Jefferson Parish, LA is looking for wireless Internet provider
Note: I really like what they have done with this paper (Times Picayune). After Katrina they really got hit hard and had limited resoures. They have now pulled it all together and have really been the ear to the street on the happenings in New Orleans and greater Louisiana.
Jefferson Parish started casting around this week for a company to build a wireless Internet network around the parish by using public buildings in exchange for providing government with free or reduced-rate service.
The wireless operator would rig up the equipment at its own cost and recoup the money by finding subscribers for its service, according to Ridley Boudreaux, Jefferson's director of electronic information systems.
The company would have access to the rooftops of government buildings, light poles and other public resources, and in return it would pay a monthly fee or provide wireless service to local governments free or at a reduced rate.
Jefferson political leaders hailed the service as a way to promote business growth at a time when the region is still rebounding from Hurricane Katrina. They said it also could help Jefferson emergency workers stay in touch during a major storm after other forms of communication have failed.
"This is an incremental step we can take that modernizes our parish," Parish President Aaron Broussard said. "It is a positive step towards improved technology in Jefferson Parish that will be heralded by the business community and the general populace."
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