Re: Activity?

On Tue, 2008-08-05 at 14:20 -0500, Tom Poe wrote:
> With the Internet came the web.  With WiFi, comes
the virtual world. =20
> Suppose a level of community wifi intranet
configuration was=20
> established.  No internet capability, but local
community virtual world=20
> was available.  The community would have a
community-wide broadband=20
> infrastructure for free broadband for all residents.
 If the hospital=20
> wanted to gain access to this infrastructure, they
would have to=20
> negotiate a contract and offer something in return
for the privilege of=20
> distributing their telemedicine programs out to the
community.  Same=20
> thing for the grocery store that wants to gain
access to offer the=20
> upcoming IPv6 services.  Same thing for the ISP and
telco/cableco=20
> providers.  Now, what we have is a community owned
broadband=20
> infrastructure that truly generates revenues, eh?=20
In the meantime, the=20
> community has their local tv, radio shows, their
local town hall=20
> meetings, and their local government becomes
transparent, as they no=20
> longer can operate in secret.
> Just dreaming, Tom Poe, Charles City, Iowa
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>=20
yea :)
someone with my thinking
I am proposing something like this to my
local/regional council :)

Why should I pay AU$40 (and have a 12/36 months
contract) to get on the
Internet to view the local/regional websites for my
area?

I still think there needs to be a cost if you are
accessing
international websites





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