Communication Monsters

Wednesday December 1, 2004 - 1:20PM EDT

So, the plan in Philadelphia is to provide city-wide free wireless internet access. Fucking brillant, something I have wanted to see done for a couple years now. Of course I want to see it for the whole country. But fucking Verizon is trying to but into the plan by saying you can't provide a free communication network without our permission or charging for it. What shortsighted thinking. It is disgusting how they focus simply on protecting their bottom line in such a narrow-minded manor. Obviously that company is run by idiots, but what else is new. They would rather try and screw people out of access to information and communication than allow a whole bunch of new people logon to the net. It is clear they are still focused on the idea that communication is regulated and controlled by companies. That is not the future of communication. Networks willl be as common as the air we breath and logging on the a network will just be a matter of fact, no one will worry about overages or paying some type of access cost. The future is in using those networks for endless possibilities. If anything Verizon should be giving money to help build these free municipal wireless networks all across the country and have a plan to reap the benifits.