KHOU-11's Chau Nguyen follows up on Doug Miller's teaser about municipal wifi with coverage that amounts to a press release from the Mayor's office:
Mayor Bill White said that if all goes as planned, Houston could go Wi-Fi within the next few years. That would mean anyone could get connected anywhere in Houston.
"I think the public is ready for it," Mayor White said.
So just how would the public benefit?
The mayor picked Umesh Verma with the City of Houston Technology Task Force to lead the effort.
"We're talking about life-enhancing, life-changing experiences, hopefully for the better," Verma said.
Would it be too much to start with more basic matters, such as addressing HPD's manpower shortage and repairing potholes?
If the city can't manage those basics, it certainly doesn't need to be throwing millions of dollars at matters best left to the private sector.
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