Becca Vargo Daggett, Director, Municipal Telecommunications Project Institute for Local Self-Reliance April 14, 2006, Revised April 24
As the title suggests, this document considers the highlights of Philadelphia’s wireless contract, including: pole attachment fees, subsidized accounts, revenue sharing, whole sale rate, exclusivity, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), contract termination, Wireless Philadelphia governance, future products, and miscellaneous portions of the contract. This account is straightforward and easy to read, with facts organized with bullets underneath bold-faced headings. Daggett’s critiques of the contract are peppered throughout, with specific comments italicized and neatly placed underneath the related bullet point. A final commentary concludes the document with an overall critique of the Wireless Philadelphia contract. The strongest criticism is reserved for Philadelphia’s decisions to create a private network instead of a public network. As a result, it is predicted that network competition will be virtually non-existent, up-grading the system will be a battle, and surplus revenue will go to a private company instead of the local government. For the complete document: http://www.newrules.org/info/philly-earthlink-contract.pdf
