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Rural Oregon Leads the Way for Large-Scale WiFi

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the extreme-wide-fi-networking dept.

atkulp writes "While cities and incumbent telecommunications operators are fighting it out over municipal WiFi, it looks like rural Oregan is leading the way for large-scale deployments of WiFi and WiMax." The privately funded $5 million dollar wireless network services a modest 700 square miles and seems to be the only show in town.

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  1. $5 million dollar wireless network? by Atario · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is that anything like a number #2 pencil? Or a 10% percent raise?

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  2. GOOD! by Foktip · · Score: 5, Funny

    My town is in the same situation. I have developed the equation for political drag on wifi:

    Dp[wifi] = n/(1/2pU^2A*Re)t^S

    where S stands for stupidity factor, and n is the number of telecoms, p ~ politicians, U ~ potential userbase factor, A ~ land area/size, Re ~ Retardation number, and t ~ reasonable time expectation

  3. Re:the Tragedy of the Commons issue... by MacGod · · Score: 4, Funny

    4:23AM weirdness? Your time stamp says 4:44AM. Did it really take you 21 minutes to write that post? Be honest now, you were "researching" high-res pr0n at the same time, weren't you?

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  4. Re:the Tragedy of the Commons issue... by Doctor+Memory · · Score: 3, Funny

    Since his home page is at "assambassador.com", I'd say you hit it.

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