[Davisgig] City Support for Faster Internet?
Douglas A. Walter
dawalter at dcn.org
Tue Apr 7 17:08:19 PDT 2015
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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>> 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"
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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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>> 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
>>
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>> 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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