[Davisgig] Davisgig Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1

Thu Dec 18 19:24:58 PST 2014

Hi

I can provide some written content, everyone that is on this list, if 
you know other people that should be, please invite them on.

You can join here:

http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig

Thanks All
RAN

On 12/18/2014 5:38 PM, Fei Li wrote:
> I don't think you did a reply-all!
>
> Anyway, I was thinking about doin the website. Not only for the campaign, but for one or more of the businesses that will service customers, too.
>
> Where is the content gonna come from?
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Robert Nickerson<rob at omsoft.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 5:33 PM
> To: Fei Li
> Subject: Re: [Davisgig] Davisgig Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1
>
> Hi
>
> That sounds good. I bought the domain name davisgig.com so we could put
> up some nice crisp web2.0 looking page, it could serve as another
> organizational tool, be a place to bring people to donate, and help
> rally troops to the email list.
>
> Who has time to make a pretty webpage?
>
> RAN
>
> On 12/18/2014 3:36 PM, Fei Li wrote:
>> We could try to get 2 documents going:
>>
>> The first would be for public consumption that:
>> 1) Describes the shortfalls of the current ISP models in Davis with specific examples of how Comcast/ATT/Verizon/etc are anti-"things that you support" and pro-"things that you are against".
>> 2) Describes the benefits of municipal fiber and how they address the issues that are rampant with our current ISP options.
>>
>> The second would be for local gov't, businesses, UC Davis, and other interested parties:
>> The business and technical aspects of things. I admit that I'm not well-versed in these areas, which is where our collective knowledge and experience will benefit us.
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: davisgig-bounces at list.omsoft.com<davisgig-bounces at list.omsoft.com>   on behalf of Robert Nickerson<rob at omsoft.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 3:28 PM
>> To: davisgig at list.omsoft.com
>> Subject: Re: [Davisgig] Davisgig Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> Yeah I think a good plan would be to get some kind of talking points,
>> and good document. Make sure we have collectively "thought it through"
>>
>> So when we do go to council folks - we have a good plan of how to do it,
>> and how it will work, and we aren't herming and hawing.
>>
>> So that's why I'm asking for feedback, and perhaps an organizational
>> meeting so we can hammer that out.
>>
>> RAN
>>
>> On 12/18/2014 2:54 PM, A Hirsch Tree Planter wrote:
>>> Robert:
>>>
>>> Thanks for organizing this. We need to flag this with city council so it is
>>> included as part of Davis Innovation park efforts and city Innovation
>>> officer has as part of his charter! Comcast is a disaster.
>>>
>>> Thanks for Sonic -I am luck  I live close enough to get reasonable DSL
>>> speed.
>>>
>>> Alan Hirsch
>>>
>>>
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>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 18:29:19 -0800
>>> From: Robert Nickerson<rob at omsoft.com>
>>> To: davisgig at list.omsoft.com
>>> Subject: [Davisgig] Innovation with Internet in Davis, CA
>>> Message-ID:<54923BFF.6060404 at omsoft.com>
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>>> Hi Davisites
>>>
>>> WELCOME to the Davis GIG email list.
>>>
>>> Well, at some point you have expressed interest in getting  Gigabit Fiber
>>> infrastructure installed in Davis, so I have created this list as one of the
>>> tools we can use to explore this concept, and see if we can all bring this
>>> to fruition.
>>> Attached is a document I wrote up in response to the Fiber Internet (Request
>>> for Expression of Interest) RFEI the City of Davis put out in May at the
>>> same time the Innovation Park RFEI went out.  At the time, I was trying to
>>> convince, a larger Stockton based Phone Company to join me in putting in a
>>> response, so please excuse the somewhat informal tone of this document, as
>>> that was its first incarnation.
>>>
>>> Omsoft never put in a response, and I'm not aware of other responses, and
>>> time has passed. Since then, lots of cities seem to be interested in putting
>>> their own networks in, and are committing themselves to providing this
>>> infrastructure to their residents, and from my point of view our city would
>>> be well suited to do the same. The Internet duoopoly is tightening its hold
>>> on things, and net neutrality issues aside,  our government's ability to
>>> protect the privacy, affordability and integrity of our telecommunications
>>> has degraded.
>>>
>>> Putting in this network will do many positive things for our City, but its
>>> going to take a major group effort to get this worked out and approved. I
>>> also want to make sure its  all reasonable, do-oable and it will be a good
>>> thing for our community, and so I'm asking you to take a look at this proto
>>> white paper I've  put together  and think critically on it, and provide
>>> feedback.
>>>
>>> If you have feedback, this list would be the place  for it, and I think in
>>> time if it passes this first test, we should meet at Sudwerk or something
>>> and work on figuring out next steps.
>>>
>>> For now , lets take this as a thought experiment and  go from there.
>>>
>>> Here are some links pertinent to this topic
>>>
>>> A coalition of Cities doing this
>>> http://nextcenturycities.org/
>>>
>>> A way to fund it
>>> http://crowdfiber.com/
>>>
>>> If others have more links, please share and discuss. I look forward to
>>> working with you all to get this going in our city.
>>>
>>> Best
>>> --
>>> Rob Nickerson
>>>
>>> CEO
>>> Om Networks
>>> UCD Class of 96
>>> C: 530-848-3865
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CEO
Om Networks
UCD Class of 96
C: 530-848-3865

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