Entries from Earthling - EarthLink blog tagged with 'San Francisco'
Clarifying EarthLink Municipal Wi-Fi Plans
I've seen a few articles online this morning suggesting that EarthLink is getting out of the municipal Wi-Fi business. This is not the case. After checking with our leadership this morning, I want to confirm two points:
Come Support Muni Wi-Fi In SF
Lil Mike at Metroblogging SF reports that the Board of Supervisors in San Francisco will be holding a hearing about municipal Wi-Fi today, February 7th at City Hall, Board Chamber, room 250, Budget and Finance Committee. At the time of my writing this, the start time appears to be between 1:30 and 2 pm, but I've also seen reports of it starting as early as 1:30. Best to get there early if you want to catch the start of the conversation. The committee meeting itself begins at 1pm. [found via Jesse at The Urban Commons]
EarthLink And SF Agree To Terms
“Today, EarthLink and the City of San Francisco reached agreement on the terms of the contract to build a citywide wireless network.
Third SF Wi-Fi Meeting Coverage
There were two more EarthLink/Google Community meetings in San Francisco since I last wrote about them, one last night and one on the 17th. I'm still looking around today for reports from last night, but there was quite a bit of blog coverage from the 17th. The first two were very different from each other, and judging by the reports the third was more raucous than the first. Much of the conversation seemed to center on Google's free service that will run on top of the EarthLink network, and there are also some residents who are coming to these meetings to argue against the current city plan and in favor of starting over to investigate a fully city-owned and operated network.
Headed to SF Today
Today will be mostly taken up with travel, as I'm headed to San Francisco for the first two community forums about the EarthLink and Google Wi-Fi project. Over at GigaOm Katie Fehrenbacher writes that she foresees lively discussions and knowing the city's reputation for vigorous local politics, I expect some interesting questions and good conversations. I'm looking forward to it.
Come Find Out More About The SF Wi-Fi Project
I'm headed to San Francisco next week for the first two of eleven public neighborhood forums EarthLink and Google are holding about the city Wi-Fi project. The goal of the meetings is to tell you more about our proposal and hear your ideas. The first meeting will be held on October 3 at the Ocean Avenue Presbyterian Church at 32 Ocean Ave. between Mission and Alemany, and the second will be at Southeast Community Facility at 1800 Oakdale Ave. at Phelps St. Both will start at 6 p.m.
EarthLink Wins Bid For San Francisco Wi-Fi Network
This evening I received the exciting news that we've been selected to build the municipal wireless network for the City of San Francisco. Read on for an official statement from Executive Vice President Donald Berryman.
More On EarthLink And Google And A Lack Of Wires
... I feel like today I should go back and explain a little bit about the history of the San Francisco proposal for those of you who are just now learning about all of this Muni business.
EarthLink and Google Offer To Build SF Wi-Fi Network Together
The following statement is attributed to Donald Berryman, executive vice president of EarthLink and president of the ISP’s municipal networks unit: “Yesterday, EarthLink and Google jointly submitted a ‘Request For Proposal’ (RFP) to the City of San Francisco to build a citywide wireless municipal network. This proposal presents a unique opportunity for both companies. By coming together to leverage the strengths of both companies, we will be able to offer services to different customers on the network that fit with their own individual needs and wants.
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