From the monthly archives: July 2007

The iPhone Hearings – Free the iPhone

By On July 31, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Free the iPhone

Sign the petition!

The iPhone has set the stage for the future of mobile Internet — but bad policies allow companies like AT&T and Verizon to shackle great gadgets to their closed networks.

To free wireless Internet, the FCC and Congress must use the 700MHz spectrum auction [...]

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Orange County, NC Elections Maps

By On July 30, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Over on Orange Politics Ruby has posted a entry with links to some amazing Google Maps.

Last week I created a Google map of all of the candidates in Orange County in this year’s municipal and school board races. Now excellent electoral map maker Damon Seils has added two [...]

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Where is the WiFi?

By On July 28, 2007 · Leave a Comment

At a recent council meeting the Chapel Hill IT Director presented information about a WiFi pilot project. One council member asked How will citizens know where it is? How will we know when its up? The Mayor asked the IT Director to work with the Town Information Officer. A good first step. I subscribe to [...]

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KQED Video Explains WiFi basics

By On July 26, 2007 · Leave a Comment

This well done video explains the basics of a WiFi mesh network. They interview Brian Moura who is co-chairman of Wireless Silicon Valley and Assistant City Manager, City of San Carlos. Thanks to MuniWireless for blogging about it.

Hey all you elected officials. Check this out!

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Support the ‘Community Broadband Act of 2007′

By On July 26, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Yeah FreePress! I just got this Action Alert email. I’ll repost it here in it entirety. This is a really good action item. We need to support the new federal bill BEFORE the new study of HB1587 is done. If this new Federal bill passes HB1587 may become obsolete and maybe illegal!

Dear Brian,

[...]

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New US Senate Bill could Protect NC Broadband

By On July 26, 2007 · Leave a Comment

The wonderful website MuniWireless reports about a US Senate Bill called the Community Broadband Act of 2007.

The bill, the Community Broadband Act of 2007, protects consumers on two fronts: It prohibits states from adopting legislation, like the bill pending in North Carolina, which denies local governments the right to deploy municipal broadband [...]

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Join NC Public Broadband List

By On July 26, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Not long after I learned about HB1587, the bad NC House bill, I started a Google Group called NC Public Broadband. Its a email list with the goal of keeping people in the loop about what’s going on in the fight to protect community broadband. Its mainly an announce list but you can respond [...]

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HB1587 Changed, Sent to Study Committee

By On July 24, 2007 · 1 Comment

From many reports of those who attended this mornings NC House Finance Committee meeting it appears we dodged a bullet. HB1587 was changed and a new one took its place. The new bill calls for a committee to “study local government owned and operated communication services.”

Also I heard,

The Senior [...]

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HB1597 Before NC House Finance Committee Tue at 9am

By On July 23, 2007 · 1 Comment

Just when we thought this bill would not survive this legislative session it appears that it will be heard tomorrow (July 25) in the House finance committee. (See bellow)

If you have a minute please call your Representative and tell them to vote NO on HB1587. ESPECIALLY if you live in Durham. Rep. Luebke is [...]

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Millian tries to kick out Sheehan

By On July 20, 2007 · Leave a Comment

WCHL reports that mall manager Nathan Millian attempted to throw Cindy Sheehan off Carr Mill property when she was meeting with Mark Chilton and impeachment activists yesterday. Eventually Shehan was allowed to stay at Panzanella. Here is the MP3.

Regardless how you feel about Ms. Sheehan’s politics, is this any way to treat [...]

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