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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Regular Meeting—June 14, 2011 <br /> 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br /> C. South Bend Central Development Area <br /> (3) continued... <br /> to local government as well, because the city, <br /> through its use of fiber, will also be able to <br /> use this wireless canopy as well. <br /> Mr. Littrell said that the benefit he sees it is <br /> that the city would not have to dig up <br /> sidewalk for each business that wants access <br /> to the Metronet. The access could be <br /> wireless. <br /> Mr. Varner sees that advantage. But if the <br /> Metronet is going to use that to sell <br /> subscriptions to compete with others...that's <br /> where he has an issue. And if this is step one <br /> of a request for"umpteen hundred thousand <br /> dollars" in addition to what the city has <br /> already spent... Unless Metronet is prepared <br /> to start paying some sort of fee to the city. <br /> Mr. Littrell said that Mr. Gilot said the deal is <br /> that, for Metronet to do the radio system in <br /> downtown South Bend first, the city would <br /> cover the cost of this feasibility study. <br /> Ms. Spivey asked if the radio canopy would <br /> offer a hotspot to anyone who has a laptop in <br /> a downtown business. <br /> Mr. Litrell said it is not intended for laptop <br /> users. It's much more capable than you <br /> would need for a laptop computer. It will be <br /> an expensive connection. It will be more <br /> than you would want to pay, or that a <br /> business would give for free to its customers. <br /> It's intended for more high powered <br /> telecommunications than is necessary to <br /> operate devices that we carry around in our <br /> pockets. <br /> 40 <br />