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New Orleans Tech Chief Vows WiFi Net Here to Stay

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the take-a-stand dept.

breckinshire writes "After Hurricane Katrina last year, New Orleans set up a city-wide wireless network to encourage businesses to return and assist in recovery. The New Orleans technology chief recently said that he intends to make the network permanent, in spite of state law and the disapproval of telecoms."

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  1. Re:Let's be honest... by Catbeller · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    THE ORIGINAL POST WAS FLAMEBAIT. Altho he wasn't kidding. Rebuilding NOLA "better" means getting rid of the poor people by eliminating any safety nets left. no public schools, no public non-profit hospitals, and an unending barrage of despite against those who were bussed away at gunpoint. those who didn't die in the sewage. the master plan is to white-ify the city, and they all damned well know they are doing it. the gloating is disgusting. there are a lot of people in NOLA that HATED the poor blacks, and they are partying with the knowledge that they will rebuild without the "freeloaders" around. the suburbs will move back into the city and make it a giant mall.

  2. Re:Let's be honest... by JJman · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    asshole

  3. Re:My Irony Asplode by Scudsucker · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    because the telcos arn't getting their cut of profit for the fiber THEY layed.

    ...layed across OUR land with NO compensation to us with the aid of eminent domain, you ignorant boob. If the telecos whine about this, then fine, cities and other entities that use their networks as common carriers can pay more. But if we do that, then we also start charging telecos a great deal of rent for running their wires over our property.