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Discussion of Intro 483 - Requiring agencies to provide public wifi access
0:13:22
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OTI addresses Council Member Won's bill, Intro 483, which would require OTI to establish a program for city agencies to provide wireless network access for public Internet use.
- OTI appreciates the spirit of the proposal but is unclear about its intended scope
- They question whether the service is intended for agencies' walk-in customers or the general public
- OTI notes that agencies' capabilities to provide this service depend on various factors and may require significant infrastructure investments
- They express interest in further discussing the sponsor's vision, considering operational and fiscal implications
Brett Sikoff
0:13:22
Council member Juan's bill, intro four eighty three, would require OTI to establish a program whereby city agencies provide wireless network access for the public to utilize the Internet.
0:13:33
We appreciate the spirit of this proposal, but we are unclear whether the proposal intends to provide service to agencies' walk in customers or to the general public.
0:13:43
Further, an agency's capability to provide this service is highly dependent on numerous factors and may require significant infrastructure investments and different network requirements depending on the intended constituency.
0:13:56
We'd like to discuss further what the sponsor envisions with this bill considering the operational and fiscal implications as currently written.