It is not tax free! I work at a major Ivy league on the East Coast. Where I work they let you take 2 courses a semester for free, the drawback is, any programs I am iinterested in require full time status.
Not only the Unions, but Verizon and Comcast will put many road blocks to this. Just think, not only would Verizon loose all their DSL business, they would also loose massive voice accounts to VOIP!
Look at what trouble we go through just to have conventions in this town, different unions will be bickering about who does what.
I live in Philladelphia and applaud the Mayor for even considering an idea like this. I think it could work if he involves the citizens, let them build "block networks" consisting of cat5 copper networks, one for each attached bulding cluster (Philly is mostly attached row homes). Then let the city build the fiber street uplink network, give that work to the unions.
Run, fiber, rg6 coax and multple cat5 and a pull string. For the ethernet, run 2 or 3 cat5 cables to each house and alternate (if distance is ok), put low cost 100mbs switches in each house to repeat ethernet signal,,have ups on switches.
Say you have 4 houses in a row; A,B,C and D
Cat 5 Cables:
1 from A to B
1 from A to C
1 from B to C
1 from B to D etc...
That way if switch B goes down, you still have connection.
Plus I just wanted to say somthing to have people laugh at my name.
Good Luck!
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It is not tax free! I work at a major Ivy league on the East Coast. Where I work they let you take 2 courses a semester for free, the drawback is, any programs I am iinterested in require full time status.
Not only the Unions, but Verizon and Comcast will put many road blocks to this. Just think, not only would Verizon loose all their DSL business, they would also loose massive voice accounts to VOIP! Look at what trouble we go through just to have conventions in this town, different unions will be bickering about who does what. I live in Philladelphia and applaud the Mayor for even considering an idea like this. I think it could work if he involves the citizens, let them build "block networks" consisting of cat5 copper networks, one for each attached bulding cluster (Philly is mostly attached row homes). Then let the city build the fiber street uplink network, give that work to the unions.
Here is a link to a java app that configures DOCSIS cable modems via SNMP
Look for the internet phone patch device, $199 Also join fwd, they offer free domestic from time to time.
Run, fiber, rg6 coax and multple cat5 and a pull string. For the ethernet, run 2 or 3 cat5 cables to each house and alternate (if distance is ok), put low cost 100mbs switches in each house to repeat ethernet signal, ,have ups on switches.
Say you have 4 houses in a row; A,B,C and D
Cat 5 Cables:
1 from A to B
1 from A to C
1 from B to C
1 from B to D etc...
That way if switch B goes down, you still have connection.
Plus I just wanted to say somthing to have people laugh at my name.
Good Luck!