Monday, January 6, 2003

Not Ma Bell's wires anymore Municipalities plan free wireless access: The New York Times's John Markoff reports that several municipalities are looking into deploying free wireless networks as glue for businesses and people. Long Beach, Calif., is one of the first larger ciites, but more are on the way. Tim Pozar, a microwave and Wi-Fi expert, also announces in the article the availability this week of a strong signal from San Bruno Mountain south of San Francisco. [80211b News] More Cities Set Up Wireless Networks. Long Beach, Calif., is one of a growing number of cities and community groups that are considering free wireless Internet access. By John Markoff. [New York Times: Business] Colorado Walks the Last Mile Glenwood Springs finishes municipal network It was a difficult battle, but Glenwood Springs, Colorado residents are the proud owners of their own last mile municipal broadband network, paid for by the city's electrical department. The town signed a contract with Aspenworks Ltd. to act as the ISP for the town's fiber, and spent much of the fall finalizing and testing network connections. Despite arguments with resellers and allegations that the city paid too much, the system has area residents pleased as punch. BroadBand.com Posted 01-01 15:02 See: Fiber alternatives Phone Calling Over Internet Is Attracting More Interest. The technology is showing signs of gradually expanding to a broad audience, a step that could mean wide-reaching changes in the telecommunications industry. By Simon Romero. [New York Times: Business] AT&T to Cut 3,500 Jobs and Take $240 Million Charge. AT&T said more than half of the terminated positions will come from management and most of those employees will leave the company in the first half of 2003. By Reuters. [New York Times: Business] AT&T restructure calls for cuts. Ma Bell says it will record a restructuring charge of around $240 million in the fourth quarter as it eliminates roughly 3,500 jobs. [CNET News.com] 7:30:15 AM

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