[CUWiN-Dev] Fwd: community wireless in columbus OH

[Stephane Alnet]

FYI. I think CUWiN thought about Excelerator some time in the past?
S.

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> From: Amy Kaplan <amytnn at yahoo.com>
> Date: June 2, 2005 13:27:02 CDT
> To: stephane at shimaore.net, dbscott at uiuc.edu
> Subject: community wireless in columbus OH
>
>
> hello friends in C-U,
> i was at the natn'l conference for media reform in st
> louis last month, and got inspired by the model you
> are developing for community wireless. i work with the
> neighborhood network in columbus, OH, which was
> founded originally to restore public access TV (which
> hasn't happened yet). We are currently involved with
> several other media access, training, and support
> projects, including the creation of a community
> technology center.
>
> we are working with a partner at a community
> development organization on a grant application
> through SBC's Excelerator program to fund the CTC. I
> am very tempted to throw into the proposal a plan for
> a wireless mesh network over the neighborhood we are
> located in.
>
> Is it ridiculous and counterintuitive to suggest that
> SBC, the cable company, might fund a community
> network? Is there a way to frame that part of the
> proposal so that SBC would feel they were gaining- NOT
> losing- customers?
>
> I'd love to talk with someone about this, if anyone
> over at CUWin has a moment for consulting.
>
> Amy Fay Kaplan
>
> Amy Fay Kaplan
> The Neighborhood Network
> Ohio Community Computing Network
>
> phone 614-276-5410
> amytnn at yahoo.com
>
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