- Official e-petition for free WiFi access throughout the UK
- Posted by paul_hale_2007@hotmail.co.uk on March 8th, 2007
The UK government took over 22 billion pounds when selling off
licences to operate 3G. We propose that now is the time for the
government to invest some of that money in providing free WiFi access
in ALL towns & cities across the UK. The digital age is here.
Communication is vital. This country needs this infrastructure to be
readily available to all free of charge. This action will future proof
all aspects of business within the UK.
Please sign our official e-petition at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/FreeAccessWiFi/
and forward to all your friends.
(It only takes 30 seconds)
Thanks,
Paul.
- Posted by tony h on March 8th, 2007
While they're at it free fuel would help our haulage comapnies.....lol
i would much rather the money went to schools/hospitals. free internet
access would be very nice, but this is the real world and i accept i have to
pay for services that i use either directly or via taxation. if people want
to connect on the move, then this can be done via the mobile phone networks
quite effectively unless you're after downloading large chunks of data. also
how many jobs would ber lost as ISPs closed down due to lack of
subscription? given a choice of free access vs £20-30 month which would you
chose?
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- Posted by Stuart on March 8th, 2007
paul_hale_2007@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
Surely a lot simpler to ask people to share their WiFi instead of signing a
petition? 1.8 million working hotspots for free would surely be better than
another massive government controlled IT project? Might save a few billion
and be ready for the London 2022 Olympics.
You could have got a free AP from FON.com as a starter ...
Stuart
- Posted by Joker7 on March 8th, 2007
In news: 1173358350.968010.305500@n33g2000cwc.googlegroups. com,
paul_hale_2007@hotmail.co.uk said:
One more of the free hand out scroungers!
Why not invest the money in our schools hospital ect,if I want to connect to
the internet I don't mind paying!
Chris
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- Posted by Martin² on March 9th, 2007
Free WiFi is being provided or planned in number of US Cities and there are
plans for 8 UK Cities.
Some are being paid for by local authorities and some are commercial which
will presumably involve some advertising.
Regards,
Martin
