Power to the People

In a post to ring in the new year I criticized what a magazine had targeted for things to look for this year and offered a few items that I was hoping to see in 2010. I am optimistic that one of them is indeed going to happen. Check out this story from Reuters. I said

I expect a recognition of Internet connectivity to be a defining factor in whether or not a family is in need of other assistance. As a result, I expect several federally sponsored WI-FI max projects to be started targeting low-income urban areas through cooperation between the Departments of Commerce and Housing and Urban Development.

Right now it looks like it is FCC-only, but that can change in a hurry.