Articles:

Why WiMax Could Hit the Hotspot, by Steve Rosenbush
NEWS ANALYSIS :TECH, October 5, 2005

The technology for delivering fast Web access over large areas could help upstart communications outfits nab share from established players

Philadelphia to Be City of Wireless Web
Washington Post, October 5, 2005

Philadelphia yesterday announced a plan to build the biggest municipal wireless Internet system in the nation, the latest of a growing number of cities to treat high-speed Web access as a basic municipal service like water, electricity and trash collection.

New Research Shows Persistence of Digital Divide
civilrights.org, October 4, 2005

The digital divide between online Americans and those falling through the net is large and continues to grow, according to new research released by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund (LCCREF) at a September 27 briefing on Capitol Hill.

Google To Make San Francisco Wireless Hub
Sci-Tech Today, October 4, 2005

U.S. search behemoth Google said Monday it had offered to blanket the city of San Francisco with a wireless network that would allow residents to log on to the Internet free of charge.

Why do we need Big Broadband? by Jock Gill
Greater Democracy, September 28, 2005

There are now emerging a number of reasons we will soon demand Big Broadband. Participatory Culture and their open source project DTV and most especially their Broadcast Machine is but one.

More Americans in the fast lane (pdf)
NetRatings, September 28, 2005

Two out of every five Americans had broadband access at home at the end of August, according to a new report by Nielsen-NetRatings. The study also found that Internet users connecting via broadband at home surpassed 60 percent for the first time.

Wireless Philadelphia Plan
City of Philadelphia, 2004

Wireless Philadelphia will develop a process through which the initial outdoor network can be expanded to allow indoors utilization by residents, businesses, visitors, institutions, and students. In so doing, Wireless Philadelphia shall coordinate efforts with other agencies of City to maximize the social, developmental, and educational return.



Community Internet
Free Press, 2005

Hundreds of Community Internet and municipal broadband projects have sprouted up across the country. Clouds of wireless connectivity now cover the business districts in our urban areas and serve as mobile communications systems for public safety officials in communities nationwide. Elsewhere, towns, neighborhoods and campuses are receiving high-speed broadband directly via fiber optic wires or over power lines.

Links:

Harlem Business Alliance
http://hbany.org/

Packetalk
http://www.packetalk.net

Urbanology
http://www.urbanology.org

Contact:

Regina L. Smith, Vice President, Harlem Business Alliance
rsmith@hbany.org

Matias Echanove, web
matias@urbanology.org