RCA WiFi Committee
One of RCA's current issues is Virtual
Infrastructure which includes determining
the current areas covered by cable, DSL, and wireless
broadband service and request
service providers to broaden coverage to include the entire
Reston area, making it a "hot-spot" .
To this end, RCA's WiFi
Committee was organized in September 2006 and its website was
launched shortly thereafter at: http://www.restonwi-fi.org
WiFi stands for “wireless
fidelity.” A
person with a Wi-Fi device, such as a computer, telephone, or personal
digital assistant (PDA) can connect to the Internet free of charge when
in proximity of an access point.
The
mission of the RCA WiFi committee is to bring WiFi to
Reston
in successive stages over a 2-year period. This committee with RCA
Director Gary Lee Thomas as Chair, envisions free and reliable
Internet access to residents and visitors of
Reston
. The group is actively seeking liaisons with RCC and RA, a
legal advisor, and a committee secretary.
One of its first steps will be to select a test site to build
its first WiFi hot-spot. It
will also work to build public awareness and financial support for a
wireless
Reston
.
The RCA
WiFi committee also plans to take advantage of the opportunities
offered by the VA Office of Telework
Promotion and Broadband Assistance, recently created by Gov. Kaine
to encourage telework as a family-friendly, business-friendly public
policy that promotes workplace efficiency and reduces strain on
transportation infrastructure.
The
members of the RCA WiFi Committee are as follows:
Gary Lee Thomas - Chair
(temporarily stationed in Iraq)
Jim Gunther - Communications Co-Lead, and Technical Advisor
Jan Bradshaw - Communications Co-Lead
Eric Waldron - Website-Content Coordinator
Colin Mill -
RCA-RCC Liaison
Open -
RCA-RA Liaison
Open -
RCA-Hunter Mill District Liaison
Open -
Legal Advisor
Open -
Committee Secretary
If you
are interested in helping the RCA WiFi Committee, please contact Jim
Gunther at jim.gunther@comcast.net
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Infrastructure
Other relevant links:
 Northern
Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Telework
Coalition (TelCoa)
eVA
Website
The
Arlington Institute APA
e-Government Resources Desktop
Town Halls Institute
for the Future VA
Technology Office
Equal Footing Foundation Center
for Innovative Technology
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