NONE: Re: Public access
Re: Public access
S. Finer (xerxes_at_clark.net)
Mon, 24 Jun 1996 19:10:23 -0400 (EDT)
You might want to think through your goals a bit more
see below....
On Mon, 24 Jun 1996, Jim Huertas wrote:
>
> Good Morning,
>
> We have a City Govt. of approx. 110,000 people as a client. This
> client is interested in placing public access internet machines
> around the city. These machine will be free of charge. The incentive
> for doing this is to make the city internet site accessable to
> eveyone within the city regardless of the socioeconomical situation.
> Or in other words, those who do not have access of thier own. All
> this to post these questions:
> 1. Does anyone know of any other city to do this?
Just bare free access....? Probably thousands of county libraries across
the country offer basic access...but most do not offer accounts to
individuals, since this would compete with private firms. Non-profit
organizations do offer "free-nets" with accounts time-limited, but free of
charge. However the freenets do not usually have public terminals. Which
is it your town wants to implement? I wrote an informal plan for
Mississippi 16 months ago to implement a statewide freenet through the
public county libraries, with costs shared between state and local
authorities, and college students servicing and installing the system, and
being repaid with scholarships at the state schools. I understand the
legislature did not understand the either premise nor the need. Oh la...
> 2. Does anyone have any input on the type of machine to use for LOW
> maintenence, stand-alone, damage proof, etc.....
The machines are about your last worry. The big issue is personnel to
maintain the system, where do they come from, and how much are they paid,
and how much labor makes sense for the mission envisioned....what is the
exact mission envisioned?
> 3. The city is going to fund this with the General Fund and Private
> sponsorship, including banner ads on all pages to offset My costs of
> page construction and Machine upkeep.
So the city is going to sell advertising in competition with other private
interests?? Really? Sounds like a playground for litigation to me....
good luck Jim.........
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