Community Wireless Emergency Response -- Updates on Our Work & the Lessons Learned.

It's now been a month since Community Wireless experts from across North America first started doing disaster recovery post-Katrina (and now post-Rita). In that time, what began with a phone call and a handful of folks has grown into a major coalition of organizations and individuals spanning three states and four staging areas. While CUWiN continues to focus on managing behind-the-scenes logistical support for the good folks doing the hard work on the ground, the growing awareness of policy-makers, regulators, and key industry personnel continues to add pressure for a major realignment in our telecommunications infrastructure.

Having been in daily contact with some (and occasionally dozens) of folks on the ground, conducted countless interviews (and even a special conference session) -- having been regularly debriefed, and read through hundreds of e-mails daily, here's some thoughts on hard lessons the Katrina/Rita disaster has taught us:

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