THAT OTHER 'SMART-GRID', THE NATION'S WIRELESS NETWORK
The Reinvestment Act has spending on broadband for rural communities.
Now, I don't know what that means, exactly (hence, weekend research).
But, I thought that was going to be handled by our much overdue, national project to build out a wireless network, which private money was willing to do, including taking on the burden of providing service to rural areas.
So, now that Ted Stevens is no longer mucking things, where does all that stand?
THE 'BIG CHANGES' COME ONLY EVERY 12-20 YEARS OR SO, OR LONGER
More:
Interoperability is a Homeland Security concern, so ... this doesn't look like a step in the right direction, at face:
Jan 15 via dailywireless.org
New York Gov. David A. Paterson’s administration has canceled the state of New York’s $2.1 billion contract to build a statewide wireless network for emergency workers after years of delays and numerous technological snags, reports the NY Times.
Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, the state’s chief technological officer, sent a letter by express mail postmarked last night to the president and lead legal counsel for M/A-COM, a subsidiary of Tyco Electronics that was chosen in 2005 to build the network meant to link first responders across the state.
