December 05, 2005
aren't we in the season of giving???
here the city of new orleans is trying to find ways of enticing people to re-establish themselves, and at the same time, taking a significant leap forward into the technological future. and what is the response from a major american corporation? withdrawal of a donation of a BellSouth building for the new police HQ. Now, I do understand that BellSouth is seeing this as a loss of potential sales, but still.. it's not like the city couldn't use the goodwill, and it's also not like this will run BellSouth into the red...and right before christmas too???
Angry BellSouth Withdrew Donation, New Orleans Says
Apparently this is an issue in several other states as well. I guess it's clear where my stance is on this matter. Is there something terribly wrong with drawing parallels between sewer and water being supplied by the government with WiFi being supplied by the government? I think the key here is to keep an eye on the future and try to imagine what we think WiFi will be in 5 years. A service that everyone has to purchase for themselves, or a public-type service?
Posted by lara at December 5, 2005 09:45 AM
