Dear Sir
With regard to the Glastonbury WiFi system
As an IT professional since 1996, I was sceptical when the town WiFi
system was installed. Due to the extraordinarily long time between
inception and delivery (three years, which is an age in the world of
IT) there were only a few possible outcomes: it would be obsolete,
overpriced, or both.
By the time it was turned on in 2008, many cafes had already installed
free WiFi for their customers; and the price of broadband connections
had plummeted. It was therefore unlikely that the town WiFi system
would offer improved access to the internet for residents or visitors.
We simply didn't need it.
Although few usage figures have been released - despite promises made
at the initial public meeting in 2008 - it is clear from the low usage
that there is little or no demand for this service, which is paid for
out of one public purse or another. Given that there are health risks
associated with the kind of radiation emitted by these masts, isn't it
time to accept that even the slightest risk isn't worth taking when it
offers so little benefit?
In short: nobody uses it, it costs us money, and it might make you
ill. Please, just turn it off.
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