" Rather, it's "find us a way the network can pay for itself by shifting and conserving dollars, meanwhile improving city efficiency." Ah, that sounds much more pleasant. The city has to decide how much it might spend, as well as how other city stakeholders--"schools, hospitals, busines...
A free portal will be available for information and entertainment access within a train. Fees for access might cost €5 to €10, which is outrageously high, unless you compare it to the very high costs of Wi-Fi across Europe, where you can pay US$30 or more for 24 hours access in s...
we're used to universities and other educational institutions installing Wi-Fi as part of their basic infrastructure, including the cost of operation out of their physical plant or IT budget, alum fund, students fees (partly hidden), or other endowments. Auckland, New Zealand's technology...
: The idea is to attract dialup customers and once they get hooked, encourage them to upgrade to a paying service that offers higher speeds. VeriLAN's prices are pretty close to landline fees but users will be able to get access anywhere in the network. Permanent LinkFree Fujitsu Accuses ...
still well above comparable PC Cards from other companies using the same chips; formally eliminated the basic $200 base station model; and dropped its modem/jack base station price to $200. The plenum/PoE unit remains at a $250 retail price, although schools typically pay $25 to $50 less...
Bidders must propose a network that reaches all residents; that provides free or low-cost access for all residents; that provides free access in public schools, parks, and public places, and that must include the kind of training and access that Wireless Philadelphia wound up negotiating in thei...
The city disclaims cross-subsidization to avoid the political football of perceived extra city services used disproportionately being paid by everyone. Of course, that wouldn't be the case with, say, schools, right? In which school spending has a benefit for the entire city? Naw. But it is...
My take is that municipalities should be allowed to build infrastructure on a vendor-neutral basis that they charge recovery fees to private carriers and others to operate the network side. You could have non-profits charging $5 per month to lower-income residents through subsidies and Comcast an...