Let the People Speak - SF Techconnect WIFI
Folks, the Fix-IS-IN for Wifi in SF unless you take a moment below
We aren't against Wifi. We just think maybe it might be good to see what is being considered and to provide suggestions to real people. Not just emails sent off to a generic email address that some low level analyst reads, Maybe.
Do you care about your online anonymity? Your Financial Privacy?
Are you concerned about being tracked all the time by your WIFI connection?
If you drop your land internet connection to save money do you expect WIFI to work better than cable does?
Do you want WIFI to work on BART or MUNI on the Bridges, in the parks, in the tunnels, in the Bay?
Do you want WIFI to work after the Earthquake Disaster?
Do you want WIFI to work well enough to get rid of your land line? cell phone? Cable TV?
Do you think that Nonprofits should get help to get online?
Do you think that this might help with the Digital Divide?
Do you want local advertising dollars currently in Newspapers for Display ads and Yellow Pages to go to a International Search Engine?
Do you want a default search engine that promotes local and unique businesses rather than Big Box retailers on the top listings?
Do you want to make sure that if you start using all these free features that you aren’t later charged for them?
Do you think the City could save a bundle of money standardizing on WIFI for All Communication rather than all the incompatible special public safety radio networks that make vendors rich?
WHO: Anyone that thinks that San Francisco WIFI Internet might effect them (and a lot of people that don't realize it)
WHAT: We want Public Hearings on San Francisco Techconnect WIFI like every other city in the Nation
WHY: Cause there are a lot of unanswered questions and the city is working in secret
WHEN: We gotta Ask for Public Hearings Now before Thanksgiving - the Supervisors are scared of Techno Issues and of fighting the Mayor
WHERE: Right from your computer, right now, two minutes.
HOW: Contact the Supervisor's aides and ask for these Public Hearings (see details below it's easy)
Contact All these Supervisor's Aides, email and leave them a polite voicemail with your Name, Email, Phone, and if you are with an Organization, Ask for Public Hearings before the RFP is released on SF Techconnect. This will take you like two minutes.
If they answer (unlikely) Don't worry, they will be nice to you, you don't have to have a special point, they are just counting the responses
John Avalos, (415) 554-7969 john.avalos@sfgov.org
Boris Delepine (415) 554-6758 boris.delepine@sfgov.org
Tomas Lee (415) 554-5144 tomas.lee@sfgov.org
Please do this as soon as you get this! Leave the voicemail and send the email 24/7. This is time sensitive.
If we don’t have hearings before the RFP is written it will be almost impossible to change. Some of the Supervisors are scared because this sounds "Techie" to them rather than realizing the Public Policy issues at hand.
When the Public Hearings are setup we will arrange for Live wifi, Live video and audio streaming, Live blogging and Live chartroom.
We are also going to see if we can do proxy public comment for people who can't attend.
If you represent an organization, please request that they send this out to their membership ASAP.
SF Bay Guardian Lead Editorial on the Secrecy: http://www.sfbg.com/40/06/news_wifi.html
SF Bay Guardian Feature story on the Secrecy: http://www.sfbg.com/40/06/news_wifi2.html
Another Important Source of SF Wireless issues (Media Alliance): http://action.media-alliance.org/article.php?list=type&type=3
Remember all politics are Local - this effects you and the people close to you.
Comments
I'm from Canada
Congrats for some of the provocative questions...keep it up!
What's the alternative to Google if you still want to make use of the "free" or "almost free" wifi
best regards
Posted by: jaycyr | November 17, 2005 01:28 PM