Thursday, December 13, 2007

Current Issue Review #1

Title of Article NY Governor Calls for Statewide Broadband

Publisher Yahoo News

Date of Publication Fri Dec 7, 11:22 PM ET

Author Richard Koman, newsfactor.com

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071208/tc_nf/57131

Allyson McDowell

Summary of article: despite the floundering tale of Wi-Fi nationwide the governor of New York has unveiled a plan to bring affordable broadband to the entire state. He links this plan to the economy and compares it to the Erie canal’ s flow. Something is wrong here he said.”The average kid in South Korea has better access to broadband.
The governor state that broadband is no longer a luxury and that every New Yorker should have access to affordable internet service.
Craig Settles, a consultant to governments regarding mobile and wireless networks, said in a telephone interview.
"In rural areas and many small towns, providing access is something government should be involved in," he said, adding that, unlike with municipal Wi-Fi, residents probably don't necessarily expect it to be free.
Settles pointed out that the push for universal broadband will also be driven by the need for public safety communications. "It will only take one or two more disasters" for people to understand the emergency response aspect to wireless networks. Minneapolis received a lot of attention, for example, for the way it used wireless to communicate with residents about the I-35 bridge collapse in August.

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