[CWN-Summit] [CUWiN Press Release] Press Release: CUWiN PROVIDES FREE PUBLIC ACCESS TERMINALS AT THE URBANA-CHAMPAIGN INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER AS A PART OF NEW DIGITAL INCLUSION INITIATIVE.

[Ross Musselman]

August 1, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Daniel Meredith, CUWiN Senior Network Engineer
217-278-3933 x30 daniel at cuwireless.net

Ross Musselman, CUWiN Outreach Coordinator
217-278-3933 x30 ross at cuwireless.net

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CUWiN PROVIDES FREE PUBLIC ACCESS TERMINALS AT THE URBANA-CHAMPAIGN 
INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER AS A PART OF NEW DIGITAL INCLUSION INITIATIVE.

CUWiN has partnered with the Acorn Active Media Foundation (Acorn) and 
the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (UCIMC) to provide 
Internet computers for the public -- the next step in spreading free 
broadband services throughout the local community.

CUWiN, Acorn, and the UCIMC invite the local residents to try out the 
new public access computers. The terminals, which use CUWiN's mesh 
network to provide broadband Internet access, are free and open to 
anyone who wishes to use them. They will be available during the UCIMC's 
open hours.

These Internet access terminals are part of an initiative funded by the 
Threshold Foundation to demonstrate the potential for Internet and 
multi-media Intranet services utilizing a community-owned wireless mesh 
network. CUWiN will also be providing free wireless hotspots in Lincoln 
Square Mall, the Urbana Free Library, and other public areas.

Community and municipal wireless networks have gained tremendous 
attention in recent years. CUWiN's software incorporates research from 
partnering laboratories, companies, and open source projects from around 
the globe with the goal of creating low-cost turn-key wireless 
networking solutions.

CUWiN's mission is to help bridge the digital divide by developing 
low-cost, open source, wireless technologies and making them available 
to community and municipal networks. CUWiN networks have been 
established in urban settings like Chicago, Illinois, and Washington, 
D.C., as well as rural places like the Mesa Grande Indian Reservation 
near San Diego, California, and Apirede, Ghana.

"The wireless technologies being developed and deployed by CUWiN as a 
part of this initiative hearken back to the innovation and vibrancy of 
early Internet development." stated Ross Musselman, CUWiN Outreach 
Coordinator. "With a focus on maintaining Internet freedom, these new 
technologies support digital inclusion around the globe."

For more information on this initiative, contact the CUWiN team at:

E-mail: cu-wireless-support at cuwireless.net
Phone: +1 217 278-3933 x31.

Sign up for the once-a-month CUWiN e-mail news list at:

http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/cu-wireless-announce

About the UCIMC: The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center is a 
grassroots organization committed to using media production and 
distribution as tools for promoting social and economic justice in the 
urbana Area. We are dedicated to addressing issues that the mainstream 
media neglects and we do not conceal our politics behind a false 
objectivity. We will empower people to "become the media" by providing 
democratic access to available technologies and information.

About the Acorn Active Media Foundation: Acorn engages in software, 
website, and technical development in support of the global justice 
movement.  The Acorn Active Media Foundation is an employee-run tech 
collective whose members are themselves activists; the projects Acorn 
staff work on are chosen based on members' interest in working on them.
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