[CUWiN-Dev] SF WiFi: Google Earthlink contract & Municipal Broadband Hearing, ACLU to speak, Wed 2/7 3pm PST GMT-8

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ACLU brought up serious privacy concerns:

http://aclunc.org/issues/technology/bytes_and_pieces/asset_upload_file34_4522.pdf

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-----Original Message-----
From: Cassandra Costello [mailto:Cassandra.Costello at sfgov.org]
Sent: 2007 February 02 10:04
To: Cassandra Costello
Subject: Municipal Broadband Hearing NEXT WEDNESDAY!


HEARINGS ON MUNICIPAL Wi-Fi Google/Earthlink Project

.     Do you have questions about the Google/Earthlink Wi-Fi plan?
.     Are you concerned about coverage in your neighborhood?  "Will I get
reception?"
.     What about the extra costs of hardware or faster service?
.     How fast is the free service?  Will I have consistent service?
.     Who do I call if there is a problem?
.     Is Digital Inclusion being addressed fully?
.     Is the City giving away too much control like they did with cable TV
and electricity/natural gas?
.     Who is the Budget Analyst anyway and what does he do?
.     What kind of privacy can I expect from Google/Earthlink?
.     What alternatives are there?

If these and other questions about the Google/Earthlink Wi-Fi project concern you, find out more and speak your mind at the first of a series of public hearings at City Hall.

WHEN: Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
TIME: 3:00pm (approximate start time)
WHERE: City Hall, Board Chamber, room 250, Budget and Finance Committee


Attached is a resolution that Supervisor McGoldrick has sponsored and a link to a report done by the San Francisco Budget Analyst tilted  "Fiscal Feasibility Analysis of a Municipally-Owned Citywide Wireless Broadband Network."

(See attached file: WiFi Resolution.doc)


To view a copy of the Budget Analyst report, please visit:

http://www.sfgov.org/site/budanalyst_page.asp?id=53280


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Cassandra Costello
Legislative Assistant
Supervisor Jake McGoldrick
San Francisco  District 1
415-554-7412
Fax 415-554-7415