Comments on: Problems in Muni Wi-fi Paradise, Part 9 (amazing article about Philly failure) http://techliberation.com/2008/09/29/problems-in-muni-wi-fi-paradise-part-9-amazing-article-about-philly-failure/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Sun, 27 May 2012 16:42:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog http://techliberation.com/2008/09/29/problems-in-muni-wi-fi-paradise-part-9-amazing-article-about-philly-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-64123 The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:32:03 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=13014#comment-64123 <p><strong>Philly Muni Wi-Fi Fiasco Continues; Taxpayers to Pick Up Tab...</strong></p> <p>As we've noted here before in our ongoing series on "Problems in Public Utility Paradise," municipal wi-fi experiments and local government fiber investments don't have a very impressive track record. The Philadelphia experiment, which I have discu...</p> Philly Muni Wi-Fi Fiasco Continues; Taxpayers to Pick Up Tab…

As we’ve noted here before in our ongoing series on “Problems in Public Utility Paradise,” municipal wi-fi experiments and local government fiber investments don’t have a very impressive track record. The Philadelphia experiment, which I have discu…

]]> By: Rory Conaway http://techliberation.com/2008/09/29/problems-in-muni-wi-fi-paradise-part-9-amazing-article-about-philly-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-65867 Rory Conaway Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:35:26 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=13014#comment-65867 <p>The problem with the Philadelphia model is the same as all of them, Capital expenditure and operating costs were not within the scope of the revenue. In addition, the true potential of has not been realized yet. Unfortunately the true potential was severly damaged when stupid companies like Earthlink and Metrofi came in and pushed out the truly innovative companies who could have made WiFi work. The 3 years the wasted gave the cell phone providers time to get their own systems in place. However, I think new models are finally coming out that will work well.</p> The problem with the Philadelphia model is the same as all of them, Capital expenditure and operating costs were not within the scope of the revenue. In addition, the true potential of has not been realized yet. Unfortunately the true potential was severly damaged when stupid companies like Earthlink and Metrofi came in and pushed out the truly innovative companies who could have made WiFi work. The 3 years the wasted gave the cell phone providers time to get their own systems in place. However, I think new models are finally coming out that will work well.

]]> By: Rory Conaway http://techliberation.com/2008/09/29/problems-in-muni-wi-fi-paradise-part-9-amazing-article-about-philly-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-56264 Rory Conaway Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:35:26 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=13014#comment-56264 <p>The problem with the Philadelphia model is the same as all of them, Capital expenditure and operating costs were not within the scope of the revenue. In addition, the true potential of has not been realized yet. Unfortunately the true potential was severly damaged when stupid companies like Earthlink and Metrofi came in and pushed out the truly innovative companies who could have made WiFi work. The 3 years the wasted gave the cell phone providers time to get their own systems in place. However, I think new models are finally coming out that will work well.</p> The problem with the Philadelphia model is the same as all of them, Capital expenditure and operating costs were not within the scope of the revenue. In addition, the true potential of has not been realized yet. Unfortunately the true potential was severly damaged when stupid companies like Earthlink and Metrofi came in and pushed out the truly innovative companies who could have made WiFi work. The 3 years the wasted gave the cell phone providers time to get their own systems in place. However, I think new models are finally coming out that will work well.

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