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San Francisco Municipal Wireless was a canceled municipal wireless network that would have provided internet access to the city of San Francisco, California. The network was originally proposed by San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom in 2004. In late 2005, the city put out a formal request for proposals, and in April 2006 it was announced that a joint proposal by Earthlink and Google had won the bid. The San Francisco Budget Analyst completed a report that analyzes possibilities for a municipal system and critiques the proposed Google/Earthlink option. The proposal was formally scrapped by the city on 12 September 2007, citing a loss of confidence in Earthlink's financial situation.〔("San Francisco releases Digital Inclusion Strategy" ). muniwireless.com. March 3, 2007〕〔("EarthLink’s Citywide Wi-Fi Gamble is a Calculated Risk" ) (editorial). Teleclick.ca. Ed: Jeremy Maddock. June 6, 2006〕 ==Proposal== The purpose of the proposal was to provide free, wireless Internet access throughout San Francisco that anyone with a computer and wireless access device could log in to. Wireless access points would be mounted on light poles throughout the city to provide coverage. San Francisco had little money to build out their own infrastructure and so they looked for a commercial provider to build it out. A comment and proposal process was constructed with an RFI/C, or "Request for Information and Comment" and a RFP, or a "Request for Proposal". In 2005 the RFI gave the public a forum for input on how the program could work and be constructed. In 2005 through 2006 the RFP was designed to pick a provider for the project. The RFI/C and RFP processes came about as the City of San Francisco was already talking to Earthlink and Google about the project〔 and there was concern by the public and the Board of Supervisors that the project was on a fast-track without enough public input on the project. With the end of the RFP, the Google/Earthlink partnership was in the lead to be awarded the contract. There were two primary components to the Earthlink/Google proposal: Earthlink would install and maintain the network and provide a higher speed (1 Mbit/s), paid connection. Google would be an anchor tenant on Earthlink's network, offering a free basic service (300 kbit/s). Earthlink's plan would have offered a two-tiered pricing scheme, with a discount for qualifying low-income residents.〔("Detailed analysis of EarthLink-San Francisco contract" ). Esme Vos. muniwireless.com. January 27, 2007〕〔〔("San Francisco Digital Inclusion Strategy" ). sfgov.org.〕〔(Feather - EarthLink and Google - Wireless Internet in San Francisco )〕〔("SF Tech Connect Initiative" ). sfgov.org.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「San Francisco Municipal Wireless」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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