A low priority for city, wi-fi plan postponed
The city of New Haven has tabled a proposal to join Koffee Too, Atticus Bookstore Cafe and Au Bon Pain as local providers of wireless Internet access.
For several years, the city has explored a municipal wi-fi project, which would provide public wireless Internet access to New Haven residents. But Jessica Mayorga, public information officer for the city of New Haven, said the plans to introduce municipal wi-fi have been postponed because of a shift in priorities.
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By (Anonymous)
12:48am on November 30, 2007
hmm maybe because there are other issues such as crime and education that are more important to a NEW HAVEN RESIDENT than the selfish needs of a yale grad student.
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By (Anonymous)
12:43pm on December 11, 2007
Hmmm, the last time I checked, I was a NEW HAVEN RESIDENT. Or maybe those tax bills I received in the mail were just a figment of my imagination. And one more thing: satisfying my "selfish needs" might in fact generate some municipal revenue to subsidize other city programs, such as crime fighting and education. Although, according to your minute to minute thought process, something like that wouldn't make any sense, now would it?
It seems ridiculous to claim that there is not enough demand for wireless internet. I would love to have wireless in my home and stop paying Comcast 61.13/month for something that should cost half that much. Just any other grad student in East Rock!
And not everyone wants to spend all day in Koffee Too or Au Bon Pain you know! It's not as though they don't expect you to buy something, nor do they have unlimited seating. The tomfoolery at City Hall and municipal planning boggles the imagination.