From rob at omsoft.com  Wed Apr  1 16:37:10 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2015 16:37:10 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Fwd: Here's What Happens When Internet Providers Have
	Zero Competition
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Date: 	Wed, 1 Apr 2015 10:46:24 -0700
From: 	Eric Thompson <elt at pacbell.net>
To: 	Eric Thompson <ericthom at mac.com>



Here's What Happens When Internet Providers Have Zero Competition
FYI Eric T.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/31/internet-providers-competition_n_6980292.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592


  Here's What Happens When Internet Providers Have Zero Competition

It?s basic economics: Competition drives down prices.

So it?s no surprise that AT&T is charging way more for its highest-speed 
Internet service 
<http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/03/atts-newest-fiber-customers-to-pay-40-more-than-google-fiber-users/> 
in Cupertino, California, where it?s the only provider of superfast 
gigabit speeds, than in cities where it has a competitor.

AT&T?s pricing power in the small and expensive enclave of Silicon 
Valley illustrates the state of broadband in the U.S. Because of the 
huge infrastructure costs of deploying a network, there is very little 
competition -- nearly 75 percent of households in the U.S. have one or 
no options for broadband Internet 
<https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-329161A1.pdf>, 
according to the FCC. And as speeds go up, competition goes down.

AT&T?s GigaPower Internet service, which launched in Cupertino on Monday 
<http://about.att.com/story/uverse_with_gigapower_launches_in_cupertino.html>, 
will cost consumers $110 per month if they want the top speed of up to 
1,000 megabits (one gigabit) per second for downloads. That?s $40 more 
per month than AT&T charges in other cities where it offers the service, 
like Austin and Kansas City, Ars Technica?s Jon Brodkin reports 
<http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/03/atts-newest-fiber-customers-to-pay-40-more-than-google-fiber-users/>.

The difference is that in Austin and Kansas City, AT&T competes with 
Google Fiber 
<http://www.wsj.com/articles/google-pressures-at-ts-broadband-prices-1427760612>, 
the search giant?s own superfast Internet network. In those places, both 
Google Fiber and AT&T offer gigabit service starting at $70 per month.

/AT&T GigaPower Pricing In Austin, Texas:/
att austin

/And in Cupertino, California:/
att cupertino

AT&T's price is contingent upon giving the company access 
<http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB421828&cv=812> to your 
browsing information and what you search for online, so AT&T can better 
target ads to you -- you have to pay more if you opt out.

The company declined to comment about the price discrepancies in its 
GigaPower service. In a statement, it said, ?We?re excited to offer the 
fastest high-speed Internet in Cupertino at a price that is competitive 
for the market.?

Competition appears to have prompted AT&T to cut prices before. Earlier 
this month, it dropped the price of its GigaPower service in Raleigh and 
Durham, North Carolina, after Google said it was planning to launch its 
network there 
<http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Thanks-Google-Fiber-ATT-Drops-Gigapower-Prices-in-Raleigh-133040>. 


Cupertino, which is home to Apple, is among the most expensive places to 
live in the U.S. 
<http://www.businessinsider.com/most-expensive-zip-codes-in-silicon-valley-2015-1?utm_content=buffer31f4b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer>, 
so AT&T can get away with charging people a premium for the service.

"We'd love to see other companies come in and offer competitive speeds 
to what AT&T now offers," said Rick Kitson, a spokesperson for city of 
Cupertino. "Everyone needs the speed and the access that's now certainly 
possible but still isn't universally available."

broadband
/This chart from the FCC 
<https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-329161A1.pdf> shows 
how few Internet options most people have./

Karl Bode, a technology writer and the editor of the industry site 
DSLReports <http://www.dslreports.com/>, said that inexpensive access to 
broadband in the U.S. is a much bigger issue than the current deployment 
of gigabit networks, which he says is ?overhyped.? After all, gigabit 
service is only available to 3 percent of the entire U.S. population 
<https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20141217/10125929466/commerce-department-study-reveals-theres-almost-no-competition-if-you-want-real-broadband.shtml>.

?So while gigabit is great if you can get it, a far more important 
conversation to be having is in regards to price -- and how the general 
lack of competition in the majority of markets has people paying an arm 
and a leg not just for slow service, but some of the worst customer 
support in any industry,? Bode wrote in an email. ?There's still a 
pretty notable digital divide and competitive shortfall, and deploying 
gigabit services to select portions of a small number of cities isn't 
doing much so far to seriously impact this.?






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From omrob at omsoft.com  Thu Apr  2 18:51:32 2015
From: omrob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 18:51:32 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Thoughts on "why the average user needs this"
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Hi All

Wikipedia seems to suggest Parcel tax is over ALL parcels, business or 
residential.

That is what one city staff has said would be the sort of funding 
mechanism to use here,
if we are having the city pay for it. I wonder if there are other city 
based approaches to
funding this that will not require a 66% vote,  like:

http://www.ibank.ca.gov/programs_overview.htm

What I want to know is if a parcel tax bond, is a better interest 
rate/easier payback
  than an infrastructure bank loan to make it worth pursuing.

Anyone know of other ways to finance this in a public way?

Thanks
RAN



^

On 3/31/2015 6:17 PM, Bill Broadley wrote:
> On 03/31/2015 05:26 PM, Steve McMahon wrote:
> [snip]
>> the competing open-access providers may offer different packages to
>> consumers vs business, but the infrastructure cost is the same.
> Infrastructure costs the same, so we should charge the same.  After all we are
> talking only about running fiber+infrastructure and allowing ISPs to buy access.
>
>> That said, this does really affect how we look at municipal financing. If a
>> tax is based on living units, that would leave businesses out. If we had to
> I believe the proposed tax is based on parcels, of which there are 30,000 in
> davis, 6,000 owned by businesses.  There seemed to be very little flexibility on
> this because of the restrictions on how the city can raise funds for a project
> like this.
>
>> If municipal infrastructure was financed by a city bond, paid back via
>> monthly charges for those using the service, then there's no economic
>> reason for charging businesses differently for their part of the fixed
>> costs.
> Right, so business parcel tax is the same as the rest.  They might well pay ISPs
> more for a business class connection to get better support, reverse DNS, larger
> bandwidth quotas, more IP addresses, VPN access, etc.
>
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From rob at omsoft.com  Thu Apr  2 19:25:32 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 19:25:32 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] 03.04.2015 DavisGIG Meeting Minutes
Message-ID: <551DFA1C.7070305@omsoft.com>

Hi

A BIG thanks to Braden Pellet for taking these meeting notes from our 
last meeting.

They are online at:

http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=03.04.15.minutes.pdf

Thx
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From fugsco at gmail.com  Thu Apr  2 19:26:13 2015
From: fugsco at gmail.com (Scott F)
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 19:26:13 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Why the average person needs this
Message-ID: <01366AEC-CCD9-4A28-BAF9-5892C58CED6F@gmail.com>

A friend of mine has been living in South Korea since before Google, and has watched their high speed network take shape. Here is his description of one way South Koreans are using their terrific bandwidth. 


"At home we get our television through a cable box hooked to the 
internet. They don't use DVRs here. They just go on their TVs and
order programs. Usually if its a recent broadcast you pay a dollar.
If the program is a week old or older its a free view with a couple
of commercials to sit through first. Some American shows are 
sold by the episode.

Movies work the same way. You pay 10 bucks for something currently
in theaters. 4 bucks for a recent movie. 2.50 for something a year old.
There are also tons of movies for free."

Scott Fuglei 

From rob at omsoft.com  Thu Apr  2 19:49:59 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 19:49:59 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] General Meeting 04/08  - 6:30pm
Message-ID: <551DFFD7.8070107@omsoft.com>

Hi

So let's have a meeting on Wed April 8th at 6:30pm till 7:30pm.

I have asked Sudwerk to reserve that room on the front LEFT of the place.

That is cut off from the main dining area, and I hope, will work better, 
for volume.

At this point, I'm taking any Agenda items people want  discussed, but 
I'm thinking

1) Going Public
      Social  Media
      Press Release ?
      Op-Ed

2) Fundraising
     Feasability Study


More soon

Thanks

-
Rob Nickerson

CEO
Om Networks
UCD Class of 96
C: 530-848-3865

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From kheinemeier at ucdavis.edu  Mon Apr  6 21:52:37 2015
From: kheinemeier at ucdavis.edu (Kristin Heinemeier)
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 04:52:37 +0000
Subject: [Davisgig] DavisGig Fundraising Idea
Message-ID: <F578885A6C83214D80E45B3D7654660761B0F2FF@Exmbx13.ex.ad3.ucdavis.edu>

The helpful guys at Omsoft have been trying to work with me and AT&T to try and get me enough ADSL bandwidth to satisfy my two teenage sons (nuff said).  It's not looking promising at the moment.  

I really wanted to avoid going with the major corporate internet service providers, but I may have to make a deal with the devil and drop Omsoft for Comcast or AT&T or something like that.  I told the guys at Omsoft, sort of in jest, that I pledged to match whatever dollars I was forced to contribute to these organizations with a contribution to DavisGig.

I see below, tho, that you really are looking for fund-raisers, and maybe this could be a part of it?  I'm sure there are a lot of people like me out there who have sold their soul and are looking for redemption.  Not everyone can afford a 100% match, but perhaps you can get people to commit to a 10% match, or 20%, or whatever they can do, and you can charge them monthly.  Maybe you could even issue printed indulgences? 

Just my $0.02.

-k

_________________________________________________-
Kristin Heinemeier, Ph.D., P.E., Principal Engineer
907 Colby Dr., Davis, CA  95616

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A friend of mine has been living in South Korea since before Google, and has watched their high speed network take shape. Here is his description of one way South Koreans are using their terrific bandwidth. 


"At home we get our television through a cable box hooked to the internet. They don't use DVRs here. They just go on their TVs and order programs. Usually if its a recent broadcast you pay a dollar.
If the program is a week old or older its a free view with a couple of commercials to sit through first. Some American shows are sold by the episode.

Movies work the same way. You pay 10 bucks for something currently in theaters. 4 bucks for a recent movie. 2.50 for something a year old.
There are also tons of movies for free."

Scott Fuglei 

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Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 19:49:59 -0700
From: Robert Nickerson <rob at omsoft.com>
To: "davisgig at list.omsoft.com" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
Subject: [Davisgig] General Meeting 04/08  - 6:30pm
Message-ID: <551DFFD7.8070107 at omsoft.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed"

Hi

So let's have a meeting on Wed April 8th at 6:30pm till 7:30pm.

I have asked Sudwerk to reserve that room on the front LEFT of the place.

That is cut off from the main dining area, and I hope, will work better, for volume.

At this point, I'm taking any Agenda items people want  discussed, but I'm thinking

1) Going Public
      Social  Media
      Press Release ?
      Op-Ed

2) Fundraising
     Feasability Study


More soon

Thanks

-
Rob Nickerson

CEO
Om Networks
UCD Class of 96
C: 530-848-3865

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From christopher at newrules.org  Tue Apr  7 08:56:38 2015
From: christopher at newrules.org (Christopher Mitchell)
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 10:56:38 -0500
Subject: [Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 4/7
Message-ID: <CAAe53yv2vgpcF6FuBGdiH+7BtHRqLzCTp98SdVM=7RAwjG_eRQ@mail.gmail.com>

*Recent Stories from MuniNetworks.org - a project of the Institute for
Local Self-Reliance. Instructions for unsubscribing appear at bottom.  Send
feedback.  Forward Widely.*


Opportunities and Challenges as Lafayette Considers Muni Fiber Expansion -
Community Broadband Bits Episode 144
<http://muninetworks.org/content/opportunities-and-challenges-lafayette-considers-muni-fiber-expansion-community-broadband>
Tue, March 31, 2015 | Posted by christopher
<http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/opportunities-and-challenges-lafayette-considers-muni-fiber-expansion-community-broadband>

After we heard that Lafayette's LUS Fiber <http://lusfiber.com/> was
considering
expanding
<http://muninetworks.org/content/lafayette-considers-expansion-one-nearby-town-strikes-itself-list>
to
some nearby communities, we knew we had to set up an interview with Terry
Huval, Director of the Lafayette Utilities System in Louisiana.

In our interview this week, Terry and I discuss Lafayette's success, the
legacy of the law creating special barriers that only apply to cities
building fiber networks, and the challenges of expanding LUS Fiber beyond
the boundaries of the city.

We also discuss some plans they are developing to celebrate the 10th
anniversary of the referendum on July 16, 2005, in which a strong majority
of voters authorized the building of what was then the largest municipal
FTTH <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13> network in the nation.

Despite its success, Lafayette has been targeted by cable and telephone
shills that are willing to say just about anything to defend the big
corporate monopolies. We addressed these attacks in this Correcting
Community Fiber Fallacies report
<http://muninetworks.org/content/correcting-community-fiber-fallacies-attacks-lus-fiber>
.

... Listen to the Show Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/opportunities-and-challenges-lafayette-considers-muni-fiber-expansion-community-broadband>

Bozeman City Commission Approves Master Plan: "It's A No-Brainer"
<http://muninetworks.org/content/bozeman-city-commission-approves-master-plan-its-no-brainer>
Wed, April 01, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/bozeman-city-commission-approves-master-plan-its-no-brainer>

Bozeman elected officials voted unanimously on January 26th to approve a
recently completed master plan and take the next step to deploying publicly
owned open access <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term625> infrastructure.
We discussed the Bozeman approach in a recent podcast with city staff and a
local business
<http://muninetworks.org/content/bozemans-public-private-approach-depth-community-broadband-bits-podcast-142>
.

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports
<http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/city/commissioners-again-endorse-bozeman-fiber-project/article_8bcb9ec2-a5e8-11e4-955c-0bc487d83c94.html#disqus_thread>
that
local business leaders attended the City Commission meeting to speak in
favor of the initiative, including the local Chamber of Commerce president,
representatives from local tech companies, and the director of the Downtown
Bozeman business coalition.

Commissioners heard comments from supporters, CenturyLink, and local
provider Montana Opticom <http://www.mt-opticom.com/>. Even though Jim
Dolan from Montana Optimcom expressed some concerns about some engineering
issues, the local ISP rep still said, "It?s a great initiative and it
really will help the valley.? The Chronicle reports commissioners
questioned supporters for about an hour before voting to move forward.

... More Details on Bozeman's Financing Approach Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/bozeman-city-commission-approves-master-plan-its-no-brainer>

Cooperative Lights Up $88 Gigabit in Northeast Alabama
<http://muninetworks.org/content/cooperative-lights-88-gigabit-northeast-alabama>
Thu, April 02, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/cooperative-lights-88-gigabit-northeast-alabama>

Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative <http://farmerstel.com/> (FTC) is
now bringing gigabit service to its Alabama members. According to the Online
Reporter
<http://www.onlinereporter.com/2015/02/13/if-a-tiny-telco-in-ne-alabama-can-go-all-fiber-why-cant-every-telco/>,
FTC is the largest member-owned cooperative in the state and offers
symmetrical <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term24> service to
businesses and residents in two counties.

The cooperative began in 1952 when telephone companies of the time did not
want to invest in the rural area of the state due to low expected returns.
Years earlier, the community had organized its own electric cooperative and
reproduced its success to bring telephone service to residents. The area,
referred to as Sand Mountain, is a natural plateau at the southern tip of
the Appalachian Mountain chain.

WHNT 19 News
<http://whnt.com/2015/02/11/gigabit-internet-service-officially-launched-on-areas-of-sand-mountain/>
attended
a lighting ceremony in Geraldine where the FTC CEO said that the
cooperative has covered approximately 84 percent of its membership area.
The fiber network runs between Chattanooga and Huntsville, consisting of
approximately 2,770 miles of fiber.

... More on Another Exciting Rural Coop Gigabit Offering ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/cooperative-lights-88-gigabit-northeast-alabama>

Chanute and Chattanooga Added to List of Rural Broadband Experiment Funds
<http://muninetworks.org/content/chanute-and-chattanooga-added-list-rural-broadband-experiment-funds>
Wed, April 01, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/chanute-and-chattanooga-added-list-rural-broadband-experiment-funds>

A year ago, the FCC accepted applications from entities seeking Connect
America funds for rural broadband experiments
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/march-7th-deadline-connect-america-fund-expressions-interest>.
After provisional awards and some eliminations, Chanute's FTTH
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13> project, Chattanooga's EPB, and
a number of additional cooperatives are now on the list of provisional
winners reports Telecompetitor
<http://www.telecompetitor.com/fcc-chooses-12-new-rural-broadband-experiment-winners/>
.

According to the article, $27 million became available when 16 entities
were eliminated for various reasons.

A recent Chanute Tribune article
<http://www.chanute.com/news/article_4c4144b2-c3b8-11e4-bdba-abd726849c9d.html>
reports
that the city's expected award will be approximately $508,000 if it passes
the FCC's post-selection process.

... Read the Rest of This Interesting Development Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/chanute-and-chattanooga-added-list-rural-broadband-experiment-funds>

Carl Junction Partnering for Wi-Fi in Missouri
<http://muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-partnering-wi-fi-missouri>
Tue, March 31, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-partnering-wi-fi-missouri>

Carl Junction has been looking for a way to improve connectivity in its
southwest corner of the state for several years. Plans for a fiber network
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-missouri-plans-community-owned-fiber-network>did
not come to pass, but the community has found a private partner to bring
ubiquitous high-speed Wi-Fi <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term29>to
town.

The City Council voted unanimously to approve a deal with Aire Fiber, reports
the Joplin Globe
<http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/carl-junction-official-announces-broadband-deal/article_dcf49fea-9202-56ac-ab15-75c15cfe035a.html>,
for a basic plan that will offer service for $49.99 per month. Users will
not be constrained by data caps, speeds will be up to 50 Mbps
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term18> download
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term8> and 10 - 15 Mbps upload
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term28>, and the network will provide
service to each address in town. Installation is $99 per address; rates
will be the same for businesses and residences. There are no long term
committments. The partners have launched their campaign to get signups
online <http://www.carljunction.airefiber.com/> seeking 289 subscriptions
to get the project off the ground.

... More on This Approach in Our Story Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-partnering-wi-fi-missouri>

Bar Harbor, Maine, Studies Muni Fiber to Replace Time Warner Cable Franchise
<http://muninetworks.org/content/bar-harbor-maine-studies-muni-fiber-replace-time-warner-cable-franchise>
Mon, March 30, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/bar-harbor-maine-studies-muni-fiber-replace-time-warner-cable-franchise>

For the past several months, Maine communities have been a hotbed of
broadband activity. Bar Harbor <http://www.barharbormaine.gov/>, located
midway along the state's Atlantic coast, is another community looking at
fiber as a necessary investment.

According to a February article in the Mount Desert Islander
<http://www.mdislander.com/featured/town-weighing-options-create-fiber-optic-broadband-network>,
the town of 5,200 has decided to move forward with a feasibility study. The
town received Internet access at no additional cost as part of its previous
franchise <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term12> agreement with Time
Warner Cable. That agreement expired about a year ago and, as we have seen
in other communities, the cable giant now appears to be holding out in
order to charge for the same service.

... Read the Story Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/bar-harbor-maine-studies-muni-fiber-replace-time-warner-cable-franchise>

Click! Network Rates Set to Increase to Cover Retrans Fees
<http://muninetworks.org/content/click-network-rates-set-increase-cover-retrans-fees>
Fri, April 03, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/click-network-rates-set-increase-cover-retrans-fees>

Tacoma's Click! network raised prices in 2010
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/tacoma-raises-prices-cable-subscribers> in
order to cover increases in retransmission fees for its television feeds.
Fees have continually risen for Click! and other networks and, according to
Tacoma's News Tribune, will continue to rise. The market is fundamentally
broken, with small providers struggling to keep up as sports programming
shoots through the roof and companies like Comcast merge with content
owners.

In Tacoma, the situation was so bad it led to a fee dispute between KOMO
and Click! network that resulted in a channel blackout on the network. The News
Tribune pursued
<http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/01/24/3605051_after-2-year-fight-tacoma-releases.html?rh=1>
document
requests early in 2014 to obtain copies of the retransmission agreements at
the center of the dispute between the network and KOMO. The documents
revealed that agreements with several broadcasters rewarded broadcasters
significant increases in retransmission fees. Over a six year period,
KOMO's rate increased 416 percent.

... Get the Rest of the Details here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/click-network-rates-set-increase-cover-retrans-fees>

Community Broadband Media Roundup - April 3
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-april-3>
Sat, April 04, 2015 | Posted by rebecca
<http://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-april-3>

Even after the FCC?s approval of broadband expansion, state lawmakers
refuse to acknowledge that EPB should be able to deliver faster, affordable
Internet to nearby communities.

Tennessee legislation to expand broadband coverage on hold for now
<http://www.wdef.com/news/story/Tennessee-legislation-to-expand-broadband/NB6RQUAhdE-BA6If3eo8RQ.cspx>,
WDEF

?In the 21st Century, broadband infrastructure is just as critical as good
roadways to the economic development and quality of life of a community.
Allowing investor-driven entities headquartered in other states to pick
which Tennessee communities win and which lose when it comes to this
critical infrastructure undermines the fundamental principle of local
control.?

Tennessee puts municipal broadband bill on hold
<https://civsourceonline.com/2015/04/02/tennessee-puts-municipal-broadband-bill-on-hold/>
by
Bailey McCann, CivSource

... Read the Full Roundup Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-april-3>

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From AHirsch at Neighborhoodselect.org  Tue Apr  7 11:29:42 2015
From: AHirsch at Neighborhoodselect.org (A Hirsch Tree Planter)
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 11:29:42 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] City Support for Faster Internet?
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Has Anyone been contacted by the City's Chief Innovation
Officer? 
Has anyone met with him:? 

Has anyone at City Council been in contact with us?

Is this even on the City's Radar yet? 


Alan

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 04:52:37 +0000
From: Kristin Heinemeier <kheinemeier at ucdavis.edu>
To: "davisgig at list.omsoft.com" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
Cc: "help at omsoft.com" <help at omsoft.com>,	"Craig
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The helpful guys at Omsoft have been trying to work with me
and AT&T to try and get me enough ADSL bandwidth to satisfy
my two teenage sons (nuff said).  It's not looking promising
at the moment.  

I really wanted to avoid going with the major corporate
internet service providers, but I may have to make a deal
with the devil and drop Omsoft for Comcast or AT&T or
something like that.  I told the guys at Omsoft, sort of in
jest, that I pledged to match whatever dollars I was forced
to contribute to these organizations with a contribution to
DavisGig.

I see below, tho, that you really are looking for
fund-raisers, and maybe this could be a part of it?  I'm
sure there are a lot of people like me out there who have
sold their soul and are looking for redemption.  Not
everyone can afford a 100% match, but perhaps you can get
people to commit to a 10% match, or 20%, or whatever they
can do, and you can charge them monthly.  Maybe you could
even issue printed indulgences? 

Just my $0.02.

-k

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907 Colby Dr., Davis, CA  95616

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A friend of mine has been living in South Korea since before
Google, and has watched their high speed network take shape.
Here is his description of one way South Koreans are using
their terrific bandwidth. 


"At home we get our television through a cable box hooked to
the internet. They don't use DVRs here. They just go on
their TVs and order programs. Usually if its a recent
broadcast you pay a dollar.
If the program is a week old or older its a free view with a
couple of commercials to sit through first. Some American
shows are sold by the episode.

Movies work the same way. You pay 10 bucks for something
currently in theaters. 4 bucks for a recent movie. 2.50 for
something a year old.
There are also tons of movies for free."

Scott Fuglei 

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Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 19:49:59 -0700
From: Robert Nickerson <rob at omsoft.com>
To: "davisgig at list.omsoft.com" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
Subject: [Davisgig] General Meeting 04/08  - 6:30pm
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Hi

So let's have a meeting on Wed April 8th at 6:30pm till
7:30pm.

I have asked Sudwerk to reserve that room on the front LEFT
of the place.

That is cut off from the main dining area, and I hope, will
work better, for volume.

At this point, I'm taking any Agenda items people want
discussed, but I'm thinking

1) Going Public
      Social  Media
      Press Release ?
      Op-Ed

2) Fundraising
     Feasability Study


More soon

Thanks

-
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CEO
Om Networks
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Opportunities and Challenges as Lafayette Considers Muni
Fiber Expansion - Community Broadband Bits Episode 144
<http://muninetworks.org/content/opportunities-and-challenge
s-lafayette-considers-muni-fiber-expansion-community-broadba
nd>
Tue, March 31, 2015 | Posted by christopher
<http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/opportunities-and-challenge
s-lafayette-considers-muni-fiber-expansion-community-broadba
nd>

After we heard that Lafayette's LUS Fiber
<http://lusfiber.com/> was considering expanding
<http://muninetworks.org/content/lafayette-considers-expansi
on-one-nearby-town-strikes-itself-list>
to
some nearby communities, we knew we had to set up an
interview with Terry Huval, Director of the Lafayette
Utilities System in Louisiana.

In our interview this week, Terry and I discuss Lafayette's
success, the legacy of the law creating special barriers
that only apply to cities building fiber networks, and the
challenges of expanding LUS Fiber beyond the boundaries of
the city.

We also discuss some plans they are developing to celebrate
the 10th anniversary of the referendum on July 16, 2005, in
which a strong majority of voters authorized the building of
what was then the largest municipal FTTH
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13> network in the
nation.

Despite its success, Lafayette has been targeted by cable
and telephone shills that are willing to say just about
anything to defend the big corporate monopolies. We
addressed these attacks in this Correcting Community Fiber
Fallacies report
<http://muninetworks.org/content/correcting-community-fiber-
fallacies-attacks-lus-fiber>
.

... Listen to the Show Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/opportunities-and-challenge
s-lafayette-considers-muni-fiber-expansion-community-broadba
nd>

Bozeman City Commission Approves Master Plan: "It's A
No-Brainer"
<http://muninetworks.org/content/bozeman-city-commission-app
roves-master-plan-its-no-brainer>
Wed, April 01, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/bozeman-city-commission-app
roves-master-plan-its-no-brainer>

Bozeman elected officials voted unanimously on January 26th
to approve a recently completed master plan and take the
next step to deploying publicly owned open access
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term625> infrastructure.
We discussed the Bozeman approach in a recent podcast with
city staff and a local business
<http://muninetworks.org/content/bozemans-public-private-app
roach-depth-community-broadband-bits-podcast-142>
.

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports
<http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/city/commissioner
s-again-endorse-bozeman-fiber-project/article_8bcb9ec2-a5e8-
11e4-955c-0bc487d83c94.html#disqus_thread>
that
local business leaders attended the City Commission meeting
to speak in favor of the initiative, including the local
Chamber of Commerce president, representatives from local
tech companies, and the director of the Downtown Bozeman
business coalition.

Commissioners heard comments from supporters, CenturyLink,
and local provider Montana Opticom
<http://www.mt-opticom.com/>. Even though Jim Dolan from
Montana Optimcom expressed some concerns about some
engineering issues, the local ISP rep still said, "It?s a
great initiative and it really will help the valley.? The
Chronicle reports commissioners questioned supporters for
about an hour before voting to move forward.

... More Details on Bozeman's Financing Approach Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/bozeman-city-commission-app
roves-master-plan-its-no-brainer>

Cooperative Lights Up $88 Gigabit in Northeast Alabama
<http://muninetworks.org/content/cooperative-lights-88-gigab
it-northeast-alabama>
Thu, April 02, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/cooperative-lights-88-gigab
it-northeast-alabama>

Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative
<http://farmerstel.com/> (FTC) is now bringing gigabit
service to its Alabama members. According to the Online
Reporter
<http://www.onlinereporter.com/2015/02/13/if-a-tiny-telco-in
-ne-alabama-can-go-all-fiber-why-cant-every-telco/>,
FTC is the largest member-owned cooperative in the state and
offers symmetrical
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term24> service to
businesses and residents in two counties.

The cooperative began in 1952 when telephone companies of
the time did not want to invest in the rural area of the
state due to low expected returns.
Years earlier, the community had organized its own electric
cooperative and reproduced its success to bring telephone
service to residents. The area, referred to as Sand
Mountain, is a natural plateau at the southern tip of the
Appalachian Mountain chain.

WHNT 19 News
<http://whnt.com/2015/02/11/gigabit-internet-service-officia
lly-launched-on-areas-of-sand-mountain/>
attended
a lighting ceremony in Geraldine where the FTC CEO said that
the cooperative has covered approximately 84 percent of its
membership area.
The fiber network runs between Chattanooga and Huntsville,
consisting of approximately 2,770 miles of fiber.

... More on Another Exciting Rural Coop Gigabit Offering ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/cooperative-lights-88-gigab
it-northeast-alabama>

Chanute and Chattanooga Added to List of Rural Broadband
Experiment Funds
<http://muninetworks.org/content/chanute-and-chattanooga-add
ed-list-rural-broadband-experiment-funds>
Wed, April 01, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/chanute-and-chattanooga-add
ed-list-rural-broadband-experiment-funds>

A year ago, the FCC accepted applications from entities
seeking Connect America funds for rural broadband
experiments
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/march-7th-deadline-conn
ect-america-fund-expressions-interest>.
After provisional awards and some eliminations, Chanute's
FTTH <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13> project,
Chattanooga's EPB, and a number of additional cooperatives
are now on the list of provisional winners reports
Telecompetitor
<http://www.telecompetitor.com/fcc-chooses-12-new-rural-broa
dband-experiment-winners/>
.

According to the article, $27 million became available when
16 entities were eliminated for various reasons.

A recent Chanute Tribune article
<http://www.chanute.com/news/article_4c4144b2-c3b8-11e4-bdba
-abd726849c9d.html>
reports
that the city's expected award will be approximately
$508,000 if it passes the FCC's post-selection process.

... Read the Rest of This Interesting Development Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/chanute-and-chattanooga-add
ed-list-rural-broadband-experiment-funds>

Carl Junction Partnering for Wi-Fi in Missouri
<http://muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-partnering-wi
-fi-missouri>
Tue, March 31, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-partnering-wi
-fi-missouri>

Carl Junction has been looking for a way to improve
connectivity in its southwest corner of the state for
several years. Plans for a fiber network
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-missouri-
plans-community-owned-fiber-network>did
not come to pass, but the community has found a private
partner to bring ubiquitous high-speed Wi-Fi
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term29>to
town.

The City Council voted unanimously to approve a deal with
Aire Fiber, reports the Joplin Globe
<http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/carl-junction-of
ficial-announces-broadband-deal/article_dcf49fea-9202-56ac-a
b15-75c15cfe035a.html>,
for a basic plan that will offer service for $49.99 per
month. Users will not be constrained by data caps, speeds
will be up to 50 Mbps
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term18> download
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term8> and 10 - 15 Mbps
upload <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term28>, and the
network will provide service to each address in town.
Installation is $99 per address; rates will be the same for
businesses and residences. There are no long term
committments. The partners have launched their campaign to
get signups online <http://www.carljunction.airefiber.com/>
seeking 289 subscriptions to get the project off the ground.

... More on This Approach in Our Story Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-partnering-wi
-fi-missouri>

Bar Harbor, Maine, Studies Muni Fiber to Replace Time Warner
Cable Franchise
<http://muninetworks.org/content/bar-harbor-maine-studies-mu
ni-fiber-replace-time-warner-cable-franchise>
Mon, March 30, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/bar-harbor-maine-studies-mu
ni-fiber-replace-time-warner-cable-franchise>

For the past several months, Maine communities have been a
hotbed of broadband activity. Bar Harbor
<http://www.barharbormaine.gov/>, located midway along the
state's Atlantic coast, is another community looking at
fiber as a necessary investment.

According to a February article in the Mount Desert Islander
<http://www.mdislander.com/featured/town-weighing-options-cr
eate-fiber-optic-broadband-network>,
the town of 5,200 has decided to move forward with a
feasibility study. The town received Internet access at no
additional cost as part of its previous franchise
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term12> agreement with
Time Warner Cable. That agreement expired about a year ago
and, as we have seen in other communities, the cable giant
now appears to be holding out in order to charge for the
same service.

... Read the Story Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/bar-harbor-maine-studies-mu
ni-fiber-replace-time-warner-cable-franchise>

Click! Network Rates Set to Increase to Cover Retrans Fees
<http://muninetworks.org/content/click-network-rates-set-inc
rease-cover-retrans-fees>
Fri, April 03, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/click-network-rates-set-inc
rease-cover-retrans-fees>

Tacoma's Click! network raised prices in 2010
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/tacoma-raises-prices-ca
ble-subscribers> in order to cover increases in
retransmission fees for its television feeds.
Fees have continually risen for Click! and other networks
and, according to Tacoma's News Tribune, will continue to
rise. The market is fundamentally broken, with small
providers struggling to keep up as sports programming shoots
through the roof and companies like Comcast merge with
content owners.

In Tacoma, the situation was so bad it led to a fee dispute
between KOMO and Click! network that resulted in a channel
blackout on the network. The News Tribune pursued
<http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/01/24/3605051_after-2-ye
ar-fight-tacoma-releases.html?rh=1>
document
requests early in 2014 to obtain copies of the
retransmission agreements at the center of the dispute
between the network and KOMO. The documents revealed that
agreements with several broadcasters rewarded broadcasters
significant increases in retransmission fees. Over a six
year period, KOMO's rate increased 416 percent.

... Get the Rest of the Details here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/click-network-rates-set-inc
rease-cover-retrans-fees>

Community Broadband Media Roundup - April 3
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-r
oundup-april-3>
Sat, April 04, 2015 | Posted by rebecca
<http://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-r
oundup-april-3>

Even after the FCC?s approval of broadband expansion, state
lawmakers refuse to acknowledge that EPB should be able to
deliver faster, affordable Internet to nearby communities.

Tennessee legislation to expand broadband coverage on hold
for now
<http://www.wdef.com/news/story/Tennessee-legislation-to-exp
and-broadband/NB6RQUAhdE-BA6If3eo8RQ.cspx>,
WDEF

?In the 21st Century, broadband infrastructure is just as
critical as good roadways to the economic development and
quality of life of a community.
Allowing investor-driven entities headquartered in other
states to pick which Tennessee communities win and which
lose when it comes to this critical infrastructure
undermines the fundamental principle of local control.?

Tennessee puts municipal broadband bill on hold
<https://civsourceonline.com/2015/04/02/tennessee-puts-munic
ipal-broadband-bill-on-hold/>
by
Bailey McCann, CivSource

... Read the Full Roundup Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-r
oundup-april-3>

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From dawalter at dcn.org  Tue Apr  7 16:54:13 2015
From: dawalter at dcn.org (Douglas A. Walter)
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 16:54:13 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] City Support for Faster Internet?
In-Reply-To: <007d01d07160$d11e08f0$735a1ad0$@Neighborhoodselect.org>
References: <007d01d07160$d11e08f0$735a1ad0$@Neighborhoodselect.org>
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To answer:
On Apr 7, 2015, at 11:29 AM, A Hirsch Tree Planter wrote:

> Has Anyone been contacted by the City's Chief Innovation
> Officer? 

Yes.
> Has anyone met with him:? 
> 
Yes, last week.

> Has anyone at City Council been in contact with us?
Yes.

> 
> Is this even on the City's Radar yet? 
> 
Completely. There are other threads on this mailing list that have addressed the meetings, and the Council acceptance of the Yolo Broadband Plan. If I have time, I'll dig up a page on the wiki that addresses or summarizes what we've got so far.

> 
> Alan
> 
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 04:52:37 +0000
> From: Kristin Heinemeier <kheinemeier at ucdavis.edu>
> To: "davisgig at list.omsoft.com" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
> Cc: "help at omsoft.com" <help at omsoft.com>,	"Craig
> Dorrough
> 	\(craig at omsoft.com\)" <craig at omsoft.com>,
> "omrob at omsoft.com"
> 	<omrob at omsoft.com>
> Subject: [Davisgig] DavisGig Fundraising Idea
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> 
> The helpful guys at Omsoft have been trying to work with me
> and AT&T to try and get me enough ADSL bandwidth to satisfy
> my two teenage sons (nuff said).  It's not looking promising
> at the moment.  
> 
> I really wanted to avoid going with the major corporate
> internet service providers, but I may have to make a deal
> with the devil and drop Omsoft for Comcast or AT&T or
> something like that.  I told the guys at Omsoft, sort of in
> jest, that I pledged to match whatever dollars I was forced
> to contribute to these organizations with a contribution to
> DavisGig.
> 
> I see below, tho, that you really are looking for
> fund-raisers, and maybe this could be a part of it?  I'm
> sure there are a lot of people like me out there who have
> sold their soul and are looking for redemption.  Not
> everyone can afford a 100% match, but perhaps you can get
> people to commit to a 10% match, or 20%, or whatever they
> can do, and you can charge them monthly.  Maybe you could
> even issue printed indulgences? 
> 
> Just my $0.02.
> 
> -k
> 
> _________________________________________________-
> Kristin Heinemeier, Ph.D., P.E., Principal Engineer
> 907 Colby Dr., Davis, CA  95616
> 
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 19:26:13 -0700
> From: Scott F <fugsco at gmail.com>
> To: "davisgig at list.omsoft.com" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
> Subject: [Davisgig] Why the average person needs this
> Message-ID: <01366AEC-CCD9-4A28-BAF9-5892C58CED6F at gmail.com>
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> 
> A friend of mine has been living in South Korea since before
> Google, and has watched their high speed network take shape.
> Here is his description of one way South Koreans are using
> their terrific bandwidth. 
> 
> 
> "At home we get our television through a cable box hooked to
> the internet. They don't use DVRs here. They just go on
> their TVs and order programs. Usually if its a recent
> broadcast you pay a dollar.
> If the program is a week old or older its a free view with a
> couple of commercials to sit through first. Some American
> shows are sold by the episode.
> 
> Movies work the same way. You pay 10 bucks for something
> currently in theaters. 4 bucks for a recent movie. 2.50 for
> something a year old.
> There are also tons of movies for free."
> 
> Scott Fuglei 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 19:49:59 -0700
> From: Robert Nickerson <rob at omsoft.com>
> To: "davisgig at list.omsoft.com" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
> Subject: [Davisgig] General Meeting 04/08  - 6:30pm
> Message-ID: <551DFFD7.8070107 at omsoft.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed"
> 
> Hi
> 
> So let's have a meeting on Wed April 8th at 6:30pm till
> 7:30pm.
> 
> I have asked Sudwerk to reserve that room on the front LEFT
> of the place.
> 
> That is cut off from the main dining area, and I hope, will
> work better, for volume.
> 
> At this point, I'm taking any Agenda items people want
> discussed, but I'm thinking
> 
> 1) Going Public
>      Social  Media
>      Press Release ?
>      Op-Ed
> 
> 2) Fundraising
>     Feasability Study
> 
> 
> More soon
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -
> Rob Nickerson
> 
> CEO
> Om Networks
> UCD Class of 96
> C: 530-848-3865
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> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 10:56:38 -0500
> From: Christopher Mitchell <christopher at newrules.org>
> To: communitynetworks-weekly at ilsr.org
> Subject: [Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week
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> *Recent Stories from MuniNetworks.org - a project of the
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> 
> Opportunities and Challenges as Lafayette Considers Muni
> Fiber Expansion - Community Broadband Bits Episode 144
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/opportunities-and-challenge
> s-lafayette-considers-muni-fiber-expansion-community-broadba
> nd>
> Tue, March 31, 2015 | Posted by christopher
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/opportunities-and-challenge
> s-lafayette-considers-muni-fiber-expansion-community-broadba
> nd>
> 
> After we heard that Lafayette's LUS Fiber
> <http://lusfiber.com/> was considering expanding
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/lafayette-considers-expansi
> on-one-nearby-town-strikes-itself-list>
> to
> some nearby communities, we knew we had to set up an
> interview with Terry Huval, Director of the Lafayette
> Utilities System in Louisiana.
> 
> In our interview this week, Terry and I discuss Lafayette's
> success, the legacy of the law creating special barriers
> that only apply to cities building fiber networks, and the
> challenges of expanding LUS Fiber beyond the boundaries of
> the city.
> 
> We also discuss some plans they are developing to celebrate
> the 10th anniversary of the referendum on July 16, 2005, in
> which a strong majority of voters authorized the building of
> what was then the largest municipal FTTH
> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13> network in the
> nation.
> 
> Despite its success, Lafayette has been targeted by cable
> and telephone shills that are willing to say just about
> anything to defend the big corporate monopolies. We
> addressed these attacks in this Correcting Community Fiber
> Fallacies report
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/correcting-community-fiber-
> fallacies-attacks-lus-fiber>
> .
> 
> ... Listen to the Show Here ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/opportunities-and-challenge
> s-lafayette-considers-muni-fiber-expansion-community-broadba
> nd>
> 
> Bozeman City Commission Approves Master Plan: "It's A
> No-Brainer"
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bozeman-city-commission-app
> roves-master-plan-its-no-brainer>
> Wed, April 01, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bozeman-city-commission-app
> roves-master-plan-its-no-brainer>
> 
> Bozeman elected officials voted unanimously on January 26th
> to approve a recently completed master plan and take the
> next step to deploying publicly owned open access
> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term625> infrastructure.
> We discussed the Bozeman approach in a recent podcast with
> city staff and a local business
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bozemans-public-private-app
> roach-depth-community-broadband-bits-podcast-142>
> .
> 
> The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports
> <http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/city/commissioner
> s-again-endorse-bozeman-fiber-project/article_8bcb9ec2-a5e8-
> 11e4-955c-0bc487d83c94.html#disqus_thread>
> that
> local business leaders attended the City Commission meeting
> to speak in favor of the initiative, including the local
> Chamber of Commerce president, representatives from local
> tech companies, and the director of the Downtown Bozeman
> business coalition.
> 
> Commissioners heard comments from supporters, CenturyLink,
> and local provider Montana Opticom
> <http://www.mt-opticom.com/>. Even though Jim Dolan from
> Montana Optimcom expressed some concerns about some
> engineering issues, the local ISP rep still said, "It?s a
> great initiative and it really will help the valley.? The
> Chronicle reports commissioners questioned supporters for
> about an hour before voting to move forward.
> 
> ... More Details on Bozeman's Financing Approach Here ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bozeman-city-commission-app
> roves-master-plan-its-no-brainer>
> 
> Cooperative Lights Up $88 Gigabit in Northeast Alabama
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/cooperative-lights-88-gigab
> it-northeast-alabama>
> Thu, April 02, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/cooperative-lights-88-gigab
> it-northeast-alabama>
> 
> Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative
> <http://farmerstel.com/> (FTC) is now bringing gigabit
> service to its Alabama members. According to the Online
> Reporter
> <http://www.onlinereporter.com/2015/02/13/if-a-tiny-telco-in
> -ne-alabama-can-go-all-fiber-why-cant-every-telco/>,
> FTC is the largest member-owned cooperative in the state and
> offers symmetrical
> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term24> service to
> businesses and residents in two counties.
> 
> The cooperative began in 1952 when telephone companies of
> the time did not want to invest in the rural area of the
> state due to low expected returns.
> Years earlier, the community had organized its own electric
> cooperative and reproduced its success to bring telephone
> service to residents. The area, referred to as Sand
> Mountain, is a natural plateau at the southern tip of the
> Appalachian Mountain chain.
> 
> WHNT 19 News
> <http://whnt.com/2015/02/11/gigabit-internet-service-officia
> lly-launched-on-areas-of-sand-mountain/>
> attended
> a lighting ceremony in Geraldine where the FTC CEO said that
> the cooperative has covered approximately 84 percent of its
> membership area.
> The fiber network runs between Chattanooga and Huntsville,
> consisting of approximately 2,770 miles of fiber.
> 
> ... More on Another Exciting Rural Coop Gigabit Offering ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/cooperative-lights-88-gigab
> it-northeast-alabama>
> 
> Chanute and Chattanooga Added to List of Rural Broadband
> Experiment Funds
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/chanute-and-chattanooga-add
> ed-list-rural-broadband-experiment-funds>
> Wed, April 01, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/chanute-and-chattanooga-add
> ed-list-rural-broadband-experiment-funds>
> 
> A year ago, the FCC accepted applications from entities
> seeking Connect America funds for rural broadband
> experiments
> <http://www.muninetworks.org/content/march-7th-deadline-conn
> ect-america-fund-expressions-interest>.
> After provisional awards and some eliminations, Chanute's
> FTTH <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13> project,
> Chattanooga's EPB, and a number of additional cooperatives
> are now on the list of provisional winners reports
> Telecompetitor
> <http://www.telecompetitor.com/fcc-chooses-12-new-rural-broa
> dband-experiment-winners/>
> .
> 
> According to the article, $27 million became available when
> 16 entities were eliminated for various reasons.
> 
> A recent Chanute Tribune article
> <http://www.chanute.com/news/article_4c4144b2-c3b8-11e4-bdba
> -abd726849c9d.html>
> reports
> that the city's expected award will be approximately
> $508,000 if it passes the FCC's post-selection process.
> 
> ... Read the Rest of This Interesting Development Here ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/chanute-and-chattanooga-add
> ed-list-rural-broadband-experiment-funds>
> 
> Carl Junction Partnering for Wi-Fi in Missouri
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-partnering-wi
> -fi-missouri>
> Tue, March 31, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-partnering-wi
> -fi-missouri>
> 
> Carl Junction has been looking for a way to improve
> connectivity in its southwest corner of the state for
> several years. Plans for a fiber network
> <http://www.muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-missouri-
> plans-community-owned-fiber-network>did
> not come to pass, but the community has found a private
> partner to bring ubiquitous high-speed Wi-Fi
> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term29>to
> town.
> 
> The City Council voted unanimously to approve a deal with
> Aire Fiber, reports the Joplin Globe
> <http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/carl-junction-of
> ficial-announces-broadband-deal/article_dcf49fea-9202-56ac-a
> b15-75c15cfe035a.html>,
> for a basic plan that will offer service for $49.99 per
> month. Users will not be constrained by data caps, speeds
> will be up to 50 Mbps
> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term18> download
> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term8> and 10 - 15 Mbps
> upload <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term28>, and the
> network will provide service to each address in town.
> Installation is $99 per address; rates will be the same for
> businesses and residences. There are no long term
> committments. The partners have launched their campaign to
> get signups online <http://www.carljunction.airefiber.com/>
> seeking 289 subscriptions to get the project off the ground.
> 
> ... More on This Approach in Our Story Here ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-partnering-wi
> -fi-missouri>
> 
> Bar Harbor, Maine, Studies Muni Fiber to Replace Time Warner
> Cable Franchise
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bar-harbor-maine-studies-mu
> ni-fiber-replace-time-warner-cable-franchise>
> Mon, March 30, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bar-harbor-maine-studies-mu
> ni-fiber-replace-time-warner-cable-franchise>
> 
> For the past several months, Maine communities have been a
> hotbed of broadband activity. Bar Harbor
> <http://www.barharbormaine.gov/>, located midway along the
> state's Atlantic coast, is another community looking at
> fiber as a necessary investment.
> 
> According to a February article in the Mount Desert Islander
> <http://www.mdislander.com/featured/town-weighing-options-cr
> eate-fiber-optic-broadband-network>,
> the town of 5,200 has decided to move forward with a
> feasibility study. The town received Internet access at no
> additional cost as part of its previous franchise
> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term12> agreement with
> Time Warner Cable. That agreement expired about a year ago
> and, as we have seen in other communities, the cable giant
> now appears to be holding out in order to charge for the
> same service.
> 
> ... Read the Story Here ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bar-harbor-maine-studies-mu
> ni-fiber-replace-time-warner-cable-franchise>
> 
> Click! Network Rates Set to Increase to Cover Retrans Fees
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/click-network-rates-set-inc
> rease-cover-retrans-fees>
> Fri, April 03, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/click-network-rates-set-inc
> rease-cover-retrans-fees>
> 
> Tacoma's Click! network raised prices in 2010
> <http://www.muninetworks.org/content/tacoma-raises-prices-ca
> ble-subscribers> in order to cover increases in
> retransmission fees for its television feeds.
> Fees have continually risen for Click! and other networks
> and, according to Tacoma's News Tribune, will continue to
> rise. The market is fundamentally broken, with small
> providers struggling to keep up as sports programming shoots
> through the roof and companies like Comcast merge with
> content owners.
> 
> In Tacoma, the situation was so bad it led to a fee dispute
> between KOMO and Click! network that resulted in a channel
> blackout on the network. The News Tribune pursued
> <http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/01/24/3605051_after-2-ye
> ar-fight-tacoma-releases.html?rh=1>
> document
> requests early in 2014 to obtain copies of the
> retransmission agreements at the center of the dispute
> between the network and KOMO. The documents revealed that
> agreements with several broadcasters rewarded broadcasters
> significant increases in retransmission fees. Over a six
> year period, KOMO's rate increased 416 percent.
> 
> ... Get the Rest of the Details here ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/click-network-rates-set-inc
> rease-cover-retrans-fees>
> 
> Community Broadband Media Roundup - April 3
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-r
> oundup-april-3>
> Sat, April 04, 2015 | Posted by rebecca
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-r
> oundup-april-3>
> 
> Even after the FCC?s approval of broadband expansion, state
> lawmakers refuse to acknowledge that EPB should be able to
> deliver faster, affordable Internet to nearby communities.
> 
> Tennessee legislation to expand broadband coverage on hold
> for now
> <http://www.wdef.com/news/story/Tennessee-legislation-to-exp
> and-broadband/NB6RQUAhdE-BA6If3eo8RQ.cspx>,
> WDEF
> 
> ?In the 21st Century, broadband infrastructure is just as
> critical as good roadways to the economic development and
> quality of life of a community.
> Allowing investor-driven entities headquartered in other
> states to pick which Tennessee communities win and which
> lose when it comes to this critical infrastructure
> undermines the fundamental principle of local control.?
> 
> Tennessee puts municipal broadband bill on hold
> <https://civsourceonline.com/2015/04/02/tennessee-puts-munic
> ipal-broadband-bill-on-hold/>
> by
> Bailey McCann, CivSource
> 
> ... Read the Full Roundup Here ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-r
> oundup-april-3>
> 
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From: steve at dcn.org (Steve McMahon)
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 17:02:06 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] City Support for Faster Internet?
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We have list archives at http://list.omsoft.com/pipermail/davisgig/

The March archives
<http://list.omsoft.com/pipermail/davisgig/2015-March/thread.html> have
lots of city-related discussion.

On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 4:54 PM, Douglas A. Walter <dawalter at dcn.org> wrote:

> To answer:
> On Apr 7, 2015, at 11:29 AM, A Hirsch Tree Planter wrote:
>
> Has Anyone been contacted by the City's Chief Innovation
> Officer?
>
>
> Yes.
>
> Has anyone met with him:?
>
> Yes, last week.
>
> Has anyone at City Council been in contact with us?
>
> Yes.
>
>
> Is this even on the City's Radar yet?
>
> Completely. There are other threads on this mailing list that have
> addressed the meetings, and the Council acceptance of the Yolo Broadband
> Plan. If I have time, I'll dig up a page on the wiki that addresses or
> summarizes what we've got so far.
>
>
> Alan
>
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> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 04:52:37 +0000
> From: Kristin Heinemeier <kheinemeier at ucdavis.edu>
> To: "davisgig at list.omsoft.com" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
> Cc: "help at omsoft.com" <help at omsoft.com>, "Craig
> Dorrough
> \(craig at omsoft.com\)" <craig at omsoft.com>,
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> Subject: [Davisgig] DavisGig Fundraising Idea
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> The helpful guys at Omsoft have been trying to work with me
> and AT&T to try and get me enough ADSL bandwidth to satisfy
> my two teenage sons (nuff said).  It's not looking promising
> at the moment.
>
> I really wanted to avoid going with the major corporate
> internet service providers, but I may have to make a deal
> with the devil and drop Omsoft for Comcast or AT&T or
> something like that.  I told the guys at Omsoft, sort of in
> jest, that I pledged to match whatever dollars I was forced
> to contribute to these organizations with a contribution to
> DavisGig.
>
> I see below, tho, that you really are looking for
> fund-raisers, and maybe this could be a part of it?  I'm
> sure there are a lot of people like me out there who have
> sold their soul and are looking for redemption.  Not
> everyone can afford a 100% match, but perhaps you can get
> people to commit to a 10% match, or 20%, or whatever they
> can do, and you can charge them monthly.  Maybe you could
> even issue printed indulgences?
>
> Just my $0.02.
>
> -k
>
> _________________________________________________-
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> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 19:26:13 -0700
> From: Scott F <fugsco at gmail.com>
> To: "davisgig at list.omsoft.com" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
> Subject: [Davisgig] Why the average person needs this
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> A friend of mine has been living in South Korea since before
> Google, and has watched their high speed network take shape.
> Here is his description of one way South Koreans are using
> their terrific bandwidth.
>
>
> "At home we get our television through a cable box hooked to
> the internet. They don't use DVRs here. They just go on
> their TVs and order programs. Usually if its a recent
> broadcast you pay a dollar.
> If the program is a week old or older its a free view with a
> couple of commercials to sit through first. Some American
> shows are sold by the episode.
>
> Movies work the same way. You pay 10 bucks for something
> currently in theaters. 4 bucks for a recent movie. 2.50 for
> something a year old.
> There are also tons of movies for free."
>
> Scott Fuglei
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 19:49:59 -0700
> From: Robert Nickerson <rob at omsoft.com>
> To: "davisgig at list.omsoft.com" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
> Subject: [Davisgig] General Meeting 04/08  - 6:30pm
> Message-ID: <551DFFD7.8070107 at omsoft.com>
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>
> Hi
>
> So let's have a meeting on Wed April 8th at 6:30pm till
> 7:30pm.
>
> I have asked Sudwerk to reserve that room on the front LEFT
> of the place.
>
> That is cut off from the main dining area, and I hope, will
> work better, for volume.
>
> At this point, I'm taking any Agenda items people want
> discussed, but I'm thinking
>
> 1) Going Public
>      Social  Media
>      Press Release ?
>      Op-Ed
>
> 2) Fundraising
>     Feasability Study
>
>
> More soon
>
> Thanks
>
> -
> Rob Nickerson
>
> CEO
> Om Networks
> UCD Class of 96
> C: 530-848-3865
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> Opportunities and Challenges as Lafayette Considers Muni
> Fiber Expansion - Community Broadband Bits Episode 144
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/opportunities-and-challenge
> s-lafayette-considers-muni-fiber-expansion-community-broadba
> nd>
> Tue, March 31, 2015 | Posted by christopher
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/opportunities-and-challenge
> s-lafayette-considers-muni-fiber-expansion-community-broadba
> nd>
>
> After we heard that Lafayette's LUS Fiber
> <http://lusfiber.com/> was considering expanding
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/lafayette-considers-expansi
> on-one-nearby-town-strikes-itself-list>
> to
> some nearby communities, we knew we had to set up an
> interview with Terry Huval, Director of the Lafayette
> Utilities System in Louisiana.
>
> In our interview this week, Terry and I discuss Lafayette's
> success, the legacy of the law creating special barriers
> that only apply to cities building fiber networks, and the
> challenges of expanding LUS Fiber beyond the boundaries of
> the city.
>
> We also discuss some plans they are developing to celebrate
> the 10th anniversary of the referendum on July 16, 2005, in
> which a strong majority of voters authorized the building of
> what was then the largest municipal FTTH
> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13> network in the
> nation.
>
> Despite its success, Lafayette has been targeted by cable
> and telephone shills that are willing to say just about
> anything to defend the big corporate monopolies. We
> addressed these attacks in this Correcting Community Fiber
> Fallacies report
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/correcting-community-fiber-
> fallacies-attacks-lus-fiber>
> .
>
> ... Listen to the Show Here ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/opportunities-and-challenge
> s-lafayette-considers-muni-fiber-expansion-community-broadba
> nd>
>
> Bozeman City Commission Approves Master Plan: "It's A
> No-Brainer"
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bozeman-city-commission-app
> roves-master-plan-its-no-brainer>
> Wed, April 01, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bozeman-city-commission-app
> roves-master-plan-its-no-brainer>
>
> Bozeman elected officials voted unanimously on January 26th
> to approve a recently completed master plan and take the
> next step to deploying publicly owned open access
> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term625> infrastructure.
> We discussed the Bozeman approach in a recent podcast with
> city staff and a local business
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bozemans-public-private-app
> roach-depth-community-broadband-bits-podcast-142>
> .
>
> The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports
> <http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/city/commissioner
> s-again-endorse-bozeman-fiber-project/article_8bcb9ec2-a5e8-
> 11e4-955c-0bc487d83c94.html#disqus_thread>
> that
> local business leaders attended the City Commission meeting
> to speak in favor of the initiative, including the local
> Chamber of Commerce president, representatives from local
> tech companies, and the director of the Downtown Bozeman
> business coalition.
>
> Commissioners heard comments from supporters, CenturyLink,
> and local provider Montana Opticom
> <http://www.mt-opticom.com/>. Even though Jim Dolan from
> Montana Optimcom expressed some concerns about some
> engineering issues, the local ISP rep still said, "It?s a
> great initiative and it really will help the valley.? The
> Chronicle reports commissioners questioned supporters for
> about an hour before voting to move forward.
>
> ... More Details on Bozeman's Financing Approach Here ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bozeman-city-commission-app
> roves-master-plan-its-no-brainer>
>
> Cooperative Lights Up $88 Gigabit in Northeast Alabama
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/cooperative-lights-88-gigab
> it-northeast-alabama>
> Thu, April 02, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/cooperative-lights-88-gigab
> it-northeast-alabama>
>
> Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative
> <http://farmerstel.com/> (FTC) is now bringing gigabit
> service to its Alabama members. According to the Online
> Reporter
> <http://www.onlinereporter.com/2015/02/13/if-a-tiny-telco-in
> -ne-alabama-can-go-all-fiber-why-cant-every-telco/>,
> FTC is the largest member-owned cooperative in the state and
> offers symmetrical
> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term24> service to
> businesses and residents in two counties.
>
> The cooperative began in 1952 when telephone companies of
> the time did not want to invest in the rural area of the
> state due to low expected returns.
> Years earlier, the community had organized its own electric
> cooperative and reproduced its success to bring telephone
> service to residents. The area, referred to as Sand
> Mountain, is a natural plateau at the southern tip of the
> Appalachian Mountain chain.
>
> WHNT 19 News
> <http://whnt.com/2015/02/11/gigabit-internet-service-officia
> lly-launched-on-areas-of-sand-mountain/>
> attended
> a lighting ceremony in Geraldine where the FTC CEO said that
> the cooperative has covered approximately 84 percent of its
> membership area.
> The fiber network runs between Chattanooga and Huntsville,
> consisting of approximately 2,770 miles of fiber.
>
> ... More on Another Exciting Rural Coop Gigabit Offering ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/cooperative-lights-88-gigab
> it-northeast-alabama>
>
> Chanute and Chattanooga Added to List of Rural Broadband
> Experiment Funds
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/chanute-and-chattanooga-add
> ed-list-rural-broadband-experiment-funds>
> Wed, April 01, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/chanute-and-chattanooga-add
> ed-list-rural-broadband-experiment-funds>
>
> A year ago, the FCC accepted applications from entities
> seeking Connect America funds for rural broadband
> experiments
> <http://www.muninetworks.org/content/march-7th-deadline-conn
> ect-america-fund-expressions-interest>.
> After provisional awards and some eliminations, Chanute's
> FTTH <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13> project,
> Chattanooga's EPB, and a number of additional cooperatives
> are now on the list of provisional winners reports
> Telecompetitor
> <http://www.telecompetitor.com/fcc-chooses-12-new-rural-broa
> dband-experiment-winners/>
> .
>
> According to the article, $27 million became available when
> 16 entities were eliminated for various reasons.
>
> A recent Chanute Tribune article
> <http://www.chanute.com/news/article_4c4144b2-c3b8-11e4-bdba
> -abd726849c9d.html>
> reports
> that the city's expected award will be approximately
> $508,000 if it passes the FCC's post-selection process.
>
> ... Read the Rest of This Interesting Development Here ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/chanute-and-chattanooga-add
> ed-list-rural-broadband-experiment-funds>
>
> Carl Junction Partnering for Wi-Fi in Missouri
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-partnering-wi
> -fi-missouri>
> Tue, March 31, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-partnering-wi
> -fi-missouri>
>
> Carl Junction has been looking for a way to improve
> connectivity in its southwest corner of the state for
> several years. Plans for a fiber network
> <http://www.muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-missouri-
> plans-community-owned-fiber-network>did
> not come to pass, but the community has found a private
> partner to bring ubiquitous high-speed Wi-Fi
> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term29>to
> town.
>
> The City Council voted unanimously to approve a deal with
> Aire Fiber, reports the Joplin Globe
> <http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/carl-junction-of
> ficial-announces-broadband-deal/article_dcf49fea-9202-56ac-a
> b15-75c15cfe035a.html>,
> for a basic plan that will offer service for $49.99 per
> month. Users will not be constrained by data caps, speeds
> will be up to 50 Mbps
> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term18> download
> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term8> and 10 - 15 Mbps
> upload <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term28>, and the
> network will provide service to each address in town.
> Installation is $99 per address; rates will be the same for
> businesses and residences. There are no long term
> committments. The partners have launched their campaign to
> get signups online <http://www.carljunction.airefiber.com/>
> seeking 289 subscriptions to get the project off the ground.
>
> ... More on This Approach in Our Story Here ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-partnering-wi
> -fi-missouri>
>
> Bar Harbor, Maine, Studies Muni Fiber to Replace Time Warner
> Cable Franchise
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bar-harbor-maine-studies-mu
> ni-fiber-replace-time-warner-cable-franchise>
> Mon, March 30, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bar-harbor-maine-studies-mu
> ni-fiber-replace-time-warner-cable-franchise>
>
> For the past several months, Maine communities have been a
> hotbed of broadband activity. Bar Harbor
> <http://www.barharbormaine.gov/>, located midway along the
> state's Atlantic coast, is another community looking at
> fiber as a necessary investment.
>
> According to a February article in the Mount Desert Islander
> <http://www.mdislander.com/featured/town-weighing-options-cr
> eate-fiber-optic-broadband-network>,
> the town of 5,200 has decided to move forward with a
> feasibility study. The town received Internet access at no
> additional cost as part of its previous franchise
> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term12> agreement with
> Time Warner Cable. That agreement expired about a year ago
> and, as we have seen in other communities, the cable giant
> now appears to be holding out in order to charge for the
> same service.
>
> ... Read the Story Here ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bar-harbor-maine-studies-mu
> ni-fiber-replace-time-warner-cable-franchise>
>
> Click! Network Rates Set to Increase to Cover Retrans Fees
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/click-network-rates-set-inc
> rease-cover-retrans-fees>
> Fri, April 03, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/click-network-rates-set-inc
> rease-cover-retrans-fees>
>
> Tacoma's Click! network raised prices in 2010
> <http://www.muninetworks.org/content/tacoma-raises-prices-ca
> ble-subscribers> in order to cover increases in
> retransmission fees for its television feeds.
> Fees have continually risen for Click! and other networks
> and, according to Tacoma's News Tribune, will continue to
> rise. The market is fundamentally broken, with small
> providers struggling to keep up as sports programming shoots
> through the roof and companies like Comcast merge with
> content owners.
>
> In Tacoma, the situation was so bad it led to a fee dispute
> between KOMO and Click! network that resulted in a channel
> blackout on the network. The News Tribune pursued
> <http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/01/24/3605051_after-2-ye
> ar-fight-tacoma-releases.html?rh=1>
> document
> requests early in 2014 to obtain copies of the
> retransmission agreements at the center of the dispute
> between the network and KOMO. The documents revealed that
> agreements with several broadcasters rewarded broadcasters
> significant increases in retransmission fees. Over a six
> year period, KOMO's rate increased 416 percent.
>
> ... Get the Rest of the Details here ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/click-network-rates-set-inc
> rease-cover-retrans-fees>
>
> Community Broadband Media Roundup - April 3
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-r
> oundup-april-3>
> Sat, April 04, 2015 | Posted by rebecca
> <http://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca>
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-r
> oundup-april-3>
>
> Even after the FCC?s approval of broadband expansion, state
> lawmakers refuse to acknowledge that EPB should be able to
> deliver faster, affordable Internet to nearby communities.
>
> Tennessee legislation to expand broadband coverage on hold
> for now
> <http://www.wdef.com/news/story/Tennessee-legislation-to-exp
> and-broadband/NB6RQUAhdE-BA6If3eo8RQ.cspx>,
> WDEF
>
> ?In the 21st Century, broadband infrastructure is just as
> critical as good roadways to the economic development and
> quality of life of a community.
> Allowing investor-driven entities headquartered in other
> states to pick which Tennessee communities win and which
> lose when it comes to this critical infrastructure
> undermines the fundamental principle of local control.?
>
> Tennessee puts municipal broadband bill on hold
> <https://civsourceonline.com/2015/04/02/tennessee-puts-munic
> ipal-broadband-bill-on-hold/>
> by
> Bailey McCann, CivSource
>
> ... Read the Full Roundup Here ...
> <http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-r
> oundup-april-3>
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From dawalter at dcn.org  Tue Apr  7 17:08:19 2015
From: dawalter at dcn.org (Douglas A. Walter)
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 17:08:19 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] City Support for Faster Internet?
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Thanks, Steve!
A good thread to use to catch up would be "City Staff Lunch":
http://list.omsoft.com/pipermail/davisgig/2015-March/000122.html

On Apr 7, 2015, at 5:02 PM, Steve McMahon wrote:

> We have list archives at http://list.omsoft.com/pipermail/davisgig/
> 
> The March archives have lots of city-related discussion.
> 
> On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 4:54 PM, Douglas A. Walter <dawalter at dcn.org> wrote:
> To answer:
> On Apr 7, 2015, at 11:29 AM, A Hirsch Tree Planter wrote:
> 
>> Has Anyone been contacted by the City's Chief Innovation
>> Officer? 
> 
> Yes.
>> Has anyone met with him:? 
>> 
> 
> Yes, last week.
> 
>> Has anyone at City Council been in contact with us?
> 
> Yes.
> 
>> 
>> Is this even on the City's Radar yet? 
>> 
> 
> Completely. There are other threads on this mailing list that have addressed the meetings, and the Council acceptance of the Yolo Broadband Plan. If I have time, I'll dig up a page on the wiki that addresses or summarizes what we've got so far.
> 
>> 
>> Alan
>> 
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 04:52:37 +0000
>> From: Kristin Heinemeier <kheinemeier at ucdavis.edu>
>> To: "davisgig at list.omsoft.com" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
>> Cc: "help at omsoft.com" <help at omsoft.com>,	"Craig
>> Dorrough
>> 	\(craig at omsoft.com\)" <craig at omsoft.com>,
>> "omrob at omsoft.com"
>> 	<omrob at omsoft.com>
>> Subject: [Davisgig] DavisGig Fundraising Idea
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>> 
>> The helpful guys at Omsoft have been trying to work with me
>> and AT&T to try and get me enough ADSL bandwidth to satisfy
>> my two teenage sons (nuff said).  It's not looking promising
>> at the moment.  
>> 
>> I really wanted to avoid going with the major corporate
>> internet service providers, but I may have to make a deal
>> with the devil and drop Omsoft for Comcast or AT&T or
>> something like that.  I told the guys at Omsoft, sort of in
>> jest, that I pledged to match whatever dollars I was forced
>> to contribute to these organizations with a contribution to
>> DavisGig.
>> 
>> I see below, tho, that you really are looking for
>> fund-raisers, and maybe this could be a part of it?  I'm
>> sure there are a lot of people like me out there who have
>> sold their soul and are looking for redemption.  Not
>> everyone can afford a 100% match, but perhaps you can get
>> people to commit to a 10% match, or 20%, or whatever they
>> can do, and you can charge them monthly.  Maybe you could
>> even issue printed indulgences? 
>> 
>> Just my $0.02.
>> 
>> -k
>> 
>> _________________________________________________-
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>>   1. Why the average person needs this (Scott F)
>>   2. General Meeting 04/08  - 6:30pm (Robert Nickerson)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 19:26:13 -0700
>> From: Scott F <fugsco at gmail.com>
>> To: "davisgig at list.omsoft.com" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
>> Subject: [Davisgig] Why the average person needs this
>> Message-ID: <01366AEC-CCD9-4A28-BAF9-5892C58CED6F at gmail.com>
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>> 
>> A friend of mine has been living in South Korea since before
>> Google, and has watched their high speed network take shape.
>> Here is his description of one way South Koreans are using
>> their terrific bandwidth. 
>> 
>> 
>> "At home we get our television through a cable box hooked to
>> the internet. They don't use DVRs here. They just go on
>> their TVs and order programs. Usually if its a recent
>> broadcast you pay a dollar.
>> If the program is a week old or older its a free view with a
>> couple of commercials to sit through first. Some American
>> shows are sold by the episode.
>> 
>> Movies work the same way. You pay 10 bucks for something
>> currently in theaters. 4 bucks for a recent movie. 2.50 for
>> something a year old.
>> There are also tons of movies for free."
>> 
>> Scott Fuglei 
>> 
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 19:49:59 -0700
>> From: Robert Nickerson <rob at omsoft.com>
>> To: "davisgig at list.omsoft.com" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
>> Subject: [Davisgig] General Meeting 04/08  - 6:30pm
>> Message-ID: <551DFFD7.8070107 at omsoft.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed"
>> 
>> Hi
>> 
>> So let's have a meeting on Wed April 8th at 6:30pm till
>> 7:30pm.
>> 
>> I have asked Sudwerk to reserve that room on the front LEFT
>> of the place.
>> 
>> That is cut off from the main dining area, and I hope, will
>> work better, for volume.
>> 
>> At this point, I'm taking any Agenda items people want
>> discussed, but I'm thinking
>> 
>> 1) Going Public
>>      Social  Media
>>      Press Release ?
>>      Op-Ed
>> 
>> 2) Fundraising
>>     Feasability Study
>> 
>> 
>> More soon
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> -
>> Rob Nickerson
>> 
>> CEO
>> Om Networks
>> UCD Class of 96
>> C: 530-848-3865
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>> 
>> Opportunities and Challenges as Lafayette Considers Muni
>> Fiber Expansion - Community Broadband Bits Episode 144
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/opportunities-and-challenge
>> s-lafayette-considers-muni-fiber-expansion-community-broadba
>> nd>
>> Tue, March 31, 2015 | Posted by christopher
>> <http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/opportunities-and-challenge
>> s-lafayette-considers-muni-fiber-expansion-community-broadba
>> nd>
>> 
>> After we heard that Lafayette's LUS Fiber
>> <http://lusfiber.com/> was considering expanding
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/lafayette-considers-expansi
>> on-one-nearby-town-strikes-itself-list>
>> to
>> some nearby communities, we knew we had to set up an
>> interview with Terry Huval, Director of the Lafayette
>> Utilities System in Louisiana.
>> 
>> In our interview this week, Terry and I discuss Lafayette's
>> success, the legacy of the law creating special barriers
>> that only apply to cities building fiber networks, and the
>> challenges of expanding LUS Fiber beyond the boundaries of
>> the city.
>> 
>> We also discuss some plans they are developing to celebrate
>> the 10th anniversary of the referendum on July 16, 2005, in
>> which a strong majority of voters authorized the building of
>> what was then the largest municipal FTTH
>> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13> network in the
>> nation.
>> 
>> Despite its success, Lafayette has been targeted by cable
>> and telephone shills that are willing to say just about
>> anything to defend the big corporate monopolies. We
>> addressed these attacks in this Correcting Community Fiber
>> Fallacies report
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/correcting-community-fiber-
>> fallacies-attacks-lus-fiber>
>> .
>> 
>> ... Listen to the Show Here ...
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/opportunities-and-challenge
>> s-lafayette-considers-muni-fiber-expansion-community-broadba
>> nd>
>> 
>> Bozeman City Commission Approves Master Plan: "It's A
>> No-Brainer"
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bozeman-city-commission-app
>> roves-master-plan-its-no-brainer>
>> Wed, April 01, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
>> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bozeman-city-commission-app
>> roves-master-plan-its-no-brainer>
>> 
>> Bozeman elected officials voted unanimously on January 26th
>> to approve a recently completed master plan and take the
>> next step to deploying publicly owned open access
>> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term625> infrastructure.
>> We discussed the Bozeman approach in a recent podcast with
>> city staff and a local business
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bozemans-public-private-app
>> roach-depth-community-broadband-bits-podcast-142>
>> .
>> 
>> The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports
>> <http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/city/commissioner
>> s-again-endorse-bozeman-fiber-project/article_8bcb9ec2-a5e8-
>> 11e4-955c-0bc487d83c94.html#disqus_thread>
>> that
>> local business leaders attended the City Commission meeting
>> to speak in favor of the initiative, including the local
>> Chamber of Commerce president, representatives from local
>> tech companies, and the director of the Downtown Bozeman
>> business coalition.
>> 
>> Commissioners heard comments from supporters, CenturyLink,
>> and local provider Montana Opticom
>> <http://www.mt-opticom.com/>. Even though Jim Dolan from
>> Montana Optimcom expressed some concerns about some
>> engineering issues, the local ISP rep still said, "It?s a
>> great initiative and it really will help the valley.? The
>> Chronicle reports commissioners questioned supporters for
>> about an hour before voting to move forward.
>> 
>> ... More Details on Bozeman's Financing Approach Here ...
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bozeman-city-commission-app
>> roves-master-plan-its-no-brainer>
>> 
>> Cooperative Lights Up $88 Gigabit in Northeast Alabama
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/cooperative-lights-88-gigab
>> it-northeast-alabama>
>> Thu, April 02, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
>> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/cooperative-lights-88-gigab
>> it-northeast-alabama>
>> 
>> Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative
>> <http://farmerstel.com/> (FTC) is now bringing gigabit
>> service to its Alabama members. According to the Online
>> Reporter
>> <http://www.onlinereporter.com/2015/02/13/if-a-tiny-telco-in
>> -ne-alabama-can-go-all-fiber-why-cant-every-telco/>,
>> FTC is the largest member-owned cooperative in the state and
>> offers symmetrical
>> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term24> service to
>> businesses and residents in two counties.
>> 
>> The cooperative began in 1952 when telephone companies of
>> the time did not want to invest in the rural area of the
>> state due to low expected returns.
>> Years earlier, the community had organized its own electric
>> cooperative and reproduced its success to bring telephone
>> service to residents. The area, referred to as Sand
>> Mountain, is a natural plateau at the southern tip of the
>> Appalachian Mountain chain.
>> 
>> WHNT 19 News
>> <http://whnt.com/2015/02/11/gigabit-internet-service-officia
>> lly-launched-on-areas-of-sand-mountain/>
>> attended
>> a lighting ceremony in Geraldine where the FTC CEO said that
>> the cooperative has covered approximately 84 percent of its
>> membership area.
>> The fiber network runs between Chattanooga and Huntsville,
>> consisting of approximately 2,770 miles of fiber.
>> 
>> ... More on Another Exciting Rural Coop Gigabit Offering ...
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/cooperative-lights-88-gigab
>> it-northeast-alabama>
>> 
>> Chanute and Chattanooga Added to List of Rural Broadband
>> Experiment Funds
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/chanute-and-chattanooga-add
>> ed-list-rural-broadband-experiment-funds>
>> Wed, April 01, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
>> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/chanute-and-chattanooga-add
>> ed-list-rural-broadband-experiment-funds>
>> 
>> A year ago, the FCC accepted applications from entities
>> seeking Connect America funds for rural broadband
>> experiments
>> <http://www.muninetworks.org/content/march-7th-deadline-conn
>> ect-america-fund-expressions-interest>.
>> After provisional awards and some eliminations, Chanute's
>> FTTH <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13> project,
>> Chattanooga's EPB, and a number of additional cooperatives
>> are now on the list of provisional winners reports
>> Telecompetitor
>> <http://www.telecompetitor.com/fcc-chooses-12-new-rural-broa
>> dband-experiment-winners/>
>> .
>> 
>> According to the article, $27 million became available when
>> 16 entities were eliminated for various reasons.
>> 
>> A recent Chanute Tribune article
>> <http://www.chanute.com/news/article_4c4144b2-c3b8-11e4-bdba
>> -abd726849c9d.html>
>> reports
>> that the city's expected award will be approximately
>> $508,000 if it passes the FCC's post-selection process.
>> 
>> ... Read the Rest of This Interesting Development Here ...
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/chanute-and-chattanooga-add
>> ed-list-rural-broadband-experiment-funds>
>> 
>> Carl Junction Partnering for Wi-Fi in Missouri
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-partnering-wi
>> -fi-missouri>
>> Tue, March 31, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
>> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-partnering-wi
>> -fi-missouri>
>> 
>> Carl Junction has been looking for a way to improve
>> connectivity in its southwest corner of the state for
>> several years. Plans for a fiber network
>> <http://www.muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-missouri-
>> plans-community-owned-fiber-network>did
>> not come to pass, but the community has found a private
>> partner to bring ubiquitous high-speed Wi-Fi
>> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term29>to
>> town.
>> 
>> The City Council voted unanimously to approve a deal with
>> Aire Fiber, reports the Joplin Globe
>> <http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/carl-junction-of
>> ficial-announces-broadband-deal/article_dcf49fea-9202-56ac-a
>> b15-75c15cfe035a.html>,
>> for a basic plan that will offer service for $49.99 per
>> month. Users will not be constrained by data caps, speeds
>> will be up to 50 Mbps
>> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term18> download
>> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term8> and 10 - 15 Mbps
>> upload <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term28>, and the
>> network will provide service to each address in town.
>> Installation is $99 per address; rates will be the same for
>> businesses and residences. There are no long term
>> committments. The partners have launched their campaign to
>> get signups online <http://www.carljunction.airefiber.com/>
>> seeking 289 subscriptions to get the project off the ground.
>> 
>> ... More on This Approach in Our Story Here ...
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/carl-junction-partnering-wi
>> -fi-missouri>
>> 
>> Bar Harbor, Maine, Studies Muni Fiber to Replace Time Warner
>> Cable Franchise
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bar-harbor-maine-studies-mu
>> ni-fiber-replace-time-warner-cable-franchise>
>> Mon, March 30, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
>> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bar-harbor-maine-studies-mu
>> ni-fiber-replace-time-warner-cable-franchise>
>> 
>> For the past several months, Maine communities have been a
>> hotbed of broadband activity. Bar Harbor
>> <http://www.barharbormaine.gov/>, located midway along the
>> state's Atlantic coast, is another community looking at
>> fiber as a necessary investment.
>> 
>> According to a February article in the Mount Desert Islander
>> <http://www.mdislander.com/featured/town-weighing-options-cr
>> eate-fiber-optic-broadband-network>,
>> the town of 5,200 has decided to move forward with a
>> feasibility study. The town received Internet access at no
>> additional cost as part of its previous franchise
>> <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term12> agreement with
>> Time Warner Cable. That agreement expired about a year ago
>> and, as we have seen in other communities, the cable giant
>> now appears to be holding out in order to charge for the
>> same service.
>> 
>> ... Read the Story Here ...
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/bar-harbor-maine-studies-mu
>> ni-fiber-replace-time-warner-cable-franchise>
>> 
>> Click! Network Rates Set to Increase to Cover Retrans Fees
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/click-network-rates-set-inc
>> rease-cover-retrans-fees>
>> Fri, April 03, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
>> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/click-network-rates-set-inc
>> rease-cover-retrans-fees>
>> 
>> Tacoma's Click! network raised prices in 2010
>> <http://www.muninetworks.org/content/tacoma-raises-prices-ca
>> ble-subscribers> in order to cover increases in
>> retransmission fees for its television feeds.
>> Fees have continually risen for Click! and other networks
>> and, according to Tacoma's News Tribune, will continue to
>> rise. The market is fundamentally broken, with small
>> providers struggling to keep up as sports programming shoots
>> through the roof and companies like Comcast merge with
>> content owners.
>> 
>> In Tacoma, the situation was so bad it led to a fee dispute
>> between KOMO and Click! network that resulted in a channel
>> blackout on the network. The News Tribune pursued
>> <http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/01/24/3605051_after-2-ye
>> ar-fight-tacoma-releases.html?rh=1>
>> document
>> requests early in 2014 to obtain copies of the
>> retransmission agreements at the center of the dispute
>> between the network and KOMO. The documents revealed that
>> agreements with several broadcasters rewarded broadcasters
>> significant increases in retransmission fees. Over a six
>> year period, KOMO's rate increased 416 percent.
>> 
>> ... Get the Rest of the Details here ...
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/click-network-rates-set-inc
>> rease-cover-retrans-fees>
>> 
>> Community Broadband Media Roundup - April 3
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-r
>> oundup-april-3>
>> Sat, April 04, 2015 | Posted by rebecca
>> <http://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca>
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-r
>> oundup-april-3>
>> 
>> Even after the FCC?s approval of broadband expansion, state
>> lawmakers refuse to acknowledge that EPB should be able to
>> deliver faster, affordable Internet to nearby communities.
>> 
>> Tennessee legislation to expand broadband coverage on hold
>> for now
>> <http://www.wdef.com/news/story/Tennessee-legislation-to-exp
>> and-broadband/NB6RQUAhdE-BA6If3eo8RQ.cspx>,
>> WDEF
>> 
>> ?In the 21st Century, broadband infrastructure is just as
>> critical as good roadways to the economic development and
>> quality of life of a community.
>> Allowing investor-driven entities headquartered in other
>> states to pick which Tennessee communities win and which
>> lose when it comes to this critical infrastructure
>> undermines the fundamental principle of local control.?
>> 
>> Tennessee puts municipal broadband bill on hold
>> <https://civsourceonline.com/2015/04/02/tennessee-puts-munic
>> ipal-broadband-bill-on-hold/>
>> by
>> Bailey McCann, CivSource
>> 
>> ... Read the Full Roundup Here ...
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-r
>> oundup-april-3>
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> 
> Doug Walter ? dawalter at dcn.org ? (home address)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 
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I absolutely adore the unicorns 'n' bunnies utopia implied in the phrase "a drug-free world." Sort of like saying "a dust-free desert," or "a salt-free ocean" or "an adultery-free Republican party." It's like they let an oversheltered child come up with their name. "Partnership for No More Icky Things Like, Ever" Mark Morford 8/12/2009


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From omrob at omsoft.com  Wed Apr  8 17:24:42 2015
From: omrob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2015 17:24:42 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] DavisGig Fundraising Idea
In-Reply-To: <F578885A6C83214D80E45B3D7654660761B0F2FF@Exmbx13.ex.ad3.ucdavis.edu>
References: <F578885A6C83214D80E45B3D7654660761B0F2FF@Exmbx13.ex.ad3.ucdavis.edu>
Message-ID: <5525C6CA.3000703@omsoft.com>

Hi

I'm glad you brought this up.

That is a novel and interesting fundraising idea,  the more financial 
resources we can
aggregate the better, and soon...

DCN has delegated a subcommittee to develop a fundraising plan around 
this, and
  we are looking for DavisGIG members specifically to come work with us 
on this effort
and start taking donations.


A feasibility study by a reputable consultancy is a good place to start 
to show
this is possible.   I'm not sure if the council voted for that  at the 
point where it
has requested this, but if it hasn't we should get it going.

That will require funds and quickly.

Our group could work on that, but it might not have the uncontested 
gravitas,
  which comes from an objective outside analysis.

Is this study something Design Nine could
develop?

Thanks
RAN

P.S. Its time for a course correction in the way Broadband Internet is 
deployed to consumers.
Everyone is stuck paying high prices for poor service and be "snooped" on.
We really have an opportunity to change, for the better, the whole 
dynamic of this  market.
Once its done here, it will be emulated.


I really wanted to avoid going with the major corporate internet service 
providers, but I may have to make a deal with the devil and drop Omsoft 
for Comcast or AT&T or something like that. I told the guys at Omsoft, 
sort of in jest, that I pledged to match whatever dollars I was forced 
to contribute to these organizations with a contribution to DavisGig. I 
see below, tho, that you really are looking for fund-raisers, and maybe 
this could be a part of it? I'm sure there are a lot of people like me 
out there who have sold t



From rob at omsoft.com  Wed Apr  8 18:08:45 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2015 18:08:45 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Meeting with UCD Communications Resources Folks
Message-ID: <5525D11D.7080900@omsoft.com>

Hi

These are the people that manage and control the Internet infrastructure 
for UC Davis.

Have a meeting with the Kevin's at least, at the CR NOC space at UCD, 
and again, looking for people who want to come along and give a high 
level breakdown of the plan with them. Talk a bit about the project, why 
we want to do it, and what it would take for them to support it.

If anyone wants to, please come along, more perspectives would be great, 
and just email me privately.

It is April 14th at 3pm.

thx
-- 
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CEO
Om Networks
UCD Class of 96
C: 530-848-3865

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From tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu  Fri Apr 10 21:13:13 2015
From: tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu (Todd Kaiser)
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 21:13:13 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Designing a Logo
Message-ID: <A1CD77ED-2B97-4A63-A6A9-1EA602F5E394@ucdavis.edu>

Hi everyone!

I am meeting next Thursday with Pixel, the student graphic design club on campus, to discuss creating a logo and other graphic elements for Davis Gig. The mashup of high tech and grassroots should make for an interesting design process. 

Please send me any visual inspirations or ideas that you have! So far I only have these two...

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3033866/the-badass-postal-service-branding-that-could-have-been

https://www.google.com/search?q=fez+game&espv=2&biw=1335&bih=865&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ezcoVbTjJs-wogTe2oCIDQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ

Best,
Todd Kaiser
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From jraller at gmail.com  Fri Apr 10 22:25:04 2015
From: jraller at gmail.com (Jason Aller)
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 05:25:04 +0000
Subject: [Davisgig] Designing a Logo
In-Reply-To: <A1CD77ED-2B97-4A63-A6A9-1EA602F5E394@ucdavis.edu>
References: <A1CD77ED-2B97-4A63-A6A9-1EA602F5E394@ucdavis.edu>
Message-ID: <CAEL-MkBJyc8wS1_zVrD3PS6uKFrVkyBJPJ1aHTT_QTskgnKFDA@mail.gmail.com>

While incorporating a bicycle, or even a penny-farthing into the logo is
cliche, it also ties it to Davis. So, take the penny-farthing, and have the
large wheel un-spooling into a strand of fiber that points toward the
viewer, perhaps with an even exaggerated sense of foreground. No lens flare
to show that it is fiber. Optionally add a rider wearing the most modern
looking speed biking apparel you can imagine. Bonus points if the rider is
female. Clean white background, no shadow. Make it look like what Google
might use as their doodle if they renamed themselves Davis for a day.
Additional bonus points if the penny-farthing maps over onto the City logo.
Ideally should be able to be rendered in two color, but can use additional
colors as long as it can reduce without losing anything.

On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 9:13 PM Todd Kaiser <tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu> wrote:

> Hi everyone!
>
> I am meeting next Thursday with Pixel, the student graphic design club on
> campus, to discuss creating a logo and other graphic elements for Davis
> Gig. The mashup of high tech and grassroots should make for an interesting
> design process.
>
> Please send me any visual inspirations or ideas that you have! So far I
> only have these two...
>
>
> http://www.fastcodesign.com/3033866/the-badass-postal-service-branding-that-could-have-been
>
>
> https://www.google.com/search?q=fez+game&espv=2&biw=1335&bih=865&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ezcoVbTjJs-wogTe2oCIDQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ
>
> Best,
> Todd Kaiser
> _______________________________________________
>
> Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts:
>
> http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start
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From tim at active4.me  Sat Apr 11 10:26:49 2015
From: tim at active4.me (Tim Starback)
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 10:26:49 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Designing a Logo
In-Reply-To: <CAEL-MkBJyc8wS1_zVrD3PS6uKFrVkyBJPJ1aHTT_QTskgnKFDA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <A1CD77ED-2B97-4A63-A6A9-1EA602F5E394@ucdavis.edu>
	<CAEL-MkBJyc8wS1_zVrD3PS6uKFrVkyBJPJ1aHTT_QTskgnKFDA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <EB1FB0C4-90DB-44A4-9139-3D8E5A85FC40@active4.me>

I?d leave the design direction up to the students and think it?s more important to let them know where and how we need their help.

For example, 
	1. Logo for the site
	2. Infographics.
	3. T-shirt 
	4. Lawn signs 
	5. Flyer

Now a word of caution, I?ve been involved in too many groups where the ?logo? has been a contentious time-suck. All of us are arm-chair art directors (I especially include myself) and when this happens nothing gets done. To head that off, this should be decided by a small group (3-4 at max), ideally by professional graphic designers (are there any of you on the list??). 

Attached are logos I like. 

Tim

P.S. Innovation Listening tour today at 11:00 a.m. - 12 noon, New Harmony Apartment Complex, 3030 Cowell Blvd


> On Apr 10, 2015, at 10:25 PM, Jason Aller <jraller at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> While incorporating a bicycle, or even a penny-farthing into the logo is cliche, it also ties it to Davis. So, take the penny-farthing, and have the large wheel un-spooling into a strand of fiber that points toward the viewer, perhaps with an even exaggerated sense of foreground. No lens flare to show that it is fiber. Optionally add a rider wearing the most modern looking speed biking apparel you can imagine. Bonus points if the rider is female. Clean white background, no shadow. Make it look like what Google might use as their doodle if they renamed themselves Davis for a day. Additional bonus points if the penny-farthing maps over onto the City logo. Ideally should be able to be rendered in two color, but can use additional colors as long as it can reduce without losing anything.
> 
> On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 9:13 PM Todd Kaiser <tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu <mailto:tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu>> wrote:
> Hi everyone!
> 
> I am meeting next Thursday <> with Pixel, the student graphic design club on campus, to discuss creating a logo and other graphic elements for Davis Gig. The mashup of high tech and grassroots should make for an interesting design process. 
> 
> Please send me any visual inspirations or ideas that you have! So far I only have these two...
> 
> http://www.fastcodesign.com/3033866/the-badass-postal-service-branding-that-could-have-been <http://www.fastcodesign.com/3033866/the-badass-postal-service-branding-that-could-have-been>
> 
> https://www.google.com/search?q=fez+game&espv=2&biw=1335&bih=865&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ezcoVbTjJs-wogTe2oCIDQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ <https://www.google.com/search?q=fez+game&espv=2&biw=1335&bih=865&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ezcoVbTjJs-wogTe2oCIDQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ>
> 
> Best,
> Todd Kaiser
> _______________________________________________
> 
> Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts:
> 
> http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start <http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start>
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> _______________________________________________
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From rob at omsoft.com  Mon Apr 13 17:54:59 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:54:59 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Fundraising Meeting Monday April 20th 7pm
Message-ID: <552C6563.8000205@omsoft.com>

Hi

Anyone interested in Fundraising to support the community fiber effort, 
lets please meet next Monday, at 7pm, at Davis Makerspace.

We need fundraising for:

  - Banners
  - Flyers
  - Lawn Signs
  - Advertising

Please RSVP, so  I can get a sense of whom to expect.  Also - look 
carefully for the location of Davis MakerSpace 
<http://www.davismakerspace.org> in Tim Spencer Alley, before you come. 
The website is a good resource.

Thanks
-- 
Rob Nickerson

CEO
Om Networks
UCD Class of 96
C: 530-848-3865

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From christopher at newrules.org  Tue Apr 14 08:59:13 2015
From: christopher at newrules.org (Christopher Mitchell)
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:59:13 -0500
Subject: [Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 4/14
Message-ID: <CAAe53yv=vP7+Gaw6fFd+VzhywLp47rwuSumtqa3==JBrUm_POQ@mail.gmail.com>

*Recent Stories from MuniNetworks.org - a project of the Institute for
Local Self-Reliance. Instructions for unsubscribing appear at bottom.  Send
feedback.  Forward Widely.*

*This is a BIG Newsletter. Lots of Interesting things to read!!*


Gigabit Cities Live in Atlanta on May 13th and 14th
<http://muninetworks.org/content/gigabit-cities-live-atlanta-may-13th-and-14th>
Tue, April 14, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/gigabit-cities-live-atlanta-may-13th-and-14th>

On May 13th and 14th get y'allselves to Altanta to attend Gigabit Cities
Live 2015
<http://www.gigabitcitieslive.com/events/gigabit-cities-live-2015/event-summary-6f90ed9d349047b88e9bc43b99fbf4dc.aspx>.
The event will bring together members from the public, private, and
non-profit sectors to explore how gigabit networks are changing local
communities.

>From the event summary:

Gigabit Cities Live 2015 will deliver a highly ?immersive? experience for
attendees, exploring everything from the infrastructure required to deploy
ultra-high-speed networks to the applications these networks are enabling
to how gigabit networks will transform communities.

... Meet decision-makers from all aspects of the Gigabit Cities ecosystem ?
from service providers to urban leaders to technology vendors to
applications developers and more ? to learn about different approaches and
business models for gigabit network success.

Hear thought leaders, see new products and services and learn from peers
and solutions providers, all under one roof.

Chris will participate in a panel discussion, *Open Access* *and the Future*
, on the morning of Thursday the 14th, time to be determined.

... Use our Code and Pay Nothing to Register - Details Here at Bottom ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/gigabit-cities-live-atlanta-may-13th-and-14th>

Seeking Internet Policy Intern at ILSR
<http://muninetworks.org/content/seeking-internet-policy-intern-ilsr>
Fri, April 10, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/seeking-internet-policy-intern-ilsr>

*Municipal network news and policy are hot topics; we need help spreading
the word. The Community Broadband Networks Initiative at the Institute for
Local Self-Reliance is hiring an Internet Policy Intern.*

*Here is our official job posting, which is also on Idealist.org
<http://www.idealist.org/view/internship/sMfxwZCgzNH4/>:*

Interested in Internet policy issues? Want to work in an exciting field to
build more resilient economies and encourage more vibrant democracy? Want
to have fun doing meaningful work?

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance seeks a part-time or full-time paid
intern for its Community Broadband Networks program.

... More Information here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/seeking-internet-policy-intern-ilsr>

Grand Junction Will Vote to Reclaim Municipal Telecommunications Authority
<http://muninetworks.org/content/grand-junction-will-vote-reclaim-municipal-telecommunications-authority>
Mon, April 06, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/grand-junction-will-vote-reclaim-municipal-telecommunications-authority>

Grand Junction will join a number of other Colorado communities who asked
voters for an exemption to SB 152 reports KKCO 11 News
<http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/A-look-inside-municipal-ballot-measure-2A-297725711.html>.
Ballot measure 2A, asking voters to approve the city's right to provide
Internet access and cable TV service will be decided in the April 7th
election.

Measure 2A asks for a yes or no on the following question:

RESTORING AUTHORITY TO THE CITY TO PROVIDE EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
WITH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS HIGH-SPEED INTERNET AND CABLE
TELEVISION SERVICE SHALL THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, WITHOUT INCREASING
TAXES BY THIS MEASURE, BE AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE, EITHER DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY WITH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNER(S),  HIGH-SPEED INTERNET
SERVICES (ADVANCED SERVICE), TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND/OR CABLE
TELEVISION SERVICES AS DEFINED BY ??29-27-101 TO 304 OF THE COLORADO
REVISED STATUTES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY NEW AND IMPROVED HIGH
BANDWIDTH <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term2> SERVICE(S) BASED ON
FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES, TO RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES,
NONPROFIT ENTITIES AND OTHER USERS OF SUCH SERVICES, WITHOUT LIMITING ITS
HOME RULE AUTHORITY?

... Read the Story Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/grand-junction-will-vote-reclaim-municipal-telecommunications-authority>

Grand Junction Voters: "We Want Local Authority!"
<http://muninetworks.org/content/grand-junction-voters-we-want-local-authority>
Wed, April 08, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/grand-junction-voters-we-want-local-authority>

Grand Junction is the latest Colorado community to vote to restore local
telecommunications authority.

Much like the eight communities that decided last fall
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/republicans-and-democrats-alike-restore-local-authority-colorado>
to
reclaim that right, andEstes Park in February
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/voters-resoundingly-approve-broadband-measure-estes-park-colorado>,
Grand Junction voters spoke loudly through the ballot
<http://www.kjct8.com/home/headlines/2015-Grand-Junction-Municipal-Election-Results-298980321.html>
. *Seventy-five percent of those casting ballots chose to restore
authority.*

Grand Junction community leaders have expressed a desire to work with
providers to improve poor connectivity but have feared repercussions from
state laws put in place a decade ago. They now plan to explore partnerships
as well as municipal initiatives reports KKCO 11 News
<http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/The-Grand-Junction-community-and-candidates-react-to-municipal-election-results-299002071.html>
.

... Get the Rest of the Details Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/grand-junction-voters-we-want-local-authority>

Minnesota House Proposal to Kill Broadband is the Wrong Move for Economic
Development
<http://muninetworks.org/content/minnesota-house-proposal-kill-broadband-wrong-move-economic-development>
Fri, April 10, 2015 | Posted by rebecca
<http://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/minnesota-house-proposal-kill-broadband-wrong-move-economic-development>

Representative Pat Garofalo
<http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=12262>?s (R-53B)
proposal to cut funding for broadband grants is the wrong move for
Minnesota. The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) <http://ilsr.org/> is
absolutely opposed to any suggestion Minnesota should have two-tiered
Internet access - a fast standard in urban areas and slower, less reliable
access in Greater Minnesota.

Wireless technology and satellite Internet are not sufficient for homes and
businesses in the modern economy. They certainly won?t lead to the kind of
job creation or retention that Greater Minnesota needs. Modern jobs require
modern connections.

... Ugh ugh ugh. This is So Frustrating ... MN House Turns Back on Rural
Areas Despite Big Surplus ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/minnesota-house-proposal-kill-broadband-wrong-move-economic-development>

Tennessee Bill to Strike Anti-Muni Laws Tabled Until Next Session
<http://muninetworks.org/content/tennessee-bill-strike-anti-muni-laws-tabled-until-next-session>
Fri, April 10, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/tennessee-bill-strike-anti-muni-laws-tabled-until-next-session>

Senator Janice Bowling and Representative Kevin Brooks have decided to
table their legislative efforts to remove state restrictions in Tennessee.
While backing for SB 1134 and HB 1303 was growing beyond the walls of the
state Capitol, the sponsors decided to shore up stronger legislative
support rather than risk derailing the bill entirely.

Brooks told the Tennessean
<http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/tech/2015/03/31/broadband-bill-deferred-session/70746862/>
:

"We have had a lot of good progress, and we don't want to throw it all
away," Brooks said. The votes were not there in the Senate, and he and
co-sponsor state Sen. Janice Bowling, R-Tullahoma, have asked to roll the
bill to the beginning of the 2016 calendar, giving them more time to garner
support from their colleagues.

"We have pressed the pause button to keep it alive," Brooks said.

... More On This Disappointed Development Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/tennessee-bill-strike-anti-muni-laws-tabled-until-next-session>

Gilberts Voters Say No to Tax Increase for Muni
<http://muninetworks.org/content/gilberts-voters-say-no-tax-increase-muni>
Thu, April 09, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/gilberts-voters-say-no-tax-increase-muni>

On April 7th, voters in Glberts, Illinois, chose not to raise taxes to
deploy a municipal fiber network, reports the Daily Herald
<http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150407/news/150408912/>. According to
the article, 81 percent of ballots cast voted against the proposal. Voter
turnout was low, with only 682 ballots cast out of 4,002 registered voters
in town.

As we reported last month
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/small-illinois-town-will-vote-fiber-investment-april>,
local developer Troy Mertz plans to deploy fiber to each structure in a new
housing development, The Conservancy. His fiber company will also install
fiber to nearby municipal and public safety buildings and the Gilberts
Elementary School. The plan was to issue General Obligation (GO) bonds to
finance a publicly owned network throughout the rest of the community. The
proposal would have raised taxes approximately 1.8 percent or $150 per year
on properties with a market value of $250,000.

... Read our Story on This Development ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/gilberts-voters-say-no-tax-increase-muni>

Seth's Tale of Comcast Woe Perfectly Illustrates Many Internet Policy
Problems
<http://muninetworks.org/content/seths-tale-comcast-woe-perfectly-illustrates-many-internet-policy-problems>
Tue, April 07, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/seths-tale-comcast-woe-perfectly-illustrates-many-internet-policy-problems>

Ideally, working from home allows one to choose the environment where he or
she can be most productive. In the case of Seth that was Kitsap County in
Washington State. Unfortunately, incompetence on the part of Comcast,
CenturyLink, and official broadband maps led Seth down a road of
frustration that will ultimately require him to sell his house in order to
work from home.

The Consumerist recently reported
<http://consumerist.com/2015/03/25/new-homeowner-has-to-sell-house-because-of-comcasts-incompetence-lack-of-competition/>
on
Seth's story, the details of which ring true to many readers who have ever
dealt with the cable behemoth. This incident is another example of how the
cable giant has managed to retain its spotless record as one of the most
hated companies in America
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/comcast-named-worst-company-america-gets-yummy-cake>
.

... This Story if Friggin Insane. But Not an Anomaly ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/seths-tale-comcast-woe-perfectly-illustrates-many-internet-policy-problems>

Longmonters Loving NextLight in Colorado
<http://muninetworks.org/content/longmonters-loving-nextlight-colorado>
Wed, April 08, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/longmonters-loving-nextlight-colorado>

Longmont's NextLight municipal broadband service is surpassing projected take
rate <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term25>s, reports the Longmont
Compass <http://longmontcompass.com/nextlight-crushes-sales-projections/>.
The business plan called for 34 percent but as LPC builds out the FTTH
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13> network, the first phase of the
project has achieved 45 percent.

In response to the positive response, LPC will speed up completion of the
project. From the Compass:

?Our schedule was already aggressive, but we?ve heard repeatedly that our
community is eager to receive high-quality, high-speed broadband,? LPC
general manager Tom Roiniotis said. ?So we?re accelerating the deployment.?

LPC now plans to ?close the circle? from two directions at once as it
completes its citywide buildout, rather than move around Longmont in one
counterclockwise sweep. That means the final phase of the build is now
scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2016 instead of the first
quarter of 2017.

As we reported last fall
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/lpc-residential-gig-service-longmont-has-new-name-available-november-3rd>,
gigabit symmetrical <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term24> service for
$50 is available for customers who sign up within three months of service
availability in their area. That rate follows customers who move within
Longmont and transferable to to the next home owner.

... Link to this Post Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/longmonters-loving-nextlight-colorado>

Comcast's Contradictory Conundrum: Title II Tightrope
<http://muninetworks.org/content/comcasts-contradictory-conundrum-title-ii-tightrope>
Sat, April 11, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/comcasts-contradictory-conundrum-title-ii-tightrope>

Comcast must continue to prove growth is a breeze to satisfy stockholders
while simultaneously arguing that, gadzooks FCC! how do you expect us to
grow under Title II?! As DSL Reports points out
<http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-2-Gig-Plans-Contradict-Claims-Title-II-Kills-Investment-133217>,
contradicting itself just doesn't work:

At the time [of the FCC's proposal to implement Title II regulations],
Comcast CFO Michael Angelakis proclaimed the switch to Title II introduced
"higher uncertainty" into the company's broadband investment strategy.
Meanwhile, top lobbyist David Cohen was quick to insist in a blog post that
we'd see an immediate investment hit should the FCC proceed with its plans:

quote:

"To attempt to impose a full-blown Title II regime now, when the
classification of cable broadband has always been as an information
service, would reverse nearly a decade of precedent, including findings by
the Supreme Court that this classification was proper. This would be a
radical reversal that would*harm investment and innovation*, as today's
immediate stock market reaction demonstrates."

... More here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/comcasts-contradictory-conundrum-title-ii-tightrope>

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From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:08:47 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Meeting Minutes from 04/08/15
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Hi

They are on the wiki at:

http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=04.08.15.minutes.pdf

The Broadband Communities conference is going on right now in Austin. 
Sorry I didn't make it.

Thanks to those people that did volunteer to donate some cash to send 
me. Perhaps next year
will be in  a better  position to go.

Thanks

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From pbiddle at omsoft.com  Tue Apr 14 14:59:23 2015
From: pbiddle at omsoft.com (Paul)
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:59:23 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Designing a Logo
In-Reply-To: <EB1FB0C4-90DB-44A4-9139-3D8E5A85FC40@active4.me>
References: <A1CD77ED-2B97-4A63-A6A9-1EA602F5E394@ucdavis.edu>	<CAEL-MkBJyc8wS1_zVrD3PS6uKFrVkyBJPJ1aHTT_QTskgnKFDA@mail.gmail.com>
	<EB1FB0C4-90DB-44A4-9139-3D8E5A85FC40@active4.me>
Message-ID: <552D8DBB.20600@omsoft.com>

Hello,

I have attached a crude mockup, pieced together from images stolen off 
the internet, of what I envision when I think of "Davis Fiber".



Thanks,
Paul


On 4/11/2015 10:26 AM, Tim Starback wrote:
> I?d leave the design direction up to the students and think it?s more 
> important to let them know where and how we need their help.
>
> For example,
> 1. Logo for the site
> 2. Infographics.
> 3. T-shirt
> 4. Lawn signs
> 5. Flyer
>
> Now a word of caution, I?ve been involved in too many groups where the 
> ?logo? has been a contentious time-suck. All of us are arm-chair art 
> directors (I especially include myself) and when this happens nothing 
> gets done. To head that off, this should be decided by a small group 
> (3-4 at max), ideally by professional graphic designers (are there any 
> of you on the list??).
>
> Attached are logos I like.
>
> Tim
>
> P.S. Innovation Listening tour today at 11:00 a.m. - 12 noon, New 
> Harmony Apartment Complex, 3030 Cowell Blvd
>
>> On Apr 10, 2015, at 10:25 PM, Jason Aller <jraller at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:jraller at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> While incorporating a bicycle, or even a penny-farthing into the logo 
>> is cliche, it also ties it to Davis. So, take the penny-farthing, and 
>> have the large wheel un-spooling into a strand of fiber that points 
>> toward the viewer, perhaps with an even exaggerated sense of 
>> foreground. No lens flare to show that it is fiber. Optionally add a 
>> rider wearing the most modern looking speed biking apparel you can 
>> imagine. Bonus points if the rider is female. Clean white background, 
>> no shadow. Make it look like what Google might use as their doodle if 
>> they renamed themselves Davis for a day. Additional bonus points if 
>> the penny-farthing maps over onto the City logo. Ideally should be 
>> able to be rendered in two color, but can use additional colors as 
>> long as it can reduce without losing anything.
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 9:13 PM Todd Kaiser <tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu 
>> <mailto:tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi everyone!
>>
>>     I am meeting next Thursday with Pixel, the student graphic design
>>     club on campus, to discuss creating a logo and other graphic
>>     elements for Davis Gig. The mashup of high tech and grassroots
>>     should make for an interesting design process.
>>
>>     Please send me any visual inspirations or ideas that you have! So
>>     far I only have these two...
>>
>>     http://www.fastcodesign.com/3033866/the-badass-postal-service-branding-that-could-have-been
>>
>>     https://www.google.com/search?q=fez+game&espv=2&biw=1335&bih=865&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ezcoVbTjJs-wogTe2oCIDQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ
>>
>>     Best,
>>     Todd Kaiser
>>     _______________________________________________
>>
>>     Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts:
>>
>>     http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start
>>     <http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/%7Ehelp/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start>
>>
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From tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu  Tue Apr 14 15:18:41 2015
From: tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu (Todd Kaiser)
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:18:41 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Designing a Logo
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References: <A1CD77ED-2B97-4A63-A6A9-1EA602F5E394@ucdavis.edu>
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Thanks Paul!

I love the racing outfit!

I have a few concerns with depicting fiber cables as I feel that most
people wouldn't be able to identify what it is or represents without
considerable technical background. My guess is Google has struggled with as
well. Their fiber branding seems to split between a multi colored rabbit
and a community of houses.
http://caverntechnologies.com/safeandsecure/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Google-Fiber-Rabbit.jpg

http://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/google-fiber.jpg#geekosystem

Best,
Todd

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Paul <pbiddle at omsoft.com> wrote:

>  Hello,
>
> I have attached a crude mockup, pieced together from images stolen off the
> internet, of what I envision when I think of "Davis Fiber".
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
>
>
>
> On 4/11/2015 10:26 AM, Tim Starback wrote:
>
> I?d leave the design direction up to the students and think it?s more
> important to let them know where and how we need their help.
>
>  For example,
>  1. Logo for the site
>  2. Infographics.
>  3. T-shirt
>  4. Lawn signs
>  5. Flyer
>
>  Now a word of caution, I?ve been involved in too many groups where the
> ?logo? has been a contentious time-suck. All of us are arm-chair art
> directors (I especially include myself) and when this happens nothing gets
> done. To head that off, this should be decided by a small group (3-4 at
> max), ideally by professional graphic designers (are there any of you on
> the list??).
>
>  Attached are logos I like.
>
>  Tim
>
>  P.S. Innovation Listening tour today at 11:00 a.m. - 12 noon, New
> Harmony Apartment Complex, 3030 Cowell Blvd
>
>   On Apr 10, 2015, at 10:25 PM, Jason Aller <jraller at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  While incorporating a bicycle, or even a penny-farthing into the logo is
> cliche, it also ties it to Davis. So, take the penny-farthing, and have the
> large wheel un-spooling into a strand of fiber that points toward the
> viewer, perhaps with an even exaggerated sense of foreground. No lens flare
> to show that it is fiber. Optionally add a rider wearing the most modern
> looking speed biking apparel you can imagine. Bonus points if the rider is
> female. Clean white background, no shadow. Make it look like what Google
> might use as their doodle if they renamed themselves Davis for a day.
> Additional bonus points if the penny-farthing maps over onto the City logo.
> Ideally should be able to be rendered in two color, but can use additional
> colors as long as it can reduce without losing anything.
>
> On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 9:13 PM Todd Kaiser <tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu> wrote:
>
>>  Hi everyone!
>>
>>  I am meeting next Thursday with Pixel, the student graphic design club
>> on campus, to discuss creating a logo and other graphic elements for Davis
>> Gig. The mashup of high tech and grassroots should make for an interesting
>> design process.
>>
>>  Please send me any visual inspirations or ideas that you have! So far I
>> only have these two...
>>
>>
>> http://www.fastcodesign.com/3033866/the-badass-postal-service-branding-that-could-have-been
>>
>>
>> https://www.google.com/search?q=fez+game&espv=2&biw=1335&bih=865&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ezcoVbTjJs-wogTe2oCIDQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ
>>
>> Best,
>> Todd Kaiser
>>  _______________________________________________
>>
>> Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts:
>>
>> http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start
>>
>> Davisgig mailing list
>> Davisgig at list.omsoft.com
>> http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig
>>
>  _______________________________________________
>
> Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts:
>
> http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start
>
> Davisgig mailing list
> Davisgig at list.omsoft.com
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>
>
>   ---------------------------
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> PO BOX 73311
> Davis CA 95617
>  530-402-8250 Ext. 101
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts:
> http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start
>
> Davisgig mailing listDavisgig at list.omsoft.comhttp://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig
>
>
>
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>
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From rob at omsoft.com  Tue Apr 14 17:34:30 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:34:30 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Meeting with Communications Resources
Message-ID: <552DB216.2040908@omsoft.com>

Hi

Met with the UCD Director of Communications Resources, the Director of 
the Network Operations Center, and 3 of the senior network operations staff.

They are good with the project, and have offered to "help" The form this 
help could come in, would be coming to City council,
Volunteering to do an outreach event, and interconnecting with us on 
completion of course.

If anyone else can think of other ways they might be able to "help" let 
us know.

So cautiously optimistic that a major instituational partner for this
would be "on board"

Thx
-- 
Rob Nickerson



From kheinemeier at ucdavis.edu  Tue Apr 14 21:58:53 2015
From: kheinemeier at ucdavis.edu (Kristin Heinemeier)
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 04:58:53 +0000
Subject: [Davisgig] Interactive map of communities with community broadband
Message-ID: <F578885A6C83214D80E45B3D7654660761B17278@Exmbx13.ex.ad3.ucdavis.edu>

Perhaps this is old news, but I thought this map was really interesting: http://www.muninetworks.org/communitymap )





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Thanks Paul!



I love the racing outfit!



I have a few concerns with depicting fiber cables as I feel that most people wouldn't be able to identify what it is or represents without considerable technical background. My guess is Google has struggled with as well. Their fiber branding seems to split between a multi colored rabbit and a community of houses.

http://caverntechnologies.com/safeandsecure/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Google-Fiber-Rabbit.jpg



http://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/google-fiber.jpg#geekosystem



Best,

Todd



On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Paul <pbiddle at omsoft.com<mailto:pbiddle at omsoft.com>> wrote:



>  Hello,

>

> I have attached a crude mockup, pieced together from images stolen off

> the internet, of what I envision when I think of "Davis Fiber".

>

>

>

> Thanks,

> Paul

>

>

>

> On 4/11/2015 10:26 AM, Tim Starback wrote:

>

> I?d leave the design direction up to the students and think it?s more

> important to let them know where and how we need their help.

>

>  For example,

>  1. Logo for the site

>  2. Infographics.

>  3. T-shirt

>  4. Lawn signs

>  5. Flyer

>

>  Now a word of caution, I?ve been involved in too many groups where

> the ?logo? has been a contentious time-suck. All of us are arm-chair

> art directors (I especially include myself) and when this happens

> nothing gets done. To head that off, this should be decided by a small

> group (3-4 at max), ideally by professional graphic designers (are

> there any of you on the list??).

>

>  Attached are logos I like.

>

>  Tim

>

>  P.S. Innovation Listening tour today at 11:00 a.m. - 12 noon, New

> Harmony Apartment Complex, 3030 Cowell Blvd

>

>   On Apr 10, 2015, at 10:25 PM, Jason Aller <jraller at gmail.com<mailto:jraller at gmail.com>> wrote:

>

>  While incorporating a bicycle, or even a penny-farthing into the logo

> is cliche, it also ties it to Davis. So, take the penny-farthing, and

> have the large wheel un-spooling into a strand of fiber that points

> toward the viewer, perhaps with an even exaggerated sense of

> foreground. No lens flare to show that it is fiber. Optionally add a

> rider wearing the most modern looking speed biking apparel you can

> imagine. Bonus points if the rider is female. Clean white background,

> no shadow. Make it look like what Google might use as their doodle if they renamed themselves Davis for a day.

> Additional bonus points if the penny-farthing maps over onto the City logo.

> Ideally should be able to be rendered in two color, but can use

> additional colors as long as it can reduce without losing anything.

>

> On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 9:13 PM Todd Kaiser <tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu<mailto:tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu>> wrote:

>

>>  Hi everyone!

>>

>>  I am meeting next Thursday with Pixel, the student graphic design

>> club on campus, to discuss creating a logo and other graphic elements

>> for Davis Gig. The mashup of high tech and grassroots should make for

>> an interesting design process.

>>

>>  Please send me any visual inspirations or ideas that you have! So

>> far I only have these two...

>>

>>

>> http://www.fastcodesign.com/3033866/the-badass-postal-service-brandin

>> g-that-could-have-been

>>

>>

>> https://www.google.com/search?q=fez+game&espv=2&biw=1335&bih=865&sour

>> ce=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ezcoVbTjJs-wogTe2oCIDQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ

>>

>> Best,

>> Todd Kaiser

>>  _______________________________________________

>>

>> Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts:

>>

>> http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start

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From steve at dcn.org  Wed Apr 15 15:51:20 2015
From: steve at dcn.org (Steve McMahon)
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:51:20 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Meeting with Communications Resources
In-Reply-To: <552DB216.2040908@omsoft.com>
References: <552DB216.2040908@omsoft.com>
Message-ID: <CAOqzbgj0NXrh+HC4jUSqH495jRpfW5CycFFYBj93PY31Kpr4_w@mail.gmail.com>

I seem to recall from the old Telecommunications Commission days that UCD
has a survey (or list) of apartment buildings with very large numbers of
students.

It occurs to me that these apartment complexes might be great opportunities
for early deployment. They're going to have a very high connection density,
making for rapid payback.

I believe that in South Korea, a common mechanism for apartment buildings
is to take fiber to the apartment buildings then use a very high-speed,
short-distance version of DSL to use twisted pair to apartment buildings. I
wonder if that's feasible here. I'd love to find a way to make big
apartment complexes early supporters of this project.

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 5:34 PM, Robert Nickerson <rob at omsoft.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Met with the UCD Director of Communications Resources, the Director of the
> Network Operations Center, and 3 of the senior network operations staff.
>
> They are good with the project, and have offered to "help" The form this
> help could come in, would be coming to City council,
> Volunteering to do an outreach event, and interconnecting with us on
> completion of course.
>
> If anyone else can think of other ways they might be able to "help" let us
> know.
>
> So cautiously optimistic that a major instituational partner for this
> would be "on board"
>
> Thx
> --
> Rob Nickerson
>
> _______________________________________________
>
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From rl at 1st-mile.org  Wed Apr 15 16:19:07 2015
From: rl at 1st-mile.org (Richard Lowenberg)
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:19:07 -0600
Subject: [Davisgig] Meeting with Communications Resources
In-Reply-To: <CAOqzbgj0NXrh+HC4jUSqH495jRpfW5CycFFYBj93PY31Kpr4_w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <552DB216.2040908@omsoft.com>
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Very good point, Steve.
The UCD student apartment units are definitely going to 
help make the case for FTTP in Davis.    There are excellent 
reports, articles and case studies on such deployments in
other college/university towns.    Broadband Communities
magazine and conference regularly features such work.

For Design Nine, I was in eastern Idaho last year, where
BYU-Idaho was doing just such a thing, with the City and
with one provider.   Fiber on poles, to the building blocks,
and internally distributed with high speed wireless or Cat-6, or ?

RL


On Apr 15, 2015, at 4:51 PM, Steve McMahon wrote:

> I seem to recall from the old Telecommunications Commission days that UCD has a survey (or list) of apartment buildings with very large numbers of students.
> 
> It occurs to me that these apartment complexes might be great opportunities for early deployment. They're going to have a very high connection density, making for rapid payback.
> 
> I believe that in South Korea, a common mechanism for apartment buildings is to take fiber to the apartment buildings then use a very high-speed, short-distance version of DSL to use twisted pair to apartment buildings. I wonder if that's feasible here. I'd love to find a way to make big apartment complexes early supporters of this project.
> 
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 5:34 PM, Robert Nickerson <rob at omsoft.com> wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Met with the UCD Director of Communications Resources, the Director of the Network Operations Center, and 3 of the senior network operations staff.
> 
> They are good with the project, and have offered to "help" The form this help could come in, would be coming to City council,
> Volunteering to do an outreach event, and interconnecting with us on completion of course.
> 
> If anyone else can think of other ways they might be able to "help" let us know.
> 
> So cautiously optimistic that a major instituational partner for this
> would be "on board"
> 
> Thx
> -- 
> Rob Nickerson
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 
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> 
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From fugsco at gmail.com  Wed Apr 15 16:23:30 2015
From: fugsco at gmail.com (Scott F)
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:23:30 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Public (free) wifi at parks, downtown
In-Reply-To: <CAOqzbgj0NXrh+HC4jUSqH495jRpfW5CycFFYBj93PY31Kpr4_w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <552DB216.2040908@omsoft.com>
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I saw some mention of this in the archives somewhere but have we talked about this since? I think providing free wifi could provide an immediate and much appreciated return on investment. Also a very good selling point. 
Scott Fuglei 



> On Apr 15, 2015, at 3:51 PM, Steve McMahon <steve at dcn.org> wrote:
> 
> I seem to recall from the old Telecommunications Commission days that UCD has a survey (or list) of apartment buildings with very large numbers of students.
> 
> It occurs to me that these apartment complexes might be great opportunities for early deployment. They're going to have a very high connection density, making for rapid payback.
> 
> I believe that in South Korea, a common mechanism for apartment buildings is to take fiber to the apartment buildings then use a very high-speed, short-distance version of DSL to use twisted pair to apartment buildings. I wonder if that's feasible here. I'd love to find a way to make big apartment complexes early supporters of this project.
> 
>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 5:34 PM, Robert Nickerson <rob at omsoft.com> wrote:
>> Hi
>> 
>> Met with the UCD Director of Communications Resources, the Director of the Network Operations Center, and 3 of the senior network operations staff.
>> 
>> They are good with the project, and have offered to "help" The form this help could come in, would be coming to City council,
>> Volunteering to do an outreach event, and interconnecting with us on completion of course.
>> 
>> If anyone else can think of other ways they might be able to "help" let us know.
>> 
>> So cautiously optimistic that a major instituational partner for this
>> would be "on board"
>> 
>> Thx
>> -- 
>> Rob Nickerson
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> 
>> Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts:
>> 
>> http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start
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From omrob at omsoft.com  Thu Apr 16 11:23:14 2015
From: omrob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:23:14 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Public (free) wifi at parks, downtown
In-Reply-To: <62F7B474-C281-4F42-907C-88DA5B1D5664@gmail.com>
References: <552DB216.2040908@omsoft.com>	<CAOqzbgj0NXrh+HC4jUSqH495jRpfW5CycFFYBj93PY31Kpr4_w@mail.gmail.com>
	<62F7B474-C281-4F42-907C-88DA5B1D5664@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <552FFE12.40801@omsoft.com>

Hi

Why that could be a good selling point, it is also something that would 
be something to explore after the fiber is deployed, and it has its own 
management challenges.

What the fiber would do would be the transit backbone for wireless 
access points, but managing it as "part of" the fiber rollout might 
divert energy, dilute the idea, and take what time we have to get this 
done.

Not saying its not possible, or not desirable, its just its own major 
project. Though it sounds great, WiFi has "issues" especially when you 
add more access points, it just piles interference on. It's tricky.

And Instaconnect already does WiFi thats free right?

Thanks
RAN




On 4/15/2015 4:23 PM, Scott F wrote:
> I saw some mention of this in the archives somewhere but have we 
> talked about this since? I think providing free wifi could provide an 
> immediate and much appreciated return on investment. Also a very good 
> selling point.
> Scott Fuglei
>
>
>
> On Apr 15, 2015, at 3:51 PM, Steve McMahon <steve at dcn.org 
> <mailto:steve at dcn.org>> wrote:
>
>> I seem to recall from the old Telecommunications Commission days that 
>> UCD has a survey (or list) of apartment buildings with very large 
>> numbers of students.
>>
>> It occurs to me that these apartment complexes might be great 
>> opportunities for early deployment. They're going to have a very high 
>> connection density, making for rapid payback.
>>
>> I believe that in South Korea, a common mechanism for apartment 
>> buildings is to take fiber to the apartment buildings then use a very 
>> high-speed, short-distance version of DSL to use twisted pair to 
>> apartment buildings. I wonder if that's feasible here. I'd love to 
>> find a way to make big apartment complexes early supporters of this 
>> project.
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 5:34 PM, Robert Nickerson <rob at omsoft.com 
>> <mailto:rob at omsoft.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi
>>
>>     Met with the UCD Director of Communications Resources, the
>>     Director of the Network Operations Center, and 3 of the senior
>>     network operations staff.
>>
>>     They are good with the project, and have offered to "help" The
>>     form this help could come in, would be coming to City council,
>>     Volunteering to do an outreach event, and interconnecting with us
>>     on completion of course.
>>
>>     If anyone else can think of other ways they might be able to
>>     "help" let us know.
>>
>>     So cautiously optimistic that a major instituational partner for this
>>     would be "on board"
>>
>>     Thx
>>     -- 
>>     Rob Nickerson
>>
>>     _______________________________________________
>>
>>     Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts:
>>
>>     http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start
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From bill at broadley.org  Thu Apr 16 12:40:38 2015
From: bill at broadley.org (Bill Broadley)
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:40:38 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Public (free) wifi at parks, downtown
In-Reply-To: <552FFE12.40801@omsoft.com>
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On 04/16/2015 11:23 AM, Robert Nickerson wrote:
> And Instaconnect already does WiFi thats free right?

Yes, if you are willing to give your credit card to some random wifi
access point you find.




From rob at omsoft.com  Fri Apr 17 09:54:04 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:54:04 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Momentum - Meeting again with City Staff April 29th
Message-ID: <55313AAC.6030408@omsoft.com>

Hi

They are asking me to invite any interested members to talk at lunch on 
the 29th.
Rob W will have spoken with the CIO of  San Leandro, and will be sharing 
information
  from that.

Please drop me an RSVP so I have a sense of who would be coming.

Thx
-- 
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CEO
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UCD Class of 96
C: 530-848-3865

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From rob at omsoft.com  Fri Apr 17 09:55:51 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:55:51 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Momentum - UCD  - fwd: RE: Thanks!
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-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: 	RE: Thanks!
Date: 	Thu, 16 Apr 2015 18:50:13 +0000
From: 	Christopher Clements <clements at ucdavis.edu>
To: 	
CC: 	



Rob,

Thank you for taking time to explain the project and the potential 
benefits it could provide the City of Davis and it?s residents. As the 
project gains momentum, we would like to stay engaged and are willing to 
offer support as needed. In the meantime, if there are any questions or 
details you feel we can help with, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Thanks again,

Chris Clements
Network Operations Manager
IET/Communication Resources
(530) 754-4444

*From:*Robert Nickerson [mailto:omrob at omsoft.com]
*Sent:* Tuesday, April 14, 2015 5:25 PM
*To:* Kevin Mayeshiro
*Subject:* Thanks!

Hi

Thanks for taking the time to meet with me about community broadband.
Here are some resources about the project:

Our website is at: http://www.davisgig.org
We have a wiki at: http://wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php 
<http://wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us/%7Ehelp/dokuwiki/doku.php>
Mailing List at: http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/Davisgig

Please feel free to talk with others about this project, as "something 
happening" in the community, and direct people to our page.
We will keep you in mind for outreach efforts, and if this becomes more 
of a reality, planning efforts.

We are putting together some short video "thoughts" about benefits of 
community fiber, to supplement the web content,
and aid outreach efforts.

If anyone you know of would like to contribute there, please let us know.

Thanks

-- 
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CEO
Om Networks
UCD Class of 96
C: 530-848-3865

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From rl at 1st-mile.org  Fri Apr 17 12:00:27 2015
From: rl at 1st-mile.org (Richard Lowenberg)
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:00:27 -0600
Subject: [Davisgig] San Leandro Network
Message-ID: <B9156C07-361C-4C31-8A0C-668953569065@1st-mile.org>

An article / interview with Deborah Acosta, San Leandro CIO.

http://www.telecompetitor.com/municipal-broadband-signs-of-desperation/

RL




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From steve at dcn.org  Fri Apr 17 16:26:28 2015
From: steve at dcn.org (Steve McMahon)
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:26:28 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] San Leandro Network
In-Reply-To: <B9156C07-361C-4C31-8A0C-668953569065@1st-mile.org>
References: <B9156C07-361C-4C31-8A0C-668953569065@1st-mile.org>
Message-ID: <CAOqzbgj+vVGQinEPSD-bY_Yo7jVMtGJEqdRF=nEbOK-9ho9=gA@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks, Richard. We were just beginning to research San Leandro, and this
is helpful.



On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.org> wrote:

> An article / interview with Deborah Acosta, San Leandro CIO.
>
> http://www.telecompetitor.com/municipal-broadband-signs-of-desperation/
>
> RL
>
>
>
>
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From jhframe at dcn.org  Sun Apr 19 17:28:22 2015
From: jhframe at dcn.org (Jim Frame)
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 17:28:22 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Marketplace Weekend -- Radio/Podcast on FTTH
In-Reply-To: <CAOqzbgj+vVGQinEPSD-bY_Yo7jVMtGJEqdRF=nEbOK-9ho9=gA@mail.gmail.com>
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I just heard a good overview of high-speed broadband -- including brief 
discussions of FTTH, global competition, the lack of provider 
competition in the U.S., and muni fiber -- on Marketplace Weekend.  The 
audio is available online as a stream or podcast (see 
http://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-weekend/marketplace-weekend-friday-april-17-2015).

The broadband segment starts around 42:20, with FTTH around 43:40 and 
muni fiber at 45:30.  It would be nice if the broadband segment could be 
linked to the DavisGig website (without having to wade through the rest 
of the show), but I don't know if that's possible.

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From pbiddle at omsoft.com  Mon Apr 20 13:23:58 2015
From: pbiddle at omsoft.com (Paul)
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:23:58 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Meeting with Communications Resources
In-Reply-To: <CAOqzbgj0NXrh+HC4jUSqH495jRpfW5CycFFYBj93PY31Kpr4_w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <552DB216.2040908@omsoft.com>
	<CAOqzbgj0NXrh+HC4jUSqH495jRpfW5CycFFYBj93PY31Kpr4_w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5535605E.1070603@omsoft.com>

Apartment complexes and other MDU (multidwelling unit) are tricky. There 
are many different common wiring configurations among MDU, some of which 
are very problematic. There is a high turnover rate of residents with 
new students every year, making customer saturation highly variable. 
Management at properties can change fairly regularly as well making long 
term contracts difficult.

The ideal wiring configuration is a single MPOE in central lockable 
wiring closet where all units on the property have a direct wire run. 
This usually provides a dry and secure location for the DSL equipment 
with easy access to electrical power. This configuration requires only 
one fiber run and also reduces the amount of required expensive DSL 
equipment (potentially tens of thousands of dollars per apartment 
complex). Unfortunately this is the least common wiring configuration 
from what I have seen in Davis.

The most common configuration is multiple MPOE in small wiring cabinets 
located on the side of each distinct building on the property. These 
cabinets usually service anywhere from 8 to 16 units each. These 
cabinets are too small to add any equipment to and have no electrical. A 
new weatherproof and lockable cabinet would need to be installed nearby 
with a fiber drop and electrical. This also increases the amount of DSL 
equipment needed per property since you need at least one DSLAM per 
building even if there is only one customer using it.

Even in the multiple MPOE configuration there are different kinds of 
internal wiring. The ideal situation is a direct run from each unit 
which usually provides 2 to 4 dedicated wire pairs per unit. The more 
common situation is one or two 8-pair cables that run behind every 
outlet through every apartment in the building. This wiring method is 
problematic for multiple reasons. A wire pair may be severed or 
disrupted behind any outlet in any apartment and will be difficult if 
not impossible to resolve without having access to every apartment in 
which the wire runs. It also increases the total length of the copper 
run which will decrease the quality of the DSL signal. In this scenario 
it is common for multiple pairs to be simply unusable, and some 
apartments to be unserviceable without a new wire run. Some apartment 
managers are simply unwilling to address phone wiring issues.

MDU may be a good market but they come with a whole new list of 
considerations that may be more applicable to the service provider than 
to the infrastructure provider.



On 4/15/2015 3:51 PM, Steve McMahon wrote:
> I seem to recall from the old Telecommunications Commission days that 
> UCD has a survey (or list) of apartment buildings with very large 
> numbers of students.
>
> It occurs to me that these apartment complexes might be great 
> opportunities for early deployment. They're going to have a very high 
> connection density, making for rapid payback.
>
> I believe that in South Korea, a common mechanism for apartment 
> buildings is to take fiber to the apartment buildings then use a very 
> high-speed, short-distance version of DSL to use twisted pair to 
> apartment buildings. I wonder if that's feasible here. I'd love to 
> find a way to make big apartment complexes early supporters of this 
> project.



From flcli at ucdavis.edu  Mon Apr 20 13:37:48 2015
From: flcli at ucdavis.edu (Fei Li)
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:37:48 +0000
Subject: [Davisgig] Meeting with Communications Resources
In-Reply-To: <5535605E.1070603@omsoft.com>
References: <552DB216.2040908@omsoft.com>
	<CAOqzbgj0NXrh+HC4jUSqH495jRpfW5CycFFYBj93PY31Kpr4_w@mail.gmail.com>,
	<5535605E.1070603@omsoft.com>
Message-ID: <1429562267522.59208@UCDAVIS.EDU>

> There is a high turnover rate of residents with
> new students every year, making customer saturation highly variable.

Maybe something that we don't need to worry about. Housing vacancy is less than 1% in the city of Davis and it's probably not gonna get any better any time soon (even with the Cannery opening). 

Even if we could get a few properties on board with running new wires, it still might not cause an immediate adoption among all properties because of the high demand for housing (regardless of infrastructure).

HOWEVER, here are some things to think about if fiber does get adopted:
Property management groups will probably be slow to adopt fiber because some of them will have to rework their expensive infrastructure. Fiber capabilities will become a "feature" for them to provide in order to stay competitive. Apartment complexes and other properties will probably model fiber capability similar to how they provide cable or wifi:  Free fiber, fiber-ready, no fiber.

________________________________________
From: davisgig-bounces at list.omsoft.com <davisgig-bounces at list.omsoft.com> on behalf of Paul <pbiddle at omsoft.com>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 1:23 PM
To: davisgig at list.omsoft.com
Subject: Re: [Davisgig] Meeting with Communications Resources

Apartment complexes and other MDU (multidwelling unit) are tricky. There
are many different common wiring configurations among MDU, some of which
are very problematic. There is a high turnover rate of residents with
new students every year, making customer saturation highly variable.
Management at properties can change fairly regularly as well making long
term contracts difficult.

The ideal wiring configuration is a single MPOE in central lockable
wiring closet where all units on the property have a direct wire run.
This usually provides a dry and secure location for the DSL equipment
with easy access to electrical power. This configuration requires only
one fiber run and also reduces the amount of required expensive DSL
equipment (potentially tens of thousands of dollars per apartment
complex). Unfortunately this is the least common wiring configuration
from what I have seen in Davis.

The most common configuration is multiple MPOE in small wiring cabinets
located on the side of each distinct building on the property. These
cabinets usually service anywhere from 8 to 16 units each. These
cabinets are too small to add any equipment to and have no electrical. A
new weatherproof and lockable cabinet would need to be installed nearby
with a fiber drop and electrical. This also increases the amount of DSL
equipment needed per property since you need at least one DSLAM per
building even if there is only one customer using it.

Even in the multiple MPOE configuration there are different kinds of
internal wiring. The ideal situation is a direct run from each unit
which usually provides 2 to 4 dedicated wire pairs per unit. The more
common situation is one or two 8-pair cables that run behind every
outlet through every apartment in the building. This wiring method is
problematic for multiple reasons. A wire pair may be severed or
disrupted behind any outlet in any apartment and will be difficult if
not impossible to resolve without having access to every apartment in
which the wire runs. It also increases the total length of the copper
run which will decrease the quality of the DSL signal. In this scenario
it is common for multiple pairs to be simply unusable, and some
apartments to be unserviceable without a new wire run. Some apartment
managers are simply unwilling to address phone wiring issues.

MDU may be a good market but they come with a whole new list of
considerations that may be more applicable to the service provider than
to the infrastructure provider.



On 4/15/2015 3:51 PM, Steve McMahon wrote:
> I seem to recall from the old Telecommunications Commission days that
> UCD has a survey (or list) of apartment buildings with very large
> numbers of students.
>
> It occurs to me that these apartment complexes might be great
> opportunities for early deployment. They're going to have a very high
> connection density, making for rapid payback.
>
> I believe that in South Korea, a common mechanism for apartment
> buildings is to take fiber to the apartment buildings then use a very
> high-speed, short-distance version of DSL to use twisted pair to
> apartment buildings. I wonder if that's feasible here. I'd love to
> find a way to make big apartment complexes early supporters of this
> project.

_______________________________________________

Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts:

http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start

Davisgig mailing list
Davisgig at list.omsoft.com
http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig

From szsherm at yahoo.com  Mon Apr 20 23:16:42 2015
From: szsherm at yahoo.com (Shneor Sherman)
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:16:42 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Meeting with Communications Resources
In-Reply-To: <1429562267522.59208@UCDAVIS.EDU>
Message-ID: <1429597002.88340.YahooMailBasic@web161705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

Again, specific cost estimates would be useful for owners of complexes. Is there any way to estimate costs per apartment using the most efficient method (probably lacking currently)? Also, a question for the city, would fiber increase property tax? Likely, if it increases apartment and home values. Might there be a way to mitigate that?
Shneor Sherman
--------------------------------------------
On Mon, 4/20/15, Fei Li <flcli at ucdavis.edu> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Davisgig] Meeting with Communications Resources
 To: "Paul" <pbiddle at omsoft.com>, "davisgig at list.omsoft.com" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
 Date: Monday, April 20, 2015, 1:37 PM
 
 > There is a high
 turnover rate of residents with
 > new
 students every year, making customer saturation highly
 variable.
 
 Maybe something
 that we don't need to worry about. Housing vacancy is
 less than 1% in the city of Davis and it's probably not
 gonna get any better any time soon (even with the Cannery
 opening). 
 
 Even if we could
 get a few properties on board with running new wires, it
 still might not cause an immediate adoption among all
 properties because of the high demand for housing
 (regardless of infrastructure).
 
 HOWEVER, here are some things to think about if
 fiber does get adopted:
 Property management
 groups will probably be slow to adopt fiber because some of
 them will have to rework their expensive infrastructure.
 Fiber capabilities will become a "feature" for
 them to provide in order to stay competitive. Apartment
 complexes and other properties will probably model fiber
 capability similar to how they provide cable or wifi:? Free
 fiber, fiber-ready, no fiber.
 
 ________________________________________
 From: davisgig-bounces at list.omsoft.com
 <davisgig-bounces at list.omsoft.com>
 on behalf of Paul <pbiddle at omsoft.com>
 Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 1:23 PM
 To: davisgig at list.omsoft.com
 Subject: Re: [Davisgig] Meeting with
 Communications Resources
 
 Apartment complexes and other MDU
 (multidwelling unit) are tricky. There
 are
 many different common wiring configurations among MDU, some
 of which
 are very problematic. There is a
 high turnover rate of residents with
 new
 students every year, making customer saturation highly
 variable.
 Management at properties can
 change fairly regularly as well making long
 term contracts difficult.
 
 The ideal wiring configuration is a single MPOE
 in central lockable
 wiring closet where all
 units on the property have a direct wire run.
 This usually provides a dry and secure location
 for the DSL equipment
 with easy access to
 electrical power. This configuration requires only
 one fiber run and also reduces the amount of
 required expensive DSL
 equipment
 (potentially tens of thousands of dollars per apartment
 complex). Unfortunately this is the least
 common wiring configuration
 from what I have
 seen in Davis.
 
 The most
 common configuration is multiple MPOE in small wiring
 cabinets
 located on the side of each
 distinct building on the property. These
 cabinets usually service anywhere from 8 to 16
 units each. These
 cabinets are too small to
 add any equipment to and have no electrical. A
 new weatherproof and lockable cabinet would
 need to be installed nearby
 with a fiber
 drop and electrical. This also increases the amount of
 DSL
 equipment needed per property since you
 need at least one DSLAM per
 building even if
 there is only one customer using it.
 
 Even in the multiple MPOE configuration there
 are different kinds of
 internal wiring. The
 ideal situation is a direct run from each unit
 which usually provides 2 to 4 dedicated wire
 pairs per unit. The more
 common situation is
 one or two 8-pair cables that run behind every
 outlet through every apartment in the building.
 This wiring method is
 problematic for
 multiple reasons. A wire pair may be severed or
 disrupted behind any outlet in any apartment
 and will be difficult if
 not impossible to
 resolve without having access to every apartment in
 which the wire runs. It also increases the
 total length of the copper
 run which will
 decrease the quality of the DSL signal. In this scenario
 it is common for multiple pairs to be simply
 unusable, and some
 apartments to be
 unserviceable without a new wire run. Some apartment
 managers are simply unwilling to address phone
 wiring issues.
 
 MDU may be a
 good market but they come with a whole new list of
 considerations that may be more applicable to
 the service provider than
 to the
 infrastructure provider.
 
 
 
 On 4/15/2015
 3:51 PM, Steve McMahon wrote:
 > I seem to
 recall from the old Telecommunications Commission days
 that
 > UCD has a survey (or list) of
 apartment buildings with very large
 >
 numbers of students.
 >
 > It occurs to me that these apartment
 complexes might be great
 > opportunities
 for early deployment. They're going to have a very
 high
 > connection density, making for
 rapid payback.
 >
 > I
 believe that in South Korea, a common mechanism for
 apartment
 > buildings is to take fiber to
 the apartment buildings then use a very
 >
 high-speed, short-distance version of DSL to use twisted
 pair to
 > apartment buildings. I wonder
 if that's feasible here. I'd love to
 > find a way to make big apartment complexes
 early supporters of this
 > project.
 
 _______________________________________________
 
 Please ref our wiki for
 details, documents and contacts:
 
 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start
 
 Davisgig mailing list
 Davisgig at list.omsoft.com
 http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig
 _______________________________________________
 
 Please ref our wiki for
 details, documents and contacts:
 
 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start
 
 Davisgig mailing list
 Davisgig at list.omsoft.com
 http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig
 


From christopher at newrules.org  Tue Apr 21 07:47:08 2015
From: christopher at newrules.org (Christopher Mitchell)
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 09:47:08 -0500
Subject: [Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 4/21
Message-ID: <CAAe53ytv9bF50r=7OvK03Ph0WPHvP75Qd8gpFS6Eyj1cy+o3FA@mail.gmail.com>

*Recent Stories from MuniNetworks.org - a project of the Institute for
Local Self-Reliance. Instructions for unsubscribing appear at bottom.  Send
feedback.  Forward Widely.*


*Sent from the Ramsey County Courthouse in Saint Paul, Minnesota. I'm on
jury duty this week - they allowed me to move it from the middle of
February when I was originally scheduled. This is my first time and has
been an altogether enjoyable experience. *


Our Totally Not Ironic Letter of Support for the Comcast/TWC Merger
<http://muninetworks.org/content/our-totally-not-ironic-letter-support-comcasttwc-merger>
Wed, April 15, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/our-totally-not-ironic-letter-support-comcasttwc-merger>

*Last week, the New York Times reported that the ?outpouring of thoughtful
and positive comments
<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/06/business/media/comcast-recruits-its-beneficiaries-to-lobby-for-time-warner-deal.html>?
Comcast has received for their Time Warner Cable proposed merger is much
more than it?s cracked up to be. We are shocked, shocked, to learn that
organizations receiving a lot of Comcast charity are endorsing its merger
plans.*

*After a hasty staff meeting, we decided that for a mere $250,000 we too,
could see the benefits of this monopolistic mega-merger. We know
they ghostwrite many of their most favorable letters
<http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/26/7878239/comcast-twc-fcc-merger-letters-politicians-ghostwritten>,
but we want to save them the trouble, by providing our own glowing
endorsement. *

Dear Chairman Wheeler,

After careful consideration,  we wish to share our strong support for the
Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger. Firstly, we want to make absolutely clear
that our endorsement of this union has absolutely nothing to do with
$250,000 generously donated to our organization, no strings attached, by
Comcast. After years critiquing  their slack customer service
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/seths-tale-comcast-woe-perfectly-illustrates-many-internet-policy-problems>,
their perennially rising prices
<http://articles.philly.com/2015-01-01/news/57561592_1_price-increases-subscribers-new-york-company>,
and their lobbying to prevent real competition
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/cable-industry-dumps-dark-money-dc>,
we now think a merger between the two most hated companies in America is a
way awesome idea!

... Read the Rest Here ... At Least a Few People have Greatly Enjoyed It ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/our-totally-not-ironic-letter-support-comcasttwc-merger>

Muni Networks, Digital Liberty, and Surveillance - Community Broadband Bits
Episode 145
<http://muninetworks.org/content/muni-networks-digital-liberty-and-surveillance-community-broadband-bits-episode-145>
Tue, April 07, 2015 | Posted by christopher
<http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/muni-networks-digital-liberty-and-surveillance-community-broadband-bits-episode-145>

As more communities become service providers in order to provide a needed
service to local businesses and residents, they are taking on an important
responsibility to safeguard the data and privacy of subscribers. Unlike big
providers like AT&T or big cable companies, municipal providers tend not to
engage in data mining or violating their users' expectation of privacy.

But given that issues of privacy and surveillance are becoming so
important, we wanted to talk with Corynne McSherry, Legal Director at the
Electronic Frontier Foundation
<https://www.eff.org/about/staff/corynne-mcsherry>, an organization that
champions liberty on the Internet.

In our conversation, we discuss what motivates EFF, why they support
municipal networks, and what advice they have for local governments that
have become ISPs. Perhaps most important, Corynne repeatedly advises local
governments to be transparent with subscribers regarding their policies and
encourages municipal ISPs to call EFF if they have questions about their
responsibilities under the law to protect subscriber data.

... Listen to the Show Here
<http://muninetworks.org/content/muni-networks-digital-liberty-and-surveillance-community-broadband-bits-episode-145>
... Read the transcript from our discussion here
<http://muninetworks.org/content/transcript-community-broadband-bits-episode-145>
 ...

Improving Mid-Atlantic Internet Access - Community Broadband Bits Podcast
146
<http://muninetworks.org/content/improving-mid-atlantic-internet-access-community-broadband-bits-podcast-146>
Tue, April 14, 2015 | Posted by christopher
<http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/improving-mid-atlantic-internet-access-community-broadband-bits-podcast-146>

When we last wrote about the Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative, it was a
coop focused on open access <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term625> middle
mile <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term456> connections. Now it has
become the Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corporation
<http://www.mbc-va.com/> and is starting to work on some plans to expand
open access last mile <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term17> access.

This week, we speak with MBC President and CEO Tad Deriso to learn more
about their history and current approach. We discuss how they got started
financially and lessons for other middle mile open access efforts.

We also discuss their plan to expand the model to last mile businesses and
homes in Martinsville in southern Virginia. And along the way, we learn how
incumbent providers react differently to open access in the middle mile
than in the last mile.

... Listen to the Show Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/improving-mid-atlantic-internet-access-community-broadband-bits-podcast-146>

Gigabit Cities Live in Atlanta on May 13th and 14th
<http://muninetworks.org/content/gigabit-cities-live-atlanta-may-13th-and-14th>
Tue, April 14, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/gigabit-cities-live-atlanta-may-13th-and-14th>

On May 13th and 14th get y'allselves to Altanta to attend Gigabit Cities
Live 2015
<http://www.gigabitcitieslive.com/events/gigabit-cities-live-2015/event-summary-6f90ed9d349047b88e9bc43b99fbf4dc.aspx>.
The event will bring together members from the public, private, and
non-profit sectors to explore how gigabit networks are changing local
communities.

>From the event summary:

Gigabit Cities Live 2015 will deliver a highly ?immersive? experience for
attendees, exploring everything from the infrastructure required to deploy
ultra-high-speed networks to the applications these networks are enabling
to how gigabit networks will transform communities.

... Meet decision-makers from all aspects of the Gigabit Cities ecosystem ?
from service providers to urban leaders to technology vendors to
applications developers and more ? to learn about different approaches and
business models for gigabit network success.

Hear thought leaders, see new products and services and learn from peers
and solutions providers, all under one roof.

Chris will participate in a panel discussion, *Open Access* *and the Future*
, on the morning of Thursday the 14th, time to be determined.

... More Details Here - and a Complimentary Code for City Officials,
Activists, etc ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/gigabit-cities-live-atlanta-may-13th-and-14th>

What Does It Mean to Be A Gigabit City? Sharing Positive Outcomes Together
(SPOT)
<http://muninetworks.org/content/what-does-it-mean-be-gigabit-city-sharing-positive-outcomes-together-spot>
Mon, April 13, 2015 | Posted by Staff <http://muninetworks.org/users/staff>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/what-does-it-mean-be-gigabit-city-sharing-positive-outcomes-together-spot>

In North Carolina, Wilson?s Greenlight gigabit fiber network
<http://www.greenlightnc.com/> is doing everything it can to ensure
everyone benefits from this important municipal investment. The city-owned
network is a key partner in a digital inclusion program, Sharing Positive
Outcomes Together (SPOT), which focuses on the children least likely to
have high quality Internet access in their homes.

Though the digital divide remains a serious policy challenge, Wilson
Greenlight and SPOT demonstrate s that solutions can be inspiring and fun.

*Training With a 4-Dimensional Approach*

SPOT is an after-hours educational program focused on children ages 5 to 18
and attracts youth from all backgrounds, including those who are homeless
or fostered to those with professional parents burdened by demanding work
schedules. Among other components, its mission is to promote an atmosphere
of accountability, confidence, and self-esteem. SPOT invites its children
to dream, be ?ambitious, inspired, high school graduates,? while
?addressing and closing society's darker cracks that way too many young
lives fall into.? ?Leave it at the door and come grow? is part of its motto.

... Learn More About Wilson's Approach Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/what-does-it-mean-be-gigabit-city-sharing-positive-outcomes-together-spot>

Leverett Starts to Light Up in Massachusetts
<http://muninetworks.org/content/leverett-starts-light-massachusetts>
Thu, April 16, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/leverett-starts-light-massachusetts>

The celebrated municipal network in Leverett, Massachusetts, is starting to
serve select areas of the community. Customers' properties on the north
side of town are now receiving 1 gigabit Internet service from the town's
partner Crocker Communications. These early subscribers are considered
"beta sites." Telephone service will become available when the network has
been fully tested.

According to the press release
<http://leverett.ma.us/content/broadband-committee>:

The Town's initial plan was to turn on all subscriber locations at the same
time; but interest from pre-subscribers was so strong that the Town's
Broadband Committee arranged to offer sequential connections as individual
homes are spliced into the network distribution cable.

... Read More on Leverett Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/leverett-starts-light-massachusetts>

Mesh Networks: They Are Out There
<http://muninetworks.org/content/mesh-networks-they-are-out-there>
Fri, April 17, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/mesh-networks-they-are-out-there>

There are probably more mesh Wi-Fi
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term29> networks operating in the U.S.
than most of us realize. They require only one hard-wired connection to the
Internet and there are many industrious, tech minded people out there who
have the skills to set up this self-healing technology, though they are
still working out the kinks.

A mesh network allows devices to engage each other without going through a
central point. If I want to use my cell phone to call the cell phone of
someone standing 10 feet away from me, the signal may travel thousands of
times farther than it would have to because a cell phone company wants to
track minutes, collect data, and more. In a mesh network, the two devices
would just talk to each other without intermediation.

A recent Technical.ly article
<http://technical.ly/2015/04/06/12-communities-experimenting-mesh-networks/>,
explores a dozen communities that are using the technology to serve local
residents.

... More on Mesh Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/mesh-networks-they-are-out-there>

Community Broadband Media Roundup - April 17
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-april-17>
Sat, April 18, 2015 | Posted by rebecca
<http://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-april-17>

This week, Christopher traveled to Austin, Texas for the Broadband
Communities Conference <http://bbcmag.com/>. It was great to connect with
so many people doing great work and build on the energy we are seeing
across the country. Onward!

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Pokes Finger in Eye of Telecom Incumbents at
Broadband Communities in Austin
<http://broadbandbreakfast.com/2015/04/fcc-chairman-tom-wheeler-pokes-finger-in-eye-of-telecom-incumbents-at-broadband-communities-in-austin/>
by
Drew Clark, BroadbandBreakfast.com

Wheeler Talks Up Pre-emption Says There Are Serious Questions About ISP
Competition
<http://www.multichannel.com/news/broadband/wheeler-talks-preemption/389766#sthash.vRZnIId9.dpuf>by
John Eggerton, MultiChannel

Just to reiterate:

"The Commission respects the important role of state governments in our
federal system," he said, "and we do not take the matter of preempting
state laws lightly. But it is a well-established principle that state laws
that inhibit the exercise of federal policy may be subject to preemption in
appropriate circumstances. My position on this matter was shaped by a few
irrefutable broadband truths:

   - *You can't say you're for broadband - but endorse limits on who can
   offer it,*
   - *You can't follow Congress' explicit instruction to 'remove barriers'
   to infrastructure investment - but endorse barriers to infrastructure
   investment,*
   - *And you can't say you're for competition - but deny local elected
   officials the right to offer competitive choices.*"

... Last Week's Roundup Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-april-17>

Community Broadband Media Roundup - April 12
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-april-12>
Tue, April 14, 2015 | Posted by rebecca
<http://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-april-12>

*Community Broadband News Around the Nation:*

*Colorado*

Community and candidates react to Grand Junction election results
<http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/The-Grand-Junction-community-and-candidates-react-to-municipal-election-results-299002071.html>
by
Lindsey Pallares, KJCT-TV

?It?s an indication that people really want to see us have better fiber in
this city so we'll step back as a city council and see what are next steps
to go forward,? says Mayor Phyllis Norris.

*Connecticut*

Connectict is taking steps to become the nation's first gigabit state. You
can also check out ourCommunity Broadband Bits episode 118
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/connecticut-communities-want-better-internet-access-community-broadband-bits-episode-118>
for
more on how they're doing it.

... The Roundup from Two Weeks Ago Here ...
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From rob at omsoft.com  Thu Apr 23 17:28:22 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:28:22 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Fundraising Plan
Message-ID: <55398E26.8020708@omsoft.com>

Hi Folks

Here is a fundraising plan we've put forth. It was made at a meeting 
with Davis Gig volunteers and a board member from the fundraising 
subcommittee of Davis Community Network.
Since fundraising supports public outreach, the plan outlines next steps 
in that direction as well. Please take a look and if you have comments, 
let me know.

http://goo.gl/ExLtTs


The DCN board has discussed being a fiscal agent for Davis GiG, and 
there is more work to do there. More on that at the next general meeting 
of the Davis Gig group.

Currently we are needing funding (perhaps that was previously promised 
for a trip to Austin) to bootstrap the process for a logo, and initial 
marketing materials, to talk to people about it at Farmer's Market. 
There we will start direct advocacy and hope to raise funds there.

We will also  be posting on twitter as we produce individual efforts  
now for the goal, including this effort, so please everyone on this 
email list that uses twitter, please follow davis_gig.
  It will all look to the world like we are busy.


Onward

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From rob at omsoft.com  Mon Apr 27 17:47:46 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:47:46 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Meet with City Staff #2
Message-ID: <553ED8B2.2000007@omsoft.com>

Hi Davis Gig folks -

Another meeting is setup for Wed at noon. We  are looking for anyone 
from Davis Gig that would like to meet with them.
We will follow up from our last meeting, and see what has developed on 
their side of things.

At this point, I have interest from one other person.

Really though - this should not be the Rob N show, and though I REALLY 
want to see this happen for our city, I also don't want to
monopolize the process, so anyone else that could come please pipe Up 
and drop me a private email.

Thanks
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From christopher at newrules.org  Tue Apr 28 07:32:58 2015
From: christopher at newrules.org (Christopher Mitchell)
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 09:32:58 -0500
Subject: [Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 4/28
Message-ID: <CAAe53yvycwriKq0NFCUad16jRD5gVbNiRLGHvyQA2iiuVjj+zg@mail.gmail.com>

*Recent Stories from MuniNetworks.org - a project of the **Institute for
Local Self-Reliance. Instructions for unsubscribing appear at bottom.  Send
feedback.  Forward Widely.*


*The Institute for Local Self-Reliance is hiring a Finance and Operations
Manager!* If interested in working with us either in Minneapolis or DC, see
our job description here <http://www.idealist.org/view/job/knhBzD7sSW8d/>.

And in other news, I'll be in* New Haven, Cambridge, and Bangor* next week
in New England for various events next week Monday - Thursday. Don't forget
about the *Gigabit Cities Conference in Atlanta* in two weeks (May 13 and
14) - I'll be there talking about open access. You can attend too, at no
charge with the code at the bottom of this post
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/gigabit-cities-live-atlanta-may-13th-and-14th>
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Ammon Brings Local Connectivity to Idaho Schools as State Education Network
Goes Dark
<http://muninetworks.org/content/ammon-brings-local-connectivity-idaho-schools-state-education-network-goes-dark>
Fri, April 24, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/ammon-brings-local-connectivity-idaho-schools-state-education-network-goes-dark>

The City of Ammon's municipal fiber network recently stepped in to provide
primary broadband access for School District 93
<http://www.d93schools.org/pages/Bonneville> as the state's educational
network went dark reports Local News 8
<http://www.localnews8.com/news/local-schools-make-plans-for-own-broadband-ien-options/31348330>.
Watch the video of local coverage below.

When a judge ruled last year
<http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/02/11/3639838_judge-ien-contracts-are-void.html?rh=1>
that
the Idaho Education Network (IEN) contract between the state Department of
Administration was void, an education broadband crisis loomed across the
state. As the drama played out, however, local networks such as Ammon's
muni, have come to the rescue to keep students connected.

Ammon Mayor Dana Kirkham described an attitude characteristic of municipal
networks:

"I think it's just something we do in the spirit of collaboration, and I
think that's always important because when we talk about the school
district and the city it's all the same people, and so anytime we can keep
costs down it benefits everyone involved," Kirkham said.

... Some Pretty Stunning Data on Local Solutions Compared to CenturyLink ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/ammon-brings-local-connectivity-idaho-schools-state-education-network-goes-dark>

In Reedsburg, Expansion Weighed After Muni Fiber Success - Community
Broadband Bits Episode 147
<http://muninetworks.org/content/reedsburg-expansion-weighed-after-muni-fiber-success-community-broadband-bits-episode-147>
Tue, April 21, 2015 | Posted by christopher
<http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/reedsburg-expansion-weighed-after-muni-fiber-success-community-broadband-bits-episode-147>

The first gigabit city in Wisconsin, Reedsburg
<http://reedsburgutility.com/>, has a municipal fiber network operated by
the city-owned electric utility. This week, we talk with General Manager of
the Utility Commission, Brett Schuppner. Reedsburg fiber goes back to 2003,
which makes it one of the oldest FTTH
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13> networks in the nation.

Located about an hour outside of Madison, Reedsburg has seen more
investment from local industrial businesses because of its fiber network.
They received a broadband stimulus award to expand their network into some
surrounding rural areas and are now considering how they can continue
expanding the network deeper into surround Sauk County without federal
assistance.

We talk about what goes into these expansion discussions - what is the
dynamic when one community has a great network and the County would like it
to expand?

... Listen to the Show here
<http://muninetworks.org/content/reedsburg-expansion-weighed-after-muni-fiber-success-community-broadband-bits-episode-147>
... Or Read the Transcript Here
<http://muninetworks.org/content/transcript-community-broadband-bits-episode-147>
...

Shutesbury and Wendell Residents Ready to Vote on Wired West
<http://muninetworks.org/content/shutesbury-and-wendell-residents-ready-vote-wiredwest>
Mon, April 20, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/shutesbury-and-wendell-residents-ready-vote-wiredwest>

Five months ago volunteers in Shutesbury gathered to inventory local poles
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/small-town-volunteers-massachusetts-begin-pole-inventory>
to
prepare for a possible fiber deployment. Now, more than 40 percent of local
households have committed to high-speed Internet access through
WiredWest,reports
MassLive
<http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/shutesbury_wendell_wired_west_broadband_40_percent.html>.
Nearby Wendell is also celebrating the 40 percent milestone. According to
the article, these are the first communities in the WiredWest region to
reach the 40 percent milestone

The next step will be a required two-thirds vote at a town meeting to
authorize borrowing to fund the deployment in each community. After that, a
majority of voters must approve a debt exclusion in Shutesbury and Wendell
to invest in the capital projects as required by state law.

... Read More on Wired West Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/shutesbury-and-wendell-residents-ready-vote-wiredwest>

San Francisco Looks to Expand Muni Fiber and Wi-Fi
<http://muninetworks.org/content/san-francisco-looks-expand-muni-fiber-and-wi-fi>
Thu, April 23, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/san-francisco-looks-expand-muni-fiber-and-wi-fi>

San Francisco has long been considered a modern, glittering, tech capital.
For years its leaders have struggled with ensuring residents and businesses
actually had next-generation Internet access as AT&T and Comcast only
provide the same basic services that are available in most cities. In a recent
Backchannel article
<https://medium.com/backchannel/san-francisco-of-all-places-has-lousy-connectivity-this-man-wants-to-change-that-439ac981196f>,
Susan Crawford discusses how the City by the Bay is taking steps to develop
its vision, its long-term plan, and hopefully a network that will improve
connectivity in a city of over 800,000.

San Francisco has developed an Information and Communication Technology Plan
<http://sfcoit.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=2113>, which still
needs approval from the City Board of Supervisors. According to the
article, the plan calls on the city to take an incremental approach on its
path to improved connectivity. They plan to use a similar method as Santa
Monica by connecting municipal facilities - many of which are already
connected via fiber - and then shedding expensive leased circuits. By
eliminating that expense, the city will cut $1.3 million for Internet
access and networking services from its connectivity costs.

... Read More on San Francisco's Approach Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/san-francisco-looks-expand-muni-fiber-and-wi-fi>

Lincoln, Illinois, Once Again Looking at Fiber
<http://muninetworks.org/content/lincoln-illinois-once-again-looking-fiber>
Wed, April 22, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/lincoln-illinois-once-again-looking-fiber>

Lincoln, Illinois, has contemplated investing in a fiber-optic
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term10> municipal network since 2009
and, while they have not taken steps to deploy yet, the community appears
to be ready to dive in. The Lincoln Courier reports
<http://www.lincolncourier.com/article/20150411/NEWS/150419955/1994/NEWS> that
the City Council recently considered investing $100,000 to deploy fiber in
the downtown business district.

Lincoln, located right in the center of the state, is home to approximately
14,500 people. At the meeting, City Administrator Clay Johnson described
the need as essential for economic development:

"Fiber optics are the sewer and water for economic development; what
businesses look for when they want to locate in your area or expand in your
are is, ?do they have access to high speed internet? and in a lot of areas,
no they don?t."

... Get the Rest of our Coverage on This Story Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/lincoln-illinois-once-again-looking-fiber>

LUS Fiber Brings Free Wi-Fi to Airport
<http://muninetworks.org/content/lus-fiber-brings-free-wi-fi-airport>
Thu, April 23, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/lus-fiber-brings-free-wi-fi-airport>

LUS Fiber is now sharing its municipal gigabit network with travelers at
the Lafayette Regional Airport, reports KLFY News 10
<http://klfy.com/2015/04/17/new-partnership-with-lus-fiber-for-wifi-at-lafayette-regional-airport/>.
According to the article, freeWi-Fi
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term29> is available at the airport
supported by LUS Fiber.

?Today?s travelers expect to stay connected when they are away from the
office or home. With complimentary WiFi, guests can check important email,
post to social media and browse the Internet,? said Steven Picou, Executive
Director of Lafayette Regional Airport. ?We recognize that to deliver
complimentary Internet access contributes towards a positive customer
impression of the airport, as well as Lafayette.?

LUS Fiber and the city of Lafayette has recently attracted
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/three-new-companies-move-silicon-bayou> a
number of high tech companies and understands the value of first
impressions.

... The Rest of the Story Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/lus-fiber-brings-free-wi-fi-airport>

Community Broadband Media Roundup - April 25
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-april-25>
Mon, April 27, 2015 | Posted by rebecca
<http://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-april-25>

The big news this week was about the fall of the Comcast/Time Warner Cable
merger. We like to think it was because of our incredibly brilliant,
insightful (also: "witty", "pithy", "charming"...) letter to Comcast
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/our-totally-not-ironic-letter-support-comcasttwc-merger>
.

Once Comcast?s Deal Shifted to a Focus on Broadband, Its Ambitions Were Sunk
<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/business/media/once-comcasts-deal-shifted-to-a-focus-on-broadband-its-ambitions-were-sunk.html?_r=0>By
JONATHAN MAHLER, New York Times

At the end of the day, the government?s commitment to maintaining a free
and open Internet did not square with the prospect of a single company
controlling as much as 40 percent of the public?s access to it? it didn?t
really matter if Comcast and Time Warner?s cable markets overlapped. The
real issue was broadband.

Blocking Comcast Is a Start. But if We Want Better Broadband, We Need Much
More
<http://recode.net/2015/04/23/blocking-comcast-is-a-start-but-if-we-want-better-broadband-we-need-much-more/>
by
Peter Kafka, Re/Code

... Read the Full Community Broadband Media Roundup Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-april-25>

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From tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu  Wed Apr 29 16:44:07 2015
From: tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu (Todd Kaiser)
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 16:44:07 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Tabling at Celebrate Davis?
Message-ID: <CAGUxxC77Cpx6hcn-znUEohrT5nzueLvDJEy=urUUZM=Qq_8sqg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Everyone,

Should we look into getting a booth at Celebrate Davis on May 14th? I
haven't been before, but assume that it has a nice turnout.

It looks like a non-profit booth costs $180.
http://web.davischamber.com/events/Celebrate-Davis!-629/details#sthash.Tg0liyLn.dpbs

Best,
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From fugsco at gmail.com  Wed Apr 29 17:06:40 2015
From: fugsco at gmail.com (Scott F)
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 17:06:40 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Tabling at Celebrate Davis?
In-Reply-To: <CAGUxxC77Cpx6hcn-znUEohrT5nzueLvDJEy=urUUZM=Qq_8sqg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGUxxC77Cpx6hcn-znUEohrT5nzueLvDJEy=urUUZM=Qq_8sqg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <15252BF3-7DFF-4B34-A8FD-73A78684DF22@gmail.com>

I volunteer to table. 
Scott Fuglei 



> On Apr 29, 2015, at 4:44 PM, Todd Kaiser <tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> Should we look into getting a booth at Celebrate Davis on May 14th? I haven't been before, but assume that it has a nice turnout.
> 
> It looks like a non-profit booth costs $180.
> http://web.davischamber.com/events/Celebrate-Davis!-629/details#sthash.Tg0liyLn.dpbs
> 
> Best,
> Todd Kaiser
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 
> Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts:
> 
> http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start
> 
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> Davisgig at list.omsoft.com
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From szsherm at yahoo.com  Wed Apr 29 17:22:54 2015
From: szsherm at yahoo.com (Shneor Sherman)
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 17:22:54 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Tabling at Celebrate Davis?
In-Reply-To: <15252BF3-7DFF-4B34-A8FD-73A78684DF22@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1430353374.83131.YahooMailBasic@web161701.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

I do not mean to throw cold water on any ideas. However, before any publicity we should plan how to go about this, since it will be most effective as a coordinated effort. That means that materials need to be approved by someone or group, and a plan designed and approved by someone or group, for starters. That also includes an op-ed and letters-to-the-editor campaign. Otherwise, this reminds me of the cartoon showing a programmer saying "I'll start to code, you go get the requirements". I guess that I am proposing a publicity (or maybe marketing) committee, if one does not yet exist.

Shneor Sherman
--------------------------------------------
On Wed, 4/29/15, Scott F <fugsco at gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Davisgig] Tabling at Celebrate Davis?
 To: "Todd Kaiser" <tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu>
 Cc: "Davis gig" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
 Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 5:06 PM
 
 I
 volunteer to table.?Scott Fuglei?
 
 
 
 On Apr 29,
 2015, at 4:44 PM, Todd Kaiser <tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu>
 wrote:
 
 Hi Everyone,
 Should we look into getting a booth
 at Celebrate Davis on May 14th? I haven't been before,
 but assume that it has a nice turnout.
 It looks like a non-profit booth
 costs $180.http://web.davischamber.com/events/Celebrate-Davis!-629/details#sthash.Tg0liyLn.dpbs
 
 Best,Todd
 Kaiser
 
 _______________________________________________
 
 Please ref
 our wiki for details, documents and contacts:
 
 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start
 
 Davisgig
 mailing list
 Davisgig at list.omsoft.com
 http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig
 
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 _______________________________________________
 
 Please ref our wiki for
 details, documents and contacts:
 
 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start
 
 Davisgig mailing list
 Davisgig at list.omsoft.com
 http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig
 


From rob at omsoft.com  Wed Apr 29 21:21:10 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 21:21:10 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Tabling at Celebrate Davis?
In-Reply-To: <CAGUxxC77Cpx6hcn-znUEohrT5nzueLvDJEy=urUUZM=Qq_8sqg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGUxxC77Cpx6hcn-znUEohrT5nzueLvDJEy=urUUZM=Qq_8sqg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5541ADB6.4060202@omsoft.com>

Hi

I'm a little jaded on celebrate Davis personally, I've done it some 
years, but haven't had a bunch of merchandise. to give out, or an 
interactive game to play like a ring toss or a wheel of fortune.  So 
people just kind of pass you by,  plus  there is materials production to 
consider, though we might be able to get our  logo and PR materials 
ready in 2 weeks, it would be rushed.  Though my mind says we should 
probably be there, my heart isn't in it.

If someone wants to take it on and make it happen, I would help if I could.

Thanks
RAN

On 4/29/2015 4:44 PM, Todd Kaiser wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Should we look into getting a booth at Celebrate Davis on May 14th? I 
> haven't been before, but assume that it has a nice turnout.
>
> It looks like a non-profit booth costs $180.
> http://web.davischamber.com/events/Celebrate-Davis!-629/details#sthash.Tg0liyLn.dpbs 
> <http://web.davischamber.com/events/Celebrate-Davis%21-629/details#sthash.Tg0liyLn.dpbs>
>
> Best,
> Todd Kaiser
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts:
>
> http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start
>
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> Davisgig at list.omsoft.com
> http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig
>
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From omrob at omsoft.com  Wed Apr 29 23:20:47 2015
From: omrob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 23:20:47 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Tabling at Celebrate Davis?
In-Reply-To: <1430353374.83131.YahooMailBasic@web161701.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
References: <1430353374.83131.YahooMailBasic@web161701.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <5541C9BF.4020706@omsoft.com>

Hi

So TO this, I'd say that our fundraising meeting, on April 20th 
generated a plan for the public outreach effort, since that is what the 
fundraising is initiall going to, so go ahead and check that out.

It is here:  http://goo.gl/ExLtTs

Our meeting today with City staff reinforced to me, their need for 
public outreach to happen, culminating in some outreach workshops on the 
topic that will be held this summer/fall. This is an extra project to 
them on top of 2-3 other projects, and so they are looking to us for 
assistance coordinating and publicizing them. So our fundraising plan 
notes have an outline of what needs to happen.

Current deliverables for that are

logo
paypal acct
paypal, twitter, facebook logos and functions linked from the davisgig.org
A fund raising solicitation form letter.
2 minute talk
letter to the editor - going to use the tech'd up website draft Doug, 
Gary, Todd, and others worked on for that.
17 minute talk
small fact sheet  - has twitter handle, dates for outreach events, 
information, website, support, etc.
stickers
banner for table

We'd want at least most of this in place, because while we are doing 
public outreach, we are fundraising, and want to have it all ready. Its
a pain  to get your infrastructure in place while your actively workign 
the promotion part.



  If anyone else wants to help out doing any of the above with the 
Public outreach part, please email me, and I'll make sure to include you 
on emails
Good thing is too, is that today we met with someone interested and 
capable of providing a nice logo, so we'll see what comes of that.





On 4/29/2015 5:22 PM, Shneor Sherman wrote:
> I do not mean to throw cold water on any ideas. However, before any publicity we should plan how to go about this, since it will be most effective as a coordinated effort. That means that materials need to be approved by someone or group, and a plan designed and approved by someone or group, for starters. That also includes an op-ed and letters-to-the-editor campaign. Otherwise, this reminds me of the cartoon showing a programmer saying "I'll start to code, you go get the requirements". I guess that I am proposing a publicity (or maybe marketing) committee, if one does not yet exist.
>
> Shneor Sherman
> --------------------------------------------
> On Wed, 4/29/15, Scott F <fugsco at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   Subject: Re: [Davisgig] Tabling at Celebrate Davis?
>   To: "Todd Kaiser" <tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu>
>   Cc: "Davis gig" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
>   Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 5:06 PM
>   
>   I
>   volunteer to table. Scott Fuglei
>   
>   
>   
>   On Apr 29,
>   2015, at 4:44 PM, Todd Kaiser <tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu>
>   wrote:
>   
>   Hi Everyone,
>   Should we look into getting a booth
>   at Celebrate Davis on May 14th? I haven't been before,
>   but assume that it has a nice turnout.
>   It looks like a non-profit booth
>   costs $180.http://web.davischamber.com/events/Celebrate-Davis!-629/details#sthash.Tg0liyLn.dpbs
>   
>   Best,Todd
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From szsherm at yahoo.com  Thu Apr 30 12:18:20 2015
From: szsherm at yahoo.com (Shneor Sherman)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:18:20 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Tabling at Celebrate Davis?
In-Reply-To: <5541C9BF.4020706@omsoft.com>
Message-ID: <1430421500.73360.YahooMailBasic@web161702.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

Rob,
This does not address content at all

Shneor Sherman.
--------------------------------------------
On Wed, 4/29/15, Robert Nickerson <omrob at omsoft.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Davisgig] Tabling at Celebrate Davis?
 To: davisgig at list.omsoft.com
 Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 11:20 PM
 
 
     Hi 
 
     
 
     So TO this, I'd say that our fundraising meeting, on
 April 20th
     generated a plan for the public outreach effort, since
 that is what
     the fundraising is initiall going to, so go ahead and
 check that
     out. 
 
     
 
     It is here:? http://goo.gl/ExLtTs
 
     
 
    


From omrob at omsoft.com  Thu Apr 30 12:36:45 2015
From: omrob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:36:45 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Tabling at Celebrate Davis?
In-Reply-To: <1430421500.73360.YahooMailBasic@web161702.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
References: <1430421500.73360.YahooMailBasic@web161702.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <5542844D.8040706@omsoft.com>

Hi

Yes, you are right, it is not a specific example of letter to the editor 
or flier content, but it is a plan that says what content we need and when.
I'd think those  steps outline in the document need to be followed in 
that order to produce our public outreach effort.

It is not a link to any specific piece of content.

Here is a link to the letter to the editor draft
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zsG-ZvTDBWXKHG-J0vB3qwJbB9uAjnd1kBQD1wJfDv8/edit?usp=sharing

Of course we would take out everything mentioning the website like all 
that above the fold below the fold type stuff.
I will do a quick edit of this document at some point removing that.

Thanks
RAN



On 4/30/2015 12:18 PM, Shneor Sherman wrote:
> Rob,
> This does not address content at all
>
> Shneor Sherman.
> --------------------------------------------
> On Wed, 4/29/15, Robert Nickerson <omrob at omsoft.com> wrote:
>
>   Subject: Re: [Davisgig] Tabling at Celebrate Davis?
>   To: davisgig at list.omsoft.com
>   Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 11:20 PM
>   
>   
>       Hi
>   
>       
>   
>       So TO this, I'd say that our fundraising meeting, on
>   April 20th
>       generated a plan for the public outreach effort, since
>   that is what
>       the fundraising is initiall going to, so go ahead and
>   check that
>       out.
>   
>       
>   
>       It is here:  http://goo.gl/ExLtTs
>   
>       
>   
>      
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From rob at omsoft.com  Thu Apr 30 19:03:21 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 19:03:21 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] City Staff Meeting Review + Davis Gig General Meeting
	Wed May 6th
Message-ID: <5542DEE9.60602@omsoft.com>

Hi All


1) Our 2nd meeting with City staff was informative, and productive. It 
seems these meetings will develop and continue over the next months. 
Although the conversation was diverse and varied, here are some key 
points that were discussed most.

  a) The innovation parks are still center stage, but perhaps they could 
be, in part aids to our initial efforts in fundraising. Perhaps any 
parcel tax we use to fund this effort and make a city utility would be 
the same election as those parks, or perhaps they could be tied together 
in some other way. The ddevelopers of said parks, eager to get their 
developments passed, might seriously contribute financially to the 
deployment, as its in their interest anyways, as potential tenants would 
be sold, on the gigiabit FTTH

  b) the goal of having public outreach sessions was reiterated. We can 
and should take the initiative and make these happen, and invite city 
staff and council members.  They need to be  videotaped and part of the 
community record.

  c)  Assistance is needed defining and preparing the scope of the 
Request For Prooposal (RFP) for the Feasability Study Report (FSR) the 
council needs, and cannot act without.  The FSR has to hit on community 
goals of Carbon Footprint, Sustainability, economic Diversification etc. 
Thoughts were we have to find a municipality that has done the same type 
of thing, perhaps see their RFP or FSR if public and see if we can gain 
insight from that, to help prepare the city RFP for the FSR for 
municipal community owned broadband.

I hope i have that  characterized correctly.

  d) We are needing all this rather soon, the public outreach, and the 
terms for the RFP. We need this to have an alternative to the Comcast 
provided I-net the city currently uses for all its facilities. In 
September 2018 that franchise agreement is up, and I don't really think 
Comcast is going to give it away for free now. Plus, if there is to be a 
parcel tax or vote to do this city wide as a utility with a line item as 
an annual  property tax piece or add onto the Water Sewer Garbage bill,  
that vote needs to happen 06.2016.

  e) Next meeting will try to have with the yolo county folks as well to 
discuss efforts in a county context with LAFCO, the commission that 
ordered development of the Yolo Broadband Strategic Plan.



2) General Meeting location TBA Wed May 6th, 6:30pm.

Please drop me an email if  you plan to attend so I can get a sense of 
attendance. I think this is an important meeting to attend because our 
public outreach / fundraising efforts are going to begin in earnest.

Taking monies for our effort likely involves an existing 501c3 non 
profit to act as a Fiscal Agent, be able to provide a bank account to 
tie our paypal donation button into and provide receipts for donations. 
It could be Davis Community Network, That needs to be discussed, a 
larger group, and, since we are not an organizational entitiy, someone 
aside from myself needs to be the person to enter into an Agreeement on 
DavisGig's behalf.

Around the Corner
5/6/15 Speaking about the project to the Progressive Business Exchange. 
Hopefully Ill pound out an  exciting 15 minute or so talk on it that is 
reproducible ;)



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From dawalter at dcn.org  Thu Apr 30 23:10:17 2015
From: dawalter at dcn.org (Douglas A. Walter)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 23:10:17 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] City Staff Meeting Review + Davis Gig General
	Meeting Wed May 6th
In-Reply-To: <5542DEE9.60602@omsoft.com>
References: <5542DEE9.60602@omsoft.com>
Message-ID: <EB2B3E53-9732-4D78-8359-BF9DAD0B07DB@dcn.org>

Hi all. I thought the items from the meeting with City staff were of great interest, but I wanted to focus in on this:

On Apr 30, 2015, at 7:03 PM, Robert Nickerson via Davisgig wrote:

> Hi All 
> 
> [snip]
> 
> 2) General Meeting location TBA Wed May 6th, 6:30pm. 
> 
> [snip]
> Taking monies for our effort likely involves an existing 501c3 non profit to act as a Fiscal Agent, be able to provide a bank account to tie our paypal donation button into and provide receipts for donations. It could be Davis Community Network, That needs to be discussed, a larger group, and, since we are not an organizational entitiy, someone aside from myself needs to be the person to enter     into an Agreeement on DavisGig's behalf. 

Okay, I do think that this could be a productive direction. I want to be sure everyone understands, though, that all money donated to a 501(c)3 is "irrevocably dedicated to charity," and can have NO mixing with an effort to pass something in an election. Indeed, once a vote comes anywhere close, a charity has to be very careful to desist from educational efforts that might be misinterpreted as trying to influence voters to make a specific decision. Yes, there's a little bit of slop, but there's a good reason that political pros have so many forms of PACs and other organizations -- including 501(c)4s -- that are structured so that they can accept donations and then work on electoral issues.

So for what activities are we soliciting donations, and when/how are we going to separate "pure" education about muni gigabit fiber networks from the political question of financing a public utility that will construct such a network?

> 
> Around the Corner
> 5/6/15 Speaking about the project to the Progressive Business Exchange. Hopefully Ill pound out an  exciting 15 minute or so talk on it that is reproducible ;) 
> 

Gee, that sounds like a fun thing to do before a General Meeting!

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