[Davisgig] Meeting 3/4/15 6pm & CITY COUNCIL

[Steve McMahon]

FYI, all, materials regarding the Yolo LAFCO broadband report are available
at:
http://www.yolocounty.org/general-government/yolo-lafco/shared-services-initiative/yolo-broadband

The report recommends -- with no ambivalence at all -- that the City of
Davis "Adopt General Plan policies that incorporate broadband as a public
utility and create a policy framework to promote its deployment in public
and private projects as appropriate. "

Their survey also does not report any percentage at all of residents with
Internet speeds that would count as broadband under FCC definitions, though
they did say that there were individual reports of speeds up-to 57mbps.

Just a note on earlier discussions: I think the release of this report ends
the period during which we might think the issue was under the radar. We're
out, and we might as well get talking to the politicians. We can be sure
that Comcast and AT&T will be.

Steve


On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 3:31 PM, Robert Nickerson <rob at omsoft.com> wrote:

>  Hi
>
> So went to the Connected Capital Area Consortium meeting this week and
> found out that Winters CA will invest in putting in Fiber. I really know no
> more details than that, didn't get to talk with the mayor or anything.
>
> The Yolo LAFCO ED Christine Crawford will be  at City Council on 3.3 to
> present the "Yolo County Broadband Plan" recommendations for Davis. The
> consultant from Magellan Advisors was with Christine at the CCAC meeting,
> so, likely hes in town doing all the meetings with her.
>
> I do not know what time it will be at the city council, or if there will
> be public comment or what, but should tomorrow.  I'll plan on attending if
> its reasonably timed, and they are looking for public input. Anyone else
> would be welcome (especially since I have another committmetn that night
> I'd like not to break) but I think it would be good for the council to hear
> from citizens that we do not want, yet another monopoly.
>
> Thanks
>
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