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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on May 18, 2013

Upcoming Broadband Communities Mag Issue Dedicated to Community Networks

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/upcoming-broadband-communities-mag-issue-dedicated-community-networks

We look forward to the next issue of Broadband Communities magazine, due on June 15th. This upcoming edition is titled “Fiber Nation: Are We At The Tipping Point?” and focuses completely on local communities that created their own networks. Broadband Communities puts on the annual Broadband Communities Summit, which we just attended in Dallas in… Continue reading

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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on May 17, 2013

Joanne Hovis on Business Plans for Municipal Fiber

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/joanne-hovis-business-plans-municipal-fiber

Joanne Hovis, President of CTC Technology and Energy, recently published a must-read article in Broadband Properties Magazine. Whether you are a community leader investigating the possibility of a publicly owned network or an engaged citizen looking for pros and cons, this piece explains practical benefits succinctly. In her article, The Business Case For Government Fiber Networks [PDF],… Continue reading

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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on May 16, 2013

First BTOP Project Connects Rural North Georgia Communities

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/first-btop-project-connects-rural-north-georgia-communities

Back in December, 2009, Vice President Biden travelled to Dawsonville, Georgia, to officially kick off the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) program. The first award, a grant of $33.5 million, went to the North Georgia Network Cooperative. The group combined that grant with local and state funding and in May, 2012, lit the North… 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 Christopher | No Comments | Updated on May 14, 2013

North Georgia Network Brings Gig to Schools, Jobs to Region – Community Broadband Bits Episode #46

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/north-georgia-network-brings-gig-schools-jobs-region-community-broadband-bits-episode-46

The North Georgia Network was the first recipient of a BTOP (Broadband Technology Opportunities Program) stimulus grant in the nation and has been an interesting success story. For the latest episode of our Community Broadband Bits podcast, President and CEO Paul Belk of the NGN joins us to discuss the history, present, and future of… Continue reading

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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on May 13, 2013

Businesses Lining Up for Service in Longmont, FTTH Build-Out Studied

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/businesses-lining-service-longmont-ftth-build-out-studied

In January, Longmont Power and Communications (LPC) announced they would begin connecting businesses located within 500 feet of the existing network. As we reported, local businesses were chomping at the bit to get hooked up and enjoy the high-speed next generation network. Even without efforts at marketing or advertising, more businesses have added themselves to… Continue reading

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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on May 11, 2013

Susan Crawford Profiled in the New Republic

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/susan-crawford-profiled-new-republic

In a New Republic article, John B. Judis compared Susan Crawford’s focus on expanding access to fast, affordable, and reliable Internet networks with Senator Elizabeth Warren and her pursuit of Wall Street financial reform. Judis discusses Crawford’s book, Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age, and the grassroots effort to… Continue reading

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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on May 10, 2013

AT&T and ALEC Take Aim at Connecticut for Third Year in a Row

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/att-and-alec-take-aim-connecticut-third-year-row

StopTheCap! reports there are three bills in the Connecticut General Assembly that, if passed, will leave little or no protections for customers of plain old telephone service who encounter difficulties with service. AT&T and ALEC back these bills for the third year in a row. Such bills are not new to our readers who often… Continue reading

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Article filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | No Comments | Updated on May 9, 2013

Susan Crawford to Speak in San Francisco May 14th

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/susan-crawford-speak-san-francisco-may-14th

On May 14th, Susan Crawford will speak at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in San Francisco. The event will be hosted by the Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA) of the CPUC, and the theme of the discussion will be “Digital Communications in the United States: Should Broadband Communications be a Public Utility Service?” The… Continue reading

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

New York Times on Internet in America, Genachowski Legacy

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.muninetworks.org/content/new-york-times-internet-america-genachowski-legacy

Eduardo Porter has an important column today in the business section of the New York Times, “Yanking Broadband From the Slow Lane.” He correctly identifies some of the culprits slowing the investment in Internet networks in our communities. The last two paragraphs read: Yet the challenge remains: monopolies have a high instinct for self-preservation. And… Continue reading