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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on Apr 22, 2013

First Gigabit Network in North Carolina: City of Wilson’s Greenlight

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/first-gigabit-network-north-carolina-city-wilsons-greenlight

In North Carolina, Wilson’s Greenlight will begin offering gigabit residential services as early as July. Greenlight began offering FTTH service since 2008 to businesses and households and now provides affordable and reliable triple play. Along the journey, Greenlight faced a playing field tilted in favor of incumbent providers, predatory behavior from those incumbents, and dangerous legislative barriers created by… Continue reading

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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on Feb 1, 2013

SEATOA Conference Set for March 21st-22nd

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/seatoa-conference-set-march-21st-22nd

This March 21-22, the SouthEast Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (SEATOA) will be hosting the “Networking Communities for the New South” conference. The conference will be held at the Omni Charlotte Hotel. We are excited to see Susan Crawford as the keynote speaker. From the conference page: She will provide a broadband policy reality… Continue reading

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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Jan 29, 2013

Op-Ed: NC In Bottom of Broadband Barrel

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/op-ed-nc-bottom-broadband-barrell

Common Cause’s Todd O’Boyle and myself have just published an opinion piece in the North Carolina News & Observer to highlight the foolishness of the General Assembly revoking local authority to build broadband networks. Todd and I teamed up for a case study of North Carolina’s most impressive fiber network, Greenlight, owned by the city… Continue reading

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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Jan 8, 2013

After Buying NC Legislation, AT&T Kills NC Jobs

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/after-buying-nc-legislation-att-kills-nc-jobs

When the North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill written by the cable and telephone industry (with help from ALEC), they probably didn’t expect AT&T to turn around and slash its local workforce. And yet, that is what AT&T has done: “Hey North Carolina, thanks for that monopoly, hope you don’t mind if we move… Continue reading

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

Kings Mountain, North Carolina, Building Fiber Network to Connect Public Facilities

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/kings-mountain-north-carolina-building-fiber-network-connect-public-facilities

Fiber optic connectivity is coming soon for public facilities in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The city has its own electric, natural gas, and water utilities and is home to a little over 10,000 people. Located along the southern edge of the state, the town is considered a suburb of Charlotte. According to an Alicia Banks Gaston… Continue reading

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Article, ILSR Press Room, Resource filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | 4 Comments | Updated on Jan 3, 2013

The Empire Lobbies Back: How Big Cable Killed Competition in North Carolina

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

After a city in North Carolina built a Fiber-to-the-Home network competing with Time Warner Cable, the cable giant successfully lobbied to take that decision away from other cities. The city of Wilson’s decision and resulting network was recently examined in a case study by Todd O’Boyle and Christopher Mitchell titled Carolina’s Connected Community: Wilson Gives… Continue reading

Wilson Gives Greenlight to Fast Internet
Article, Resource filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | 1 Comment | Updated on Dec 5, 2012

Report: Community Network Leads North Carolina to Fast Internet Future

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

Following the collapse of key industries, a town of 50,000 in eastern North Carolina had to make a hard choice. It wanted to support existing businesses and attract new ones but the cable and telephone companies were not interested in upgrading their networks for cutting edge capacity. So Wilson decided to build its own fiber… Continue reading