Comments on: Tech Summit Debates Best Solutions to Expand Broadband http://www.blackweb20.com/2010/01/26/tech-summit-debates-best-solutions-to-expand-broadband/ The premier destination for African-American’s in Technology and New Media Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:10:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mikeydigital http://www.blackweb20.com/2010/01/26/tech-summit-debates-best-solutions-to-expand-broadband/comment-page-1/#comment-34115 mikeydigital Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:55:41 +0000 http://www.blackweb20.com/?p=11704#comment-34115 I agree with both suggestions made by Wm Tucker.. I've actually thought for a long time that setting up Wi-Fi in urban and rural areas could work.. I would also recommend Community Technology Centers (CTCs) that are located in quite a few urban neighborhoods (sometimes located on the campus of mega churches.. Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas is a mega church with a CTC that I help setup and worked at).. the problem is many urban residents don't know that a CTC even exist in their neighborhood that would give them access to not only broadband, but also to free courses to give them the computing skills they need to look for jobs, etc.<br><br>As Wm Tucker mentioned, community cyber rooms.. like cyber cafe's work really well in Asia and India.. I haven't seen any research that shows it has been tried or that it would work in urban areas.. But while we push for access, I can't emphasis enough the importance of education. Educating lower income residents of urban and rural areas about broadband, its importance and how it can benefit their lives in many different ways in the long run is extremely important. Because while the folks in Washington and the Telecom companies debate the money and policy issues regarding broadband, we also have to understand that in most cases we're also dealing with individuals who have a certain mindset toward broadband in general and technology more specifically that also hinders them from accessing broadband even when its more than likely available at their local library.<br><br>Mikey Digital<br>Founder of Noire Digerati & Digerati Labs<br><a href="http://www.blackdigerati.org" rel="nofollow">www.blackdigerati.org</a> I agree with both suggestions made by Wm Tucker.. I've actually thought for a long time that setting up Wi-Fi in urban and rural areas could work.. I would also recommend Community Technology Centers (CTCs) that are located in quite a few urban neighborhoods (sometimes located on the campus of mega churches.. Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas is a mega church with a CTC that I help setup and worked at).. the problem is many urban residents don't know that a CTC even exist in their neighborhood that would give them access to not only broadband, but also to free courses to give them the computing skills they need to look for jobs, etc.

As Wm Tucker mentioned, community cyber rooms.. like cyber cafe's work really well in Asia and India.. I haven't seen any research that shows it has been tried or that it would work in urban areas.. But while we push for access, I can't emphasis enough the importance of education. Educating lower income residents of urban and rural areas about broadband, its importance and how it can benefit their lives in many different ways in the long run is extremely important. Because while the folks in Washington and the Telecom companies debate the money and policy issues regarding broadband, we also have to understand that in most cases we're also dealing with individuals who have a certain mindset toward broadband in general and technology more specifically that also hinders them from accessing broadband even when its more than likely available at their local library.

Mikey Digital
Founder of Noire Digerati & Digerati Labs
http://www.blackdigerati.org

]]> By: Wm_Tucker http://www.blackweb20.com/2010/01/26/tech-summit-debates-best-solutions-to-expand-broadband/comment-page-1/#comment-34023 Wm_Tucker Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:30:31 +0000 http://www.blackweb20.com/?p=11704#comment-34023 1) Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) points using both wi-fi & wiMAX technology, and terrestrial radio/TV/cellular antennae.<br>2) Community cyber rooms. 1) Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) points using both wi-fi & wiMAX technology, and terrestrial radio/TV/cellular antennae.
2) Community cyber rooms.

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