Riverfront Times: PC World Magazine Puts in a Good Word for St. Louis' Google Fiber Bid

6/21/2010

WasabiNet in St. Louis Business Journal 6/18/2010

PCWorld: Why I'd Choose St. Louis for Google's Gigabit Fiber Project

by Phil Shapiro 6/18/2010

"The economics of mesh networks is fascinating and holds out the promise of bringing basic Internet connectivity to all residents of a neighborhood at a minimal cost – and for some residents, at no cost. When I heard about Google's plans to bring gigabit fiber-optic Internet to a given number of communities in the United States, I started monitoring which communities had existing plans to roll out mesh networks. Such networks are often grassroots projects, organized by tech-savvy community activists. One of the most interesting of these is WasabiNet, organized by some good people in St. Louis. A quick perusal of this project's Website reveals that this project is for real and has been well thought out."

WasabiNet on YourLocalMessager.com 3/24/2010

WasabiNet in the Riverfront Times 5/28/2009

Here are some examples of the comments we received in response to our original proposal in 2008:

• “All these proposals sound great, but I think that WasabiNet will help to bridge the community.”
• “WasabiNet = immediate economic & social impact”
• “This was tough. My deciding factor was listening to Obama speak about posting government spending online. Obviously, the Obama team is going to use the Internet as a tool and I think we need to show this to the kids who may be influenced by him.”
• “This (WasabiNet) is a true service to everyone who lives and works along Cherokee.”