage... Have you had your daily radiation exposure checked lately?

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Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:43:36 -0500

1. We can't build anything on the Rose Kennedy Greenway because there's not enough money, how are we going to get people to pay for pole attachments? 2. Low/moderate income people won't be targeted for help by this effort -- everyone will be "subsidized" from NStar to Beacon Hill people to West Roxbury homeowners. Is there a "public purpose" in this? 3. Can other organizations bid against this non-profit for the provision of services and if not, doesn't that violate 30B bid laws.

Bostonist: Boston Divests From Wireless, Moves Forward in Nonprofit Form

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