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Request # 25016 from the Government Outreach System has been assigned to Agenda Alerts.
Request type: Comment
Request area: City Council - Agenda & Public Hearing Comments
Citizen name: Richard Flynn
Description: It has been published in the media that Huntington Beach is considering, city wide
internet access through a WiFi type of operation
The WiFi is a great idea and shows the forward thinking of the city council
The WiFi service will incur costs for initial equipment purchase and installation There
will be a personnel requirement for operation and maintenance of the city network The
WiFi service will become an open invitation for hackers It is also possible that residents
of nearby cities and on or near the city boundary will be able to access the Huntington
Beach WiFI network
An alternate consideration would be Google Fiber This could be a revenue generating
option for Huntington Beach (Negotiated franchise fee paid to the city and / or city
utility tax )
Google has announced plans to install fiber in Los, Angeles While technically
Huntington Beach is not Los Angeles we are part of the Los Angeles metro area (A
depressing thought at times ) Huntington Beach should adopt a "Me First" campaign
toward Google Fiber The city could entice Google Fiber with an expedited permitting
process and minimal square footage usage at city facilities (A closet for
communications hubs, etc)
The city could establish rates for a variety of tiers of service levels and costs based upon
the rates in other cities but discounted The city could then enforce a true net neutrality
operation by ordinance
Disclaimer
I have no financial or otherwise interest in Google Fiber My only interest is obtaining
secure internet access free, of telephone or cable company monitoring while reducing
expenses for Huntington Beach
I am an old retired propeller head that was one of many that was instrumental in
evolving the public value added networks (VANS) of the 1980s into todays internet
And no, I do not know Al Gore )
Expected Close Date: January 28, 2016
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