Comments on: St Louis Park WiFi Fails http://blandinonbroadband.org/2008/11/23/st-louis-park-wifi-fails/ News and information on broadband use, policy, and trends Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:18:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ann Treacy http://blandinonbroadband.org/2008/11/23/st-louis-park-wifi-fails/#comment-4317 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:26:18 +0000 http://blandinonbroadband.wordpress.com/?p=1209#comment-4317 I like hearing about the failures with the successes because I think it helps us mitigate those risks. The smart government looks at what didn’t work as well as what did. What I’d really like to hear it what St Louis Park is going to do next – dust themselves off and try again, I hope.

Burlington is a good example of sharing a recipe for success. Burlington made a lot of right choices and they had very knowledgeable leadership and have been gracious about sharing how success was won.

]]> By: Sam Osborne http://blandinonbroadband.org/2008/11/23/st-louis-park-wifi-fails/#comment-4315 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:12:04 +0000 http://blandinonbroadband.wordpress.com/?p=1209#comment-4315 I agree with Chris, and as for successful local government telecom. I would look no futher than my own home which is wired by Burlington Telecom of Burlington, VT. Burlington Telecom has just passed 4,000 customers and saved residence over 1 million dollars on their telecom bills.

]]> By: Christopher Mitchell http://blandinonbroadband.org/2008/11/23/st-louis-park-wifi-fails/#comment-4313 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:12:48 +0000 http://blandinonbroadband.wordpress.com/?p=1209#comment-4313 We heard all the same logic with electrification – too great a risk for local government. Well, those that waited for the private setor often took a bigger risk and many of those towns aren’t around any longer. Risk is around us, I agree on the need to find ways of mitigating it.

The private sector cannot solve our broadband problem alone.

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