tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9823746.post110596343450630913..comments2024-02-02T05:29:15.989-05:00Comments on MediaCitizen: Battle Lines 2005: Community InternetTimothy Karrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18428218526755405762noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9823746.post-1106073682011757702005-01-18T13:41:00.000-05:002005-01-18T13:41:00.000-05:00I live in Chicago, and you have no choice but to g...I live in Chicago, and you have no choice but to go through Comcast to get trully High Speed. DSL is a joke nad SBC is starting to provide and alternative. Anyway, I pay 40 dollars a month for something that has become absolutely necessary to function in society. I welcome open competition and government involvement with this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9823746.post-1106032295585902302005-01-18T02:11:00.000-05:002005-01-18T02:11:00.000-05:00I hate to sound like a mindless follower, but let'...I hate to sound like a mindless follower, but let's face it - I'm a follower. I'd be glad to send a comment in support of community WiFi, but I don't know who or where. And, having just sent several letters opposing Condoleezza Rice's confirmation, I'm not about to embark on yet more research to find out how to protest the takeover by the big comm companies.<br /><br />Can you provide us with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9823746.post-1105989434492341742005-01-17T14:17:00.000-05:002005-01-17T14:17:00.000-05:00So what can those of us who want to see the munis ...So what can those of us who want to see the munis win do? How can we get involved even if our own municipality isn't working in this direction?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9823746.post-1105979099942347932005-01-17T11:24:00.000-05:002005-01-17T11:24:00.000-05:00I live in Malibu (an upscale community by some sta...I live in Malibu (an upscale community by some standards) and we can't get DSL! Verizon is the local telco and they seem disinclined to supply any service. I don't know if the City of Malibu has any plans for municipal WiFi, but Verizon protests in view of their lack of interest in providing an alternative is not very compelling. I even contacted Southern Cal Edison to see if they might be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com