[sllug-members]: Bill to restrict open wireless access

[Nathan Lane]

What is the premise for this bill?  Did something happen to cause this bill
to be written?

On Jan 23, 2008 12:42 PM, Michael Place <mp at xmission.com> wrote:

> Rep. Brad Daw is preparing to introduce legislation to heavily restrict
> free and open wireless Internet access in the state. A full copy of the
> text of this bill is available here:
>
> http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillint/hb0139.htm<http://le.utah.gov/%7E2008/bills/hbillint/hb0139.htm>
>
> What this bill essentially does, as I read it, is to outlaw free public
> wireless Internet access in the state of Utah unless that access has a
> provision to verify the age of users via either a credit card or (get
> this) government issued ID.
>
> This proposal would radically reshape or destroy things like the future
> of community wifi projects. I can't even begin to fathom how this would
> affect cellular data networks. I'm sure there are other concerns members
> of this list would like to bring up as well.
>
> It's going to be another interesting session on the hill. If you would
> like to contact the Rep sponsoring this bill, his name is Brad Daw and
> he's from Orem. His contact information is available below:
>
> http://www.braddaw.com
>
> -mp
>
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Nathan Lane
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