WiFi Roundtable

Great to see so all the people who attended the roundtable at American Intercontinental University on Thursday. Some really good questions were pointed towards the panelists:

• Don Berryman - President, Earthlink Municipal Networks
• Janis Jefferson - Deputy Director, City of Houston IT Dept.
• Manuel Rodriguez - President, HISD Board of Directors

A few good answers came out of it, too.

• The build-out will begin around July 1. Only hurdle left is for Earthlink to sign agreement with Centerpoint for the usage rights to their light poles.
• Earthlink must complete 1/2 the network build-out within 1 year of that start date. A steep $$$ penalty woulld levied if they don't hit that mark.
• The entire project must be done within 2 years from the start date.
• Zones will be built and "lit up" after the City deems them ready and working. The first zone most likely will be in and around downtown Houston.