Communities

• Philadelphia

• • Proposal for community WiFi resulted in state legislation to prevent it
  • Philadelphia has an exemption in resulting legislation

• San Fransisco

• • Google contracted to providing free service

• New Orleans

• • Free service in aftermath of Katrina using donated equipment
  • BellSouth reported to have withdrawn a donation as a result

• New York

• • A New York county has proposed mandating securing access points
  • Encryption is NOT mandatory
  • Security is mandatory even WITH encryption