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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on Jun 7, 2013

In Idaho, Ketchum Sharing Strategic Plan, Seeking Survey Input

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/idaho-ketchum-sharing-strategic-plan-seeking-survey-input

In March, Ketchum leaders hired Magellan Advisors to work with the city Broadband Strategic Planning Committee to create a plan to address the lack of high-speed Internet, especially in the downtown area. Brennan Rego’s Idaho Mountain Express article reports the firm and the committee are now presenting their findings to the community in a series of… Continue reading

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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on May 15, 2013

Ketchum, Idaho: No Tolerance for Cox Push Polls

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/ketchum-idaho-no-tolerance-cox-push-polls

Cox pushed Ketchum one step too far. The community of 2,700 formed a broadband advisory committee in November, 2012, and included a representative from Cox on the committee. Brennan Rego of the Idaho Mountain Express recently reported on happenings in Ketchum. When residents in Wood River Valley started receiving push poll telephone calls from Cox… Continue reading

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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on Feb 14, 2013

Rexburg, Idaho, and Surrounding Counties Commit to Feasibility Study

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/rexburg-idaho-and-surrounding-counties-commit-feasibility-study

A collaboration between local Idaho and Wyoming counties, the town of Rexburg, Idaho, and Brigham Young University will be exploring the possibility of a community owned fiber optic network. Significant business interest in the project has contributed to the decision to move forward with a feasibility study. According to a Standard Journal article, Design Nine… Continue reading

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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Jan 5, 2013

Boise Leases Dark Fiber to Consolidate Data Centers

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/boise-leases-dark-fiber-consolidate-data-centers

Idaho’s capital has begun leasing dark fiber from Zayo Group that will allow it to consolidate a number of data centers it has located in municipal facilities across the city. This will allow Boise to better meet the internal needs of City Departments; the City is not providing access to private businesses or residents. We… Continue reading

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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on Jul 23, 2012

Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Considers Publicly Owned Fiber

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/bonners-ferry-idaho-considers-publicly-owned-fiber

Bonners Ferry, with around 2,500 residents in Northern Idaho, realized three years ago that fiber would only find their community if they installed it themselves. “We are a little isolated up here…We don’t have the density that would attract this kind of thing.” Mike Sloan, Bonners Ferry Economic Development Council Director, went on to describe the… Continue reading

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Rule filed under Broadband | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on May 13, 2011

Fiber Optic Network Ordinance – Ammon, Idaho

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/3131-2/

Ammon, Idaho, is a community of approximately 15,000 outside Idaho Falls in eastern Idaho. Ammon has struggled to boost economic development in part because providers in Ammon offer slower, more expensive services than are available in Idaho Falls. For years, Ammon has sought to expand access to next generation networks, including an application to the broadband stimulus program in 2010. Continue reading