Just got an email from a contact in Chicago. The nonprofit sector there is holding a meeting this week to discuss the implications of the municipal wireless project there.

As municipal wireless projects take off across the country, it's great to see that the local nonprofit scene is there to make sure that the community is educated about the issues surrounding muni wireless, and that community access issues are addressed. I think municipal wireless can be the way to finally solve those digital divide issues - but it will take the dogged persistence of the nonprofit sector to make sure that muni wireless lives up to its potential for underserved communities.