Wireless Tech & Regulatory Reality: Policy and Fantasy in the 21st Century

Sascha Meinrath has been described as a "[[http://www.savetheinternet.com/=coalition|community Internet pioneer]]" and an "[[http://infodev-study.oplan.org/the-study/1-background-and-introduction/copy4_of_1-background-and-introduction|entrepreneurial visionary]]" and is a well-known expert on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_community_network|community wireless networks]] (CWNs) and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_broadband|municipal broadband]]. Leading news sources, including [[http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3535732|the Economist]], [[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/27/technology/circuits/27fon.html?ex=1160539200&en=53c38adbd350e304&ei=5070|the New York Times]], [[http://www.thenation.com/blogs/edcut?pid=77928|the Nation]], and [[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4834612|National Public Radio]], often cite Sascha's work in covering issues related to CWNs. Sascha is the Research Director for the [[http://www.newamerica.net/|New America Foundation's]] [[http://www.spectrumpolicy.org/|Wireless Future Program]]. Additionally, he coordinates the [[http://www.oswc.net/|Open Source Wireless Coalition]], a global partnership of open source wireless integrators, researchers, implementors and companies dedicated to the development of open source, interoperable, low-cost wireless technologies. He is a regular contributor to [[http://www.muniwireless.com/|MuniWireless.com]], the leading source for municipal wireless news and information, and a regular contributor to [[http://govtech.net/digitalcommunities|Government Technology's Digital Communities]], the online portal and comprehensive information resource for the public sector. Sascha has also worked with [[http://www.freepress.net/|Free Press]], the [[http://www.caida.org/|the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA)]], the [[http://www.acornactivemedia.com/| Acorn Active Media Foundation]], the [[http://www.ethoswireless.com/|Ethos Group]], and the [[http://www.cuwin.net/|CUWiN Foundation]]. Sascha holds a Bachelor's Degree from [[http://www.yale.edu/|Yale University]] and a Master's Degree from the [[http://www.psych.uiuc.edu/|University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], both in psychology. He is a Telecommunications Fellow at the University of Illinois in the [[http://www.comm.uiuc.edu/icr/|Institute for Communications Research]], where he is finishing his PhD on community empowerment and the impacts and interactions of participatory media, wireless communications, and emergent technologies. more >>> [[http://www.saschameinrath.com/|saschameinrath.com]]