greenhouse1014
Columbus
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I've been thinking about this for some time, then when I went to Canton, I found that all of downtown was set up to provide free wireless internet access. What would have to be done and by whom to make this happen for Columbus? I see a ton of benefits to this including closing the digital divide that we still see in some places. I also imagine that it would be a huge plus for any kind of technology-based company that wanted to locate within city limits.
Anybody know?
JonMyers
HCMC ✈
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We tried doing it independently a few years back and it's difficult, expensive and hard to administer. We also didn't the support for the city we were hoping to get.
Also, most cities who do do it end up getting sued by the ISPs. I believe that's what happened in SF when Google tried to do free city wide wifi.
Maybe Canton is onto something.
greenhouse1014
Columbus
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Jon, I'll be PMing you about this.
UncommonSense
Hilliard
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I don't think a tech company would use it, but it would be a nice perk for employees off the clock.
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