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Re: Internet Connection at Regionals

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Originally Posted by sanddrag
...it does seem as if they simply do not want people on the internet and I have no idea why.
Last year, when at the Canadian Regional I wanted to know why they didn't just make the wired internet they already had wireless, someone (I believe it was Steve W) told me that one reason FIRST generally does not encourage wireless internet is that they don't want to be responsible in the event that a potential sponsor or someone observe a student 'misusing' the internet and get a therefore get bad impression of FIRST from it.
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