Save Muni Wireless: Good Overview of the Current Situation

May 12, 2005

Good Overview of the Current Situation

For a good overview of the community Internet situation in the Texas legislature, and what needs to be done about it, I heartily recommend the Free Press Texas Community Internet page. This page is current and has a lot of good information.

Posted by chip at May 12, 2005 09:03 AM

About Us

We are a coalition of Texas organizations and citizens concerned about the provisions in HB 789 that would outlaw any municipal involvement in networks or information services. We are working to ensure HB 789 supports competition and innovation and helps Texans, not just the incumbent communication providers.

At A Glance

• Status: the widely opposed muni ban legislation has died.
• Our fact sheet (revised 3/21, 13KB PDF).
• Additional documents.
• Text of HB 789 anti-wireless provision (as passed by House).
• HB 789 info at Texas Legislature Online.
• Join the TxMuni-Action mailing list.
• Contact: .

Recent Entries

• Burleson muni wi-fi to be built by.....Chevron??!?
• Harlingen moves forward on muni wireless
• NOLA: Hands off our muni wi-fi
• Digital Houston RFP is Released
• Austin announces Outdoor Wireless Mesh Project
• Wi-Fi Options Explored in Corpus
• Second Annual National Summit for Community Wireless Networks
• Houston releases draft RFP for city-wide Wi-Fi
• Star-Telegram: Cities say Wi-Fi is necessity
• Market growth and advocacy at the Muni Wireless conference
• VIEW FULL INDEX for prior entries.

Muni Across Texas

Profiles of municipal broadband projects.

• TaylorCNET
• NETWI (North East Texas Wireless Initiative)
• Houston TFA-Wireless
• Belton Wireless Project

Coalition Members

• EFF-Austin
• Common Cause

Supporters

• Midas Networks
• ACLU of Texas

Links

• Austin Wireless City
• Belton Wireless
• Netwi (North East Texas Wireless Initiative)
• Salsa Net (San Antonio)
• TFA-Wireless (Houston Technology For All)
• MuniWireless
• Wi-Fi Net News

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