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As the Public vs. Private Sector Broadband
Network Debate gets more and more tied up in the legal
system, what is clear is that, like in all lawsuits,
"ultimately, no one ends up winning." So, what are the
options? Rather than wasting resources "fighting
amongst one another" - let's meet, talk, work together and
coordinate an action plan that both public and private
sector can jointly leverage.
In continuing the WiNOG EXCHANGE
tradition,
this August we will establish a forum to bring together both
sides of the table, public and private, to stop the fighting
and to discuss methods of working together to accomplish the
task of "Bridging the Digital Divide." |
WiNOG
sessions differ drastically from the traditional "listen and
learn" format popular at most tradeshows today. WiNOG
sessions do not have "speakers" per say, rather, qualified
moderators are given a small amount of time (typically 5-10
minutes) to "jump-start" the session. In such a
round-table type forum, all attendees contribute
collectively to the content of the session.