>Apart from this 'free' Internet access there are some ISPs in the US
>offering cells of paid Internet access via IEEE802.11b (WiFi). Is the
>Link Institute aware of anything happening along these lines (either
>'free' or 'for a fee' ISP access) in Oz?
Without a carrier licence it's impossible to do unless you want to pay lots
of fines.
So, in short, no. Telstra was trying wireless in the Sydney CBD in the
early 90's but it was a total flop. (No surprise there, and it wasn't the
wireless at fault.)
I personally doubt Wireless will come to fruition in Australia without a
HIGH carrier cost associated with it. The licencing alone of Carrier and
Spectrum will cause it to not happen.
Telstra isn't going to let ANYONE set up something that might allow
mobility and communications off their copper network anyway. Thus the
price increases in March 2000, July 2000, June 2001, September 2001 and 1
March 2002.
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