Access to Advanced Networks and Wireless Technology

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Rural Living, High-speed Internet Access?

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Title:Rural Living, High-speed Internet Access? (ID: CSD4384)
Author(s):Katie Zezima (New York Times)
Source:CNET News.com
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:The state of Maine is working on an internet project to bring wireless Internet service to 90 percent of Maine communities that meet a population threshold (five people per square mile) by 2010.
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FCC Comments 04-163 "Wireless Broadband Policies"

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Title:FCC Comments 04-163 "Wireless Broadband Policies" (ID: EPO0406)
Author(s):Wendy Wigen (EDUCAUSE)
Origin:Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office (2004)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:The Federal Communications Commission appointed a new Wireless Broadband Access Task Force to study what the federal government could do to facilitate WISP growth. On May 5, 2004 they issued a Public Notice to request public comment on various aspects of deployed WLANs, including those on academic campuses. The FCC also wanted opinions on what barriers to future deployment the FCC could help eliminate. The Net@EDU Wireless Working Group surveyed 10 campuses, ranging from Little Priest Tribal College (200 students) to New York University (50,000 students). These are the compiled results that were used to answer the FCC questions.
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Extending Your Campus Network Using Broadband Wireless Technologies

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Title:Extending Your Campus Network Using Broadband Wireless Technologies (ID: SER0313)
Author(s):Dewitt Latimer (University of Notre Dame)
Origin:Presented at Southeast Regional Conferences (2003)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:The University of Notre Dame has deployed high-speed broadband wireless technology to extend the university's IP network to faculty, staff, and students in the surrounding communities. This presentation will cover the technological and business models that make such an application a better solution than commercial broadband services while providing a source of revenue for the school.
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