[wplug] On the subject of wardriving...

[eli]

The bill in question: HB30 (of '03-'04 session); signed into law by Gov. 
Rendell Nov. 30, '04

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BT/2003/0/HB0030P4778.HTM

There might be other relevant sections, but my appetite for legal 
documents and congressional bills is pretty small, so here's the first 
pertinent section I found - page 20, line 14:

"(2)(i) Except as otherwise provided for under subparagraph (ii), a 
political subdivision or any entity established by a political 
subdivision, including a municipal authority, may not provide any 
telecommunications services to the public for compensation within the 
service territory of a local exchange telecommunications company 
operating under a network modernization plan.
"(ii)  A political subdivision may offer advanced or broadband services 
if the political subdivision has submitted a written request for the 
provision of such service to the local exchange telecommunications 
company serving the area and, within six months of the request, the 
local exchange telecommunications company has not agreed to provide the 
data speeds requested. If the local exchange telecommunications company 
agrees to provide the data speeds requested, then it must do so within 
18 months of the request.
"(3)  The prohibition in paragraph (2) shall not be construed to 
preclude the continued provision of any municipally provided 
telecommunications services of the same type and scope as were being 
provided on the effective date of this section."


Brian Sammon wrote:

>>| 	Remember that municipal wireless networks (with a fee attached) 
>>| are now ILLEGAL in Pennsylvania, thanks to their lobbying efforts. This 
>>| looks like a means to advertise that they are the "best" Wi-Fi provider.
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>>I don't think this prevents people from getting toegether and starting a
>>wireless cooperative. In this case, the people who use the service pay for
>>it.
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>Correct.  The state law he's referring to (I forget the number) says that a 
>municipal government may not fund a wireless network without jumping through a 
>bunch of hoops.
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