As long as we don't capitulate to the ruling class to get funds :) they are actually
trying to limit free speech on a global level and city governments are mostly towing that
movement.
We are in environmental crisis. I think mesh networks could be huge in that arena (as
well as privacy rights and cooperation).
On Jan 14, 2015, at 3:26 PM, April Glaser
<april.glaser(a)riseup.net> wrote:
video:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/share/heres-why-we-need-invest-high-speed-broadba…
so President Obama wants the FCC to preempt state laws that restrict
community and municipal "braodband" initiatives. there are 20 states
that do this now; it's mostly the result of ALEC lobbying on behalf of
cable companies to pass a suite of anti-competitive laws back around 2005.
in any event, this is a major signal that the funding environment might
soon open. so it's great we're meeting to soon to chat the present/future.
if anyone wants a bit more context into CA's awkward and weak
restrictions on municipal fiber, prod me to explain !
my best,
april
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