Verizon may not be against municipal WiFi's
Thank you to Esme Vos at MuniWireless.com for pointing me to a letter to the editor written by a Verizon VP in which he states that Verizon is not against municipal WiFi networks.
Writing in response to an article by John M. Eger titled: Freeing Cities From Telco and Cable Monopolies on the website Government Tech, Verizon Communications vice president state and local government, Walter White, states Verizon’s positions on municipal wireless networks.
Mr White plainly states in his response: Verizon is not against muni Wi-Fi. Mr. White then goes on to make Verizon’s case that in the current fiscal and technological environment that municipality owned and run Wi-Fi do not make sense. Whether or not muni Wi-Fi’s make sense right now isn’t really my issue; I agree that Red Bank would have to take a hard look at a muni Wi-Fi before building one. My question is: Would Verizon oppose a Red Bank municipal Wi-Fi network? Mr. White says no.
It would seem that Verizon should be able to provide a short simple written answer this question if Red Bank formally asks it. Our town council should ask this question.
