The SF Chronicle quoted me on this issue today, and for whatever reason felt the need to say that PRI is funded by SBC, but of course they didn’t say by how much, leaving the false impression that SBC is a big part of our budget. Well, let me set the record straight. SBC is *not* a huge part of our budget. Their contributions add up to less than 2% of our budget and PRI always decides which issues to tackle *before* we go looking for funding.
So, with that, let me just say that my column on Muni WiFi will be published at TechNewsWorld tomorrow, and Mayor Gavin Newsom should read it given that he says he’s looking for public comments on his idea of city-provided “free” WiFi.
Free WiFi in SF a bad idea