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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (21820)	6/5/2007 10:56:17 AM
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Baller Herbst List: 6-5-07 BROADBAND Tacoma Power's Click! Network turns 10 -- "The evidence suggests Click! has delivered on most of its promises. For example... In its original financial analysis, Tacoma City Light, now Tacoma Power, predicted an initial $99.4 million price tag to build the system within the Tacoma city limits. It actually cost $86.3 million. The utility estimated it needed to capture 25 percent of the homes it passes to recoup its investment. It averages 32 percent." tinyurl.com "North Carolina anti-muni broadband bill pending"; committee vote Weds. muniwireless.com Senate Commerce Committee hearings on Universal Service (6/12) and spectrum auction rules (6/14); House hearing on Internet gambling (6/8) (from Benton Foundation) tinyurl.com (USF) tinyurl.com (700 MHz) tinyurl.com (Internet gambling) WIRELESS "Many people think municipal broadband is only used for free public outdoor Wi-Fi, but it may be its lesser known uses that get it paid for." news.com.com "Selling city halls on wireless as a utility" tinyurl.com Nortel making "a major push into municipal wireless networks" cedmagazine.com eweek.com Updated list of wireless cities and counties from MuniWireless: "As of 1 June 2007, there were 385 cities and counties in the US in the deployment / planning phase and with networks up and running. If you add the number of cities and counties that are seriously considering municipal Wi-Fi, that number rises to 424." muniwireless.com "The increasing trend of naming wi-fi networks to promote a website or physical location such as a shop opens up network owners to the risk of libel actions - just as if they were putting out a newsletter or publishing a website." tinyurl.com "Ireland plans Wi-Fi on every main street" wifinetnews.com "The Toledo Blade continues to write somewhat inaccurately about MetroFi’s proposal to the city" wifinetnews.com More on Save Our Spectrum coalition push for using 700 MHz auction to create broadband competition freepress.net "Wireless spectrum may hold key to net neutrality" tinyurl.com VIDEO Latest on Ohio franchise bill - House committee hearing on Wednesday tinyurl.com (AP) tinyurl.com More on Mass. franchise debate medianation.blogspot.com eagletribune.com tinyurl.com VOIP "Court Says Vonage Needs To Throw Away Money Into Wasteful USF Program" techdirt.com ------ If you would like to be added to or removed from our list, please send an e-mail to info@baller.com. ------ THE BALLER HERBST LAW GROUP A Professional Corporation www.baller.com ------