[Mpls] Wireless Service

Jeanne Massey jmassey at tcq.net
Sun Sep 5 16:09:50 CDT 2004


 Jim McGuire

> One barrier that immediately comes to mind is jobs.  Whereas I'm not one
of
> those that thinks the city should never run a business (city owned
> utilities, for example, often do very well and, unlike our "local"
> utilities they don't outsource jobs) I do wonder why the city should get
> involved in a competitive industry.  I have a friend who owns an ISP and
> provides high-speed internet access.  If the city decides to undercut his
> service what is he supposed to do, collect unemployment?
>
Jeanne Massey

Question:  Would wireless service still not need a front-end ISP? I don't
know in the case of Chaska who that would be, itself or competing companies
as in the current DSL/cable environment.



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