Talk:Open-access network

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I think that OAN is an interesting concept and as far as i know there have been a few pilots around the world. I hope I can add more information in the future. Jbarcelo 12:17, 29 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This page should be merged with Open Communication http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Communication Stevesong (talk) 12:33, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Took out claim that OAN was coined in 2003 - certainly in use earlier - see http://www.dba.org.nz/pdfs/Council%20of%20Ministers%20Meeting.pdf —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.235.49.242 (talk) 17:31, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. My apologies for my initial mistake. Jbarcelo (talk) 11:08, 25 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Network Ownership?[edit]

This article makes reference to some networks owned by local governments, but does not explicitly describe the typical ownership of incentives for open-access networks. Who owns such a network? What is the incentive to a private sector business to construct and operate a network? What is the incentive for a private sector owner to upgrade the network? These are important factors, especially given the significant policy implications of advocating a government-run, taxpayer-funded network versus a corporate or private business-owned network operated for profit, without cost to the taxpayer. The incentives are different, the costs are different, and the efficiency is different. I point this out to illustrate the importance of describing the ownership aspects of the concept somewhere in the article.Blcklbl (talk) 21:21, 8 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation[edit]

A disambiguation page is needed for OAN as a way to find this article and others with the same acronym.--DThomsen8 (talk) 16:57, 6 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]