IP Democracy: NYC Muni-WiFi Debate Televised

Andrew Rasiej, who is running for NYC public advocate on basically one platform — making Wi-Fi free and available throughout the city — was part of a debate hosted by New York TV channel NY1 held on August 23. (Video coverage of the event is here). Rasiej got an earful from some of the other debaters, who challenged his seemingly sole focus on Wi-Fi. Public advocate Betsy Gotbaum took Rasiej to task, saying something to the effect that a woman waiting for public housing really doesn’t care about high-speed Internet access.

Posted by Cynthia Brumfield on August 25, 2005 9:33 AM to IP Democracy