From rob at omsoft.com Thu Jul 2 11:57:31 2015 From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson) Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2015 11:57:31 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Tax Measure at City Council 07/07/2015 Message-ID: <5595899B.8030300@omsoft.com> HI Davisites Looks like this item is being discussed at City Council - would a TAX measure like this be happening at the next 06/2016 election? Municipal Fiber Optic should be a "priority capital project" Anyone think it worthwhile to speak up for DavisGIG at the Public Comment ? Or during this item? Item 6 7:00 Potential Tax Measure (City Manager Dirk Brazil/Assistant City Manager Kelly Stachowicz/Budget Manager Kelly Fletcher) Recommendation: Consider a General Utility User Tax to address unfunded needs, including, but not limited to, capital needs such road maintenance, bicycle paths/trails, and other priority capital projects, provide direction on the scope of such a tax measure and direct staff to begin analysis and return to the City Council with a draft Ordinance Thanks -- Rob Nickerson CEO Om Networks UCD Class of 96 C: 530-848-3865 If we have helped you in a positive way, please give us a good recommendation at daviswiki.org , and/or yelp.com . Please like us on Facebook . and put us in your circle at Google+ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dawalter at dcn.org Thu Jul 2 21:19:31 2015 From: dawalter at dcn.org (Douglas A. Walter) Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 21:19:31 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Tax Measure at City Council 07/07/2015 In-Reply-To: <5595899B.8030300@omsoft.com> References: <5595899B.8030300@omsoft.com> Message-ID: <54597B0B-5244-44B3-A555-C418D7E8E6BC@dcn.org> Yes, MFO should be a "priority capital project," and is much more important than a sports park (which I believe has been bandied about for funding through this). Yes, I would like to express a view to the Council. OTOH, are we going to see a jamming of the public comment period, or? who on City staff if going to report on this, and will the Chief Innovation Officer be asked for any comment? (I feel like I let go for a little while, and am now trying to catch back up.) On Jul 2, 2015, at 11:57 AM, Robert Nickerson wrote: > HI Davisites > > Looks like this item is being discussed at City Council - would a TAX measure like this be happening at the next 06/2016 election? > Municipal Fiber Optic should be a "priority capital project" > > Anyone think it worthwhile to speak up for DavisGIG at the Public Comment ? Or during this item? > > > Item 6 > 7:00 Potential Tax Measure (City Manager Dirk Brazil/Assistant City Manager Kelly > Stachowicz/Budget Manager Kelly Fletcher) > Recommendation: Consider a General Utility User Tax to address unfunded needs, > including, but not limited to, capital needs such road maintenance, bicycle paths/trails, > and other priority capital projects, provide direction on the scope of such a tax measure > and direct staff to begin analysis and return to the City Council with a draft Ordinance > > Thanks > -- > Rob Nickerson > > CEO > Om Networks > UCD Class of 96 > C: 530-848-3865 > > If we have helped you in a positive way, please give us a good > recommendation at daviswiki.org, and/or yelp.com. > Please like us on Facebook. and put us in your circle at Google+ > _______________________________________________ > > 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 Doug Walter (home address) dawalter at dcn.org 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jhframe at dcn.org Thu Jul 2 21:46:30 2015 From: jhframe at dcn.org (Jim Frame) Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2015 21:46:30 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Tax Measure at City Council 07/07/2015 In-Reply-To: <5595899B.8030300@omsoft.com> References: <5595899B.8030300@omsoft.com> Message-ID: <559613A6.4050703@dcn.org> I'd be careful with this. Absent a formal needs assessment, substantial -- perhaps even majority -- community awareness and support, *and* a detailed implementation/business plan, my sense is that municipal fiber will get tarred with the "nice to have" brush during council deliberations, and any proposal to include it on a near-term tax measure will be relegated to the "not now" bucket along with swimming pools and sports parks. That could be worse in the long run than no mention at all during this agenda item. One or two remarks at the podium about the importance of muni fiber might help with councilmember awareness, but swarming public comment with pleas for inclusion on a 2016 tax measure doesn't seem like a good idea to me. On 7/2/2015 11:57 AM, Robert Nickerson wrote: > HI Davisites > > Looks like this item is being discussed at City Council - would a TAX > measure like this be happening at the next 06/2016 election? > Municipal Fiber Optic should be a "priority capital project" > > Anyone think it worthwhile to speak up for DavisGIG at the Public > Comment ? Or during this item? > > > Item 6 > 7:00 Potential Tax Measure (City Manager Dirk Brazil/Assistant City > Manager Kelly > Stachowicz/Budget Manager Kelly Fletcher) > Recommendation: Consider a General Utility User Tax to address unfunded > needs, > including, but not limited to, capital needs such road maintenance, > bicycle paths/trails, > and other priority capital projects, provide direction on the scope of > such a tax measure > and direct staff to begin analysis and return to the City Council with a > draft Ordinance > > Thanks > -- > Rob Nickerson > > CEO > Om Networks > UCD Class of 96 > C: 530-848-3865 > > If we have helped you in a positive way, please give us a good > recommendation at daviswiki.org , and/or > yelp.com . > Please like us on Facebook > . and put us in your > circle at Google+ > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Frame jhframe at dcn.org 530.756.8584 Frame Surveying & Mapping 609 A Street Davis, CA 95616 -----------------------< Davis Community Network >------------------- From dawalter at dcn.org Thu Jul 2 21:59:02 2015 From: dawalter at dcn.org (Douglas A. Walter) Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 21:59:02 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Tax Measure at City Council 07/07/2015 In-Reply-To: <559613A6.4050703@dcn.org> References: <5595899B.8030300@omsoft.com> <559613A6.4050703@dcn.org> Message-ID: <6CD92EE8-664E-44C9-A74C-260FF578BD6D@dcn.org> I appreciate that comment, Jim. You might be right. We have a needs assessment in the Yolo Broadband Plan, but that's not formal in respect to digging trenches, etc. But for an implementation plan, you bring up the problem of "when" and "with what money?" On occasion that seems like "which comes first, chicken or egg?" On Jul 2, 2015, at 9:46 PM, Jim Frame wrote: > I'd be careful with this. Absent a formal needs assessment, substantial -- perhaps even majority -- community awareness and support, *and* a detailed implementation/business plan, my sense is that municipal fiber will get tarred with the "nice to have" brush during council deliberations, and any proposal to include it on a near-term tax measure will be relegated to the "not now" bucket along with swimming pools and sports parks. That could be worse in the long run than no mention at all during this agenda item. > > One or two remarks at the podium about the importance of muni fiber might help with councilmember awareness, but swarming public comment with pleas for inclusion on a 2016 tax measure doesn't seem like a good idea to me. > > On 7/2/2015 11:57 AM, Robert Nickerson wrote: >> HI Davisites >> >> Looks like this item is being discussed at City Council - would a TAX >> measure like this be happening at the next 06/2016 election? >> Municipal Fiber Optic should be a "priority capital project" >> >> Anyone think it worthwhile to speak up for DavisGIG at the Public >> Comment ? Or during this item? >> >> >> Item 6 >> 7:00 Potential Tax Measure (City Manager Dirk Brazil/Assistant City >> Manager Kelly >> Stachowicz/Budget Manager Kelly Fletcher) >> Recommendation: Consider a General Utility User Tax to address unfunded >> needs, >> including, but not limited to, capital needs such road maintenance, >> bicycle paths/trails, >> and other priority capital projects, provide direction on the scope of >> such a tax measure >> and direct staff to begin analysis and return to the City Council with a >> draft Ordinance >> >> Thanks >> -- >> Rob Nickerson >> >> CEO >> Om Networks >> UCD Class of 96 >> C: 530-848-3865 >> >> If we have helped you in a positive way, please give us a good >> recommendation at daviswiki.org , and/or >> yelp.com . >> Please like us on Facebook >> . and put us in your >> circle at Google+ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jim Frame jhframe at dcn.org 530.756.8584 > Frame Surveying & Mapping 609 A Street Davis, CA 95616 > -----------------------< Davis Community Network >------------------- > _______________________________________________ > > 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 Doug Walter ? dawalter at dcn.org ? home We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers. ? Rev. Dr. M.L. King http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-lecture.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From omrob at omsoft.com Mon Jul 6 14:07:41 2015 From: omrob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson) Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:07:41 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Meeting Reminder 7/14/2015 6:30pm Davis Library Message-ID: <559AEE1D.6020807@omsoft.com> Hi Giggers So I'll just put out there, that I had another great weekend tabling. We are at around 240 people through the website, which is great. Everyone I talked to but one grumpy old man was very interested, and made some great contacts. Here is a big reminder about our meeting coming next week. This is going to be a great talk about the new technologies you will be using over the DavisGIG network. We'd like it to be well populated so please come if you can. I'll be putting this around social media. Please like the DavisGIG facebook group and refer to it from there if you can Thanks RAN When: Tuesday July 14th 6:30 pm - 7:30pm Where: Davis Public Library What: DavisGIG - Municipal Fiber Options Community Meeting BY: DavisGIG and Davis Community Network (DCN) Cost: Free, donations accepted DavisGIG, a community group within town, is advocating for a municipal-owned, fiber-optic telecommunications network for Davis. We are presenting two speakers. Robert Nickerson "Municipal Fiber Optic for Davis" We will explore what fiber optic Internet means, and why a community-owned fiber build is the best approach for Davis. Robert Nickerson, is an Inter-nut, who has worked providing Internet Access, locally, since 1996. He is one of the owners of Omsoft, and very involved with DavisGIG(www.davisgig.org), DCN (www.dcn.org) and Davis Makerspace (www.davismakerspace.org) Oliver Kreylos, Ph.d "Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Telepresence" These terms, you have no doubt heard of, are the next generation of human computer interface. They are being deployed to mass market in 2016, and you might know some of the more popular products such as OculusVR, Microsoft HoloLens or Google Glass. A roaring-fast fiber-optic network is needed in Davis to create the necessary platform to utilize this new technology. Dr. Kreylos has been working as a researcher, developer and inventor in the field of Computer Visualization. He has been a Project Scientist with the UCD, Institute for Data Analysis and Visualization for over 12 years. -- Rob Nickerson CEO Om Networks UCD Class of 96 C: 530-848-3865 If we have helped you in a positive way, please give us a good recommendation at daviswiki.org , and/or yelp.com . 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URL: From rob at omsoft.com Mon Jul 6 17:34:49 2015 From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson) Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2015 17:34:49 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Tax Measure at City Council 07/07/2015 In-Reply-To: <6CD92EE8-664E-44C9-A74C-260FF578BD6D@dcn.org> References: <5595899B.8030300@omsoft.com> <559613A6.4050703@dcn.org> <6CD92EE8-664E-44C9-A74C-260FF578BD6D@dcn.org> Message-ID: <559B1EA9.50408@omsoft.com> Hi I think 1-3 people mentioning it at Public Comment would be good. We have one person who spoke up at Farmer's Market saying they would go. I'd appreciate anyone else too. Perhaps you can ask the Council to consider funding the Formal needs assessment with any current telecommunications funds, as it would be a valuable asset going forward. There are a lot of feuding funding needs right now, but none of them deliver revenues directly to the City. They need to know this. We can't afford to wait until the following 06/2018 election to get this voted on and funded. This needs to be considered at some level at the next election if citizens are going to be paying for this network through some sort of city bond. Thanks RAN On 7/2/2015 9:59 PM, Douglas A. Walter wrote: > I appreciate that comment, Jim. You might be right. We have a needs > assessment in the Yolo Broadband Plan, but that's not formal in > respect to digging trenches, etc. But for an implementation plan, you > bring up the problem of "when" and "with what money?" On occasion that > seems like "which comes first, chicken or egg?" > > On Jul 2, 2015, at 9:46 PM, Jim Frame wrote: > >> I'd be careful with this. Absent a formal needs assessment, >> substantial -- perhaps even majority -- community awareness and >> support, *and* a detailed implementation/business plan, my sense is >> that municipal fiber will get tarred with the "nice to have" brush >> during council deliberations, and any proposal to include it on a >> near-term tax measure will be relegated to the "not now" bucket along >> with swimming pools and sports parks. That could be worse in the >> long run than no mention at all during this agenda item. >> >> One or two remarks at the podium about the importance of muni fiber >> might help with councilmember awareness, but swarming public comment >> with pleas for inclusion on a 2016 tax measure doesn't seem like a >> good idea to me. >> >> On 7/2/2015 11:57 AM, Robert Nickerson wrote: >>> HI Davisites >>> >>> Looks like this item is being discussed at City Council - would a TAX >>> measure like this be happening at the next 06/2016 election? >>> Municipal Fiber Optic should be a "priority capital project" >>> >>> Anyone think it worthwhile to speak up for DavisGIG at the Public >>> Comment ? Or during this item? >>> >>> >>> Item 6 >>> 7:00 Potential Tax Measure (City Manager Dirk Brazil/Assistant City >>> Manager Kelly >>> Stachowicz/Budget Manager Kelly Fletcher) >>> Recommendation: Consider a General Utility User Tax to address unfunded >>> needs, >>> including, but not limited to, capital needs such road maintenance, >>> bicycle paths/trails, >>> and other priority capital projects, provide direction on the scope of >>> such a tax measure >>> and direct staff to begin analysis and return to the City Council with a >>> draft Ordinance >>> >>> Thanks >>> -- >>> Rob Nickerson >>> >>> CEO >>> Om Networks >>> UCD Class of 96 >>> C: 530-848-3865 >>> >>> If we have helped you in a positive way, please give us a good >>> recommendation at daviswiki.org >>> , and/or >>> yelp.com >>> . >>> Please like us on Facebook >>> . and put us in your >>> circle at Google+ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> 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 >>> >> >> -- >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Jim Frame jhframe at dcn.org >> 530.756.8584 >> Frame Surveying & Mapping 609 A Street Davis, CA 95616 >> -----------------------< Davis Community Network >------------------- >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 > > Doug Walter ? dawalter at dcn.org ? home > We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, > but we have not learned the simple art of living together as > brothers. ? Rev. Dr. M.L. King > http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-lecture.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- > Rob Nickerson > > CEO > Om Networks > UCD Class of 96 > C: 530-848-3865 > > If we have helped you in a positive way, please give us a good > recommendation at daviswiki.org , and/or > yelp.com . > Please like us on Facebook > . and put us in your > circle at Google+ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Check out the full listing of our conversations on Community Broadband Bits here .* KC Fiber Innovates in North Kansas City - Community Broadband Bits Episode 157 Tue, June 30, 2015 | Posted by christopher Every now and then, we stumble across something , read it twice, and then decide we need to verify it. In North Kansas City, a municipal fiber network operating in partnership with KC Fiber , is delivering a gig to residents at no ongoing charge after a reasonable one-time fee. To get the story, our interview this week for Community Broadband Bits is with Brooks Brown, Managing Partner of KC Fiber. KC Fiber is now running the North Kansas City municipal fiber network, liNKCity. The network delivers a free gigabit to the schools and after a one-time fee of $50-$300 (depending on desired connection capacity) residents can get a high quality fiber Internet connection with no additional charges for 10 years. KC Fiber is not your ordinary ISP, coming from the data center world where it does business as Data Shack. We discuss how this background makes it easier for KC Fiber to offer the gigabit at no ongoing cost in our interview. ... Listen to the Show ... Read the Transcript ... City and School Board Partner for Fiber in Maryland Wed, July 01, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez Cumberland and the Allegany Board of Education are collaborating to improve educational, municipal, and business connectivity in the city's downtown area,reports GovTech . The district's 23 schools are all connected, but the Maintenance and Facilities Warehouse is not yet connected. The location of the facility and the proposed fiber route will create an ideal opportunity to install fiber in a commercial corridor where ISPs can tap into the infrastructure, notes Cumberland's economic development coordinator Shawn Hershberger: ?It will expand upon the solid resources we already have and make us more competitive for future economic development projects,? said Hershberger ... Get More Details Here ... KeepBTLocal Working on Plan to Purchase BT Tue, June 30, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez Burlingtonians love their municipal network. We have reported in the past that, prior to the sale of the network to Blue Water LLC, a group of locals organized to create the KeepBTLocal cooperative . Recently, the organization reaffirmed its commitment to purchase the network when it goes up for sale, a condition of the Blue Water LLC transaction. A customer satisfaction survey in April revealed that BT customers are more than twice as satisfied with their provider as those obtaining service from competitors. The VTDigger reported survey results : ? 87% customer satisfaction with BT?s Customer Service; ? 24% of customers chose BT?s services after being recommended by a friend or family member; and ? General impression of BT by non-BT customers saw a 10% ?positive? increase over their 2014 impression. ... Read the Full Coverage Here ... Last-Mile FTTH Via Nonprofit Networks in New York State Thu, July 02, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez Western New York residents are welcoming the presence of a new Internet service provider, Empire Access , competing directly with Time Warner Cable and Verizon. Besides satisfied customers, no data caps, and no usage-based billing, Empire is different from the incumbents in another way - it uses nonprofit network infrastructure to deliver services. StopTheCap writes that Empire Access utilizes the Southern Tier Network (STN) to connect to communities in Steuben, Chemung, and Schuyler Counties in its southern service area. STN's 235-mile backbone was deployed when fiber-optic manufacturer Corning contributed $10 million to build the network and the three counties contributed the remaining $2.2 million. Construction on the open access network was finished in the spring of 2014. ... Good News for Rural Communities and Small ISPs ... Chattanooga Video Explains Potential Gigabit Expansion Process Mon, June 29, 2015 | Posted by christopher Following up on our post last week noting the new video from Tennessee Fiber Optic Communities , another video recently posted explains what needs to change in Tennessee law for Chattanooga to expand Internet access beyond the current footprint. EPB Chief Operating Officer David Wade also explains the process the municipal electric distributor will use to connect nearby communities. ... 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Community Broadband Media Roundup - July 6 Mon, July 06, 2015 | Posted by rebecca *California* Santa Cruz partners with local internet provider for next-gen Internet by Jessica York, Santa Cruz SentinelMaine *Maine* Maine Gov. Paul LePage Vetoes State Broadband Fund by Colin Wood, GovTech *New York* Audit Reveals Verizon Tried To Corner NYC Broadband Market By Striking Exclusive Landlord Deals by Karl Bode, TechDirt Verizon's refusing to serve millions of people, but making it impossible for anyone else to do so either. If you've followed the municipal broadband debate, that's effectively the same logic the mega-ISPs have displayed on a national level, and this kind of behavior by incumbent ISPs (especially if you watched the ILEC/CLEC wars of the late 90s and early aughts) is a major contributor to the nation's utterly mediocre rankings in most broadband metrics. ... 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Here's another useful resource: FTTH adds 3.1% to home values says study July 7, 2015 Lightwave Staff http://www.lightwaveonline.com/articles/2015/07/ftth-adds-3-1-to-home-values-says-study.html?cmpid=EnlDATACOMJuly72015&eid=288563611&bid=1114486 The Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Council Americas last week at its FTTH Connect 2015 conference released results of a study that indicates a gigabit FTTH connection can add up to 3.1% to the value of a home. That equates to an extra $5,437 on a typical home. The study, conducted by Gabor Molnar and Scott J. Savage of the University of Colorado at Boulder's Department of Economics and Douglas C. Sicker of Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Engineering and Public Policy Institute for Software Research, uses the National Broadband Map and a nationwide sample of real estate prices from 2011 to 2013 to examine the relationship between fiber-based Internet services and housing prices. The study found that adding FTTH to a home raises its value 1.3%; upgrading the FTTH connection from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps adds another 1.8%. The study authors have compiled their findings into a whitepaper (download it). Their work follows an earlier study funded by the council that suggested that the presence of gigabit fiber-optic broadband is associated with higher per capita GDP. "The evidence is mounting: Investment in fiber improves the economic performance of a community as well as its quality of life," said FTTH Council President and CEO Heather Burnett Gold. "Around the United States, leaders at the local level have started to think about how their community's Internet infrastructure is a catalyst for economic, educational, and governmental innovation." "The benefits of all-fiber, ultra-high bandwidth networks are clear to people in communities where it is deployed," said FTTH Council Board Chairman Kevin Morgan, "Today's findings further validate our mission as an organization: to promote investment in and adoption of FTTH services throughout the country creating value for service providers and their customers. We're looking forward to working with more providers, communities, and leaders to make that happen." ------ On 2015-07-07 09:17, Steve McMahon wrote: > We'll want to follow this! > > http://www.santacruztechbeat.com/2015/06/25/cruzio-gigabit-fiber-santa-cruz/ > --------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director 1st-Mile Institute 505-603-5200 Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504, rl at 1st-mile.org www.1st-mile.org --------------------------------------------------------------- From rob at omsoft.com Tue Jul 7 15:40:28 2015 From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson) Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2015 15:40:28 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Fwd: IMPORTANT - RE: Sharing Proposal for Municipal Fiber as part of the "Potential Tax Measure" In-Reply-To: <396E642F3936D848B9C78C0FE8ACF3A501449B3B52@MailCH.cod.ci.davis.ca.us> References: <396E642F3936D848B9C78C0FE8ACF3A501449B3B52@MailCH.cod.ci.davis.ca.us> Message-ID: <559C555C.9010200@omsoft.com> Hi All Anyone planning to be at the City Council and could make a small statement during Public Comment it would be appreciated. I will send some written remarks in, you can reference if you wish. If you plan to attend drop me a private email with your name, I'll add it to the commentary I send in as Sarah directs below.. Thanks RAN -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: IMPORTANT - RE: Sharing Proposal for Municipal Fiber as part of the "Potential Tax Measure" Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 21:36:37 +0000 From: Sarah Worley To: 'omrob at omsoft.com' CC: Kelly Stachowicz , Diane Parro Hello Robert, Thanks for this email. It would be very appropriate for you to share your ideas with the Council on this item tonight. As it is expected to be a long agenda tonight it might make most sense to select one or two representatives that can speak for your group of supporters and include their names in your remarks or written comments. If you are able to send your ideas to the City Clerk before the meeting they can be distributed to the Council members and you can refer to them in making any oral remarks. I have copied Diane Parro, our new Chief Innovation Officer in this email as she will be joining our efforts to increase Broadband access opportunities for Davis businesses and residents. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Best, Sarah Sarah Worley, AICP Deputy Innovation Officer City of Davis (530) 747-5882 sworley at cityofdavis.org www.cityofdavis @sarahacworley *From:*Robert Nickerson [mailto:omrob at omsoft.com] *Sent:* Thursday, July 02, 2015 2:22 PM *To:* Sarah Worley *Cc:* Kelly Stachowicz *Subject:* Municipal Fiber as part of the "Potential Tax Measure" Hi Sarah and Kelly, Saw the Potential Tax measure item on the City Council agenda, With DavisGIG, our idea is to give the City an asset, the fiber optic network, that will support the city through new revenues for the coming decades. All the city has to do is own it. IT wouldn't have to support it, that could be done by directing some of the revenues DavisGIG generates to fund maintenance by the non-profit community network we have in town already, DCN. Similar to the way Davis Waste Removal manages the city waste management utility. Our main idea of getting it funded is through a ballot measure June 2016, which is likely when this "Potential Tax" for a sports park along with the road repairs would be voted on. So you can see my dilemma here. 2 taxes, 2 measures, one election, difficult. Personally, I think fiber optic goes better with road repairs because it has to be buried anyway, but that doesn't mean it all can't happen. Is there any desire for fiber optic funding to be part of this tax amongst City Staff/Council? I thought I'd ask before making arrangements to mobilize anyone to come speak about this at the City Council meeting. Thanks for any insight you can provide -- Rob Nickerson CEO Om Networks UCD Class of 96 C: 530-848-3865 If we have helped you in a positive way, please give us a good recommendation at daviswiki.org , and/or yelp.com . Please like us on Facebook . and put us in your circle at Google+ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rob at omsoft.com Tue Jul 7 18:46:16 2015 From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson) Date: Tue, 07 Jul 2015 18:46:16 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Opinion Piece number two Message-ID: <559C80E8.8000205@omsoft.com> Hi This is for submission to the People's Vanguard of Davis Editorial board. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LdR2LPfvgliPA7pnRWC5-gqQ0KAkTHmBLOjyacqlbsQ/edit?usp=sharing Please check it out, and advise us of any edits you'd like to see. I'd like to get this off to them on Monday at the latest. 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I wonder if Palo Alto had any alternative to get them such a good rate. http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/31772 Thanks -- Rob Nickerson CEO Om Networks UCD Class of 96 C: 530-848-3865 If we have helped you in a positive way, please give us a good recommendation at daviswiki.org , and/or yelp.com . Please like us on Facebook . and put us in your circle at Google+ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve at dcn.org Wed Jul 8 14:01:03 2015 From: steve at dcn.org (Steve McMahon) Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 14:01:03 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] City of Palo Alto I-NET Agreement post DIVCA In-Reply-To: <559D78AB.9040708@omsoft.com> References: <559D78AB.9040708@omsoft.com> Message-ID: Palo Alto is on the Google Fiber list. That could be a resource that would affect bidding :) They've also laid a lot of their own fiber over the years. And ... this covers surprisingly little fiber to nodes. Most is between hubs. And the nodes for the primary user, the schools, aren't included. On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 12:23 PM, Robert Nickerson wrote: > Hi > > One of our Arguments for DavisGIG has to do with the Comcast Cable > Franchise expiration, renewal through DIVCA (state franchise) and the city > having to pay for its Inet fiber access. > > Looks like Palo Alto just went through that recently. > > So these are very generous terms compared to what I've seen in the market > place. > I bet city of Davis is going to use at least some of its 1.3 Million > telecom funds to address > and fund a renewal of Inet Leases with Comcast. > > I wonder if Palo Alto had any alternative to get them such a good rate. > > http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/31772 > > Thanks > -- > Rob Nickerson > > CEO > Om Networks > UCD Class of 96 > C: 530-848-3865 > > If we have helped you in a positive way, please give us a good > recommendation at daviswiki.org , and/or > yelp.com . > Please like us on Facebook > . and put us in your > circle at Google+ > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Most is between > hubs. And the nodes for the primary user, the schools, aren't included. > > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 12:23 PM, Robert Nickerson wrote: > >> Hi >> >> One of our Arguments for DavisGIG has to do with the Comcast Cable >> Franchise expiration, renewal through DIVCA (state franchise) and the city >> having to pay for its Inet fiber access. >> >> Looks like Palo Alto just went through that recently. >> >> So these are very generous terms compared to what I've seen in the market >> place. >> I bet city of Davis is going to use at least some of its 1.3 Million >> telecom funds to address >> and fund a renewal of Inet Leases with Comcast. >> >> I wonder if Palo Alto had any alternative to get them such a good rate. >> >> http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/31772 >> >> Thanks >> -- >> Rob Nickerson >> >> CEO >> Om Networks >> UCD Class of 96 >> C: 530-848-3865 >> >> If we have helped you in a positive way, please give us a good >> recommendation at daviswiki.org , and/or >> yelp.com . >> Please like us on Facebook >> . and put us in your >> circle at Google+ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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RL --------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director 1st-Mile Institute 505-603-5200 Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504, rl at 1st-mile.org www.1st-mile.org --------------------------------------------------------------- From rob at omsoft.com Wed Jul 15 18:09:45 2015 From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson) Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 18:09:45 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Community Outreach Meeting + Donations! + General Meeting Message-ID: <55A70459.7070905@omsoft.com> Hi Community Outreach Meeting A big thanks to the volunteers who helped make our Public Outreach event successful. It was nigh professional, we had a full support crew of four and two presenters. Had a fairly full room, the presentations went smoothly, and were hopefully engaging. 40 people on the sign in sheet. I don't know about you all but I really enjoyed the second presentation and some of the high bandwidth applications coming along. We raised some money, and I think made some good new connections. We should have video of the session relatively soon. At this point we should keep a presence at the Farmer's Market as we can and keep the public outreach effort going. Multiple people, that have experience doing this, have recently said that the "political will" to get the job done is the most challenging part of getting a municipal fiber build completed. So, that's great right ? because this is the hardest part? We will keep building awareness and have another outreach meeting maybe a panel type discussion next. At a larger venue. Donations! We now have a square donation account as well as paypal, with readers for both platforms. So will make sure to have that available at Farmer's Market. Please ask your friends to stop by and donate to help move this along. Surprisingly, we have already collected about $500. If any other venues come to mind, for fundraising we are ready to go. Maybe we could get a Sudwerk Dock fundraiser going or something. General Meeting Lets meet Wed Aug 5th at 6:30pm for a beer at Sudwerk. This will be our fifth meeting and it will be good to go over the events of the past months and plan for the Fall. -- Rob Nickerson CEO Om Networks UCD Class of 96 C: 530-848-3865 If we have helped you in a positive way, please give us a good recommendation at daviswiki.org , and/or yelp.com . Please like us on Facebook . and put us in your circle at Google+ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christopher at newrules.org Tue Jul 21 09:23:03 2015 From: christopher at newrules.org (Christopher Mitchell) Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:23:03 -0500 Subject: [Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 7/21 Message-ID: *Recent Stories from MuniNetworks.org - a project of the * *Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Instructions for unsubscribing appear at bottom. Send feedback. Forward Widely.* Introducing Our Economic Development Page Wed, July 15, 2015 | Posted by phineas Access to high-speed, broadband Internet facilitates economic development. Over the years, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance has documented economic successes brought about by community broadband networks. We chose some of the most compelling examples, organized them by topic, and put them in one place for easy reference. Unfortunately, in some communities, a lack of broadband Internet continues to stunt economic growth - and has even forced businesses to relocate or shut down. In many cases, incumbent Internet service providers like AT&T and CenturyLink are not willing to provide business customers or local residents with next-generation fiber networks. ... Here is the story ... But This is the Economic Development Resource! ... Did You Miss An Episode? Community Broadband Bits Podcast Index! Mon, July 13, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez On June 19, 2012, we published our first Community Broadband Bits podcast. Three years and more than 150 episodes later, we are still sharing conversations with interesting people who care about local authority, connectivity, and telecommunications. Now, each episode is indexed and cataloged by topic and guest so you can catch up on those you missed or listen again to your favorites. We have also transcribed many of the episodes. Check out the Community Broadband Bits Podcast Index. Pull out your earbuds and feel free to binge on Chris and his guests. As always, we welcome your topic and guest ideas for the show; email us at podcast at muninetworks.org. Thanks for listening! ... See the Index Here ... Lafayette Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary of "Yes" to Network Tue, July 14, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez In June, 2005, voters in Lafayette chose to invest in a municipal FTTH network, now known as the only municipal gigabit network in the state, LUS Fiber . To celebrate the milestone, City-Parish President Joey Durel has declared July LUS Fiber Month . Current customers' Internet access has been boosted up to gigabit speed at no extra charge for July and the city will celebrate with a series of events this week. The entire community is invited to participate onsite but most of the events will be broadcast live so if you are not there, you can be part of the celebration. See the list of events below. In the past ten years, the network has attracted thousands of new jobs , created better educational opportunities, and helped bridge the digital divide . Just last fall, three high tech companies committed to bringing approximately 1,300 new jobs to the "Silicon Bayou." The presence of the network, the University of Louisiana's local top-ranked computer science program, and its quality grads were two more key factors for choosing Lafayette. *In April, Standard & Poor gave LUS Fiber an A+ bond rating * based on the system's "sustained strong fixed charge coverage and liquidity levels, and the communication system?s improved cash flow." ... Read the Highlights of this Wonderful Network ... NoaNet Touches Every County in Washington State - Community Broadband Bits Episode 159 Tue, July 14, 2015 | Posted by christopher The Northwest Open Access Network in Washington has a long history of expanding high quality Internet access into rural areas and now reaches into every county in the state. NoaNet is a nonprofit organization originally formed by local governments and now operating over 2,000 miles of fiber. This week we talk with Dave Spencer, NoaNet Chief Operating Officer, about the history of NoaNet, how it has impacted the state, and what the future holds for this organization. We also discuss the NoaNet expansion enabled by the federal broadband stimulus, how their open access fiber network has led to improved wireless connections in many rural areas, and what it takes for a nonprofit organization to thrive in an industry that can be very competitive despite often having very few competitors. ... Listen to the Show Here ... Read the transcript from our discussion here ... CNS Expanding Fiber in Rural Georgia Thu, July 16, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez Community Network Services (CNS) has been serving six rural southwest Georgia communities since the late 1990s. Recently, we learned that the network added two more communities to its service area when it took over a small municipal cable system in Doerun and purchased a private cable company in Norman Park. CNS has been our radar since 2012 when we learned how Thomasville, Cairo, Camilla, Moultrie, Baconton, and Pelham joined together to create a regional network that reached into 4 counties. The network has brought better access to rural Georgia, improved educational opportunities , and helped lower taxes . Mike Scott, Moultrie City Manager, gave us details on the expansions into both of these very small communities. Scott repeated the CNS philosophy: We don't look at it as a just a business plan?we look at it as economic development for the entire county. ... Read the Full Details of this Muni Fiber Expansion Here ... Boulder Releases RFP For Broadband Feasibility Study Tue, July 14, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez In June, Boulder released a Request for Proposals (RFP) as it seeks a consultant to conduct a broadband feasibility study. A PDF of the RFP is available online. The city currently has 179 miles of fiber in place serving 60 city facilities; there is an additional 36 miles of empty conduit . This network interfaces with the Boulder Valley School District's network within the city and in other areas of Boulder County. It also connects to Longmont's network and to a colocation facility in Denver. The city is also home to BRAN - the Boulder Research and Administration Network. The city, the University of Colorado at Boulder, the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the Department of Commerce Laboratories share ownership of the BRAN fiber network which interconnects their facilities. ... More Background on this RFP here ... Kentucky City Transfers Ownership of Network, Still Under Local Control Fri, July 17, 2015 | Posted by hannah The city of Franklin, KY transferred ownership of its fiber optic network to the Franklin Electric Plant Board (EPB) for $2.5 million. The Franklin City Commission unanimously approved a resolution for the transfer of ownership at the June 8th meeting. The network, although no longer maintained by the city, is still under local control. The EPB is an extension of city government , but has its own board of directors. Pleased with the city?s decision, Mayor Ronnie Clark stated: "Broadband is now the new utility, and who better to deliver those services than the local infrastructure experts, EPB. They have the manpower and the equipment, as well as the community's confidence in providing reliable utility service and exceptional local customer support." ... Read the Full Story Here ... Community Broadband Media Roundup - July 20 Story *Community Broadband Media Roundup - July 20* has been updated. Tue, July 21, 2015 | Posted by rebecca *Community Network Media Roundup By State* *California* Santa Monica cited as model city for broadband by Debbie Lee, The Santa Monica Daily Press Beginning with the unveiling of a Telecommunications Master Plan in 1998, the City of Santa Monica has reduced the cost of laying fiber optic cable by nearly 90 percent by coordinating installation with other capital projects while issuing no additional debt. As of the end of 2013, the City of Santa Monica maintains 32 free Wi-Fi hotspots along nine major commercial corridors and has managed to synchronize 80 traffic signals, according to a report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR). Additionally, generating $5 million in revenue toward the City General Fund, the city has lowered the cost of high capacity internet connections for businesses by over two-thirds. ?We?re gratified by this recognition of Santa Monica?s success at building out digital infrastructure, which we hope can serve as an example for other communities on how to proceed incrementally, sustainably and even profitably,? said Santa Monica Mayor, Kevin McKeown. ... Read the Full Community Network Roundup Here ... -- You can always find our most recent stories and other resources at http://MuniNetworks.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Community Networks Weekly Updates" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to communitynetworks-weekly+unsubscribe at ilsr.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/a/ilsr.org/d/optout. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu Tue Jul 21 17:11:48 2015 From: tdkaiser at ucdavis.edu (Todd Kaiser) Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 17:11:48 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Community Outreach Meeting + Donations! + General Meeting In-Reply-To: <55A70459.7070905@omsoft.com> References: <55A70459.7070905@omsoft.com> Message-ID: Hi All, The video of last Tuesday's public outreach event is now up on youtube. Sorry for the delay! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG5J5nTcUls Best, Todd Kaiser On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 6:09 PM, Robert Nickerson wrote: > Hi > > Community Outreach Meeting > > A big thanks to the volunteers who helped make our Public Outreach event > successful. It was nigh professional, we had a full support crew of four > and two presenters. Had a fairly full room, the presentations went > smoothly, and were hopefully engaging. 40 people on the sign in sheet. I > don't know about you all but I really enjoyed the second presentation and > some of the high bandwidth applications coming along. > > We raised some money, and I think made some good new connections. We > should have video of the session relatively soon. At this point we should > keep a presence at the Farmer's Market as we can and keep the public > outreach effort going. > Multiple people, that have experience doing this, have recently said that > the "political will" to get the job done is the most challenging part of > getting a municipal fiber build completed. So, that's great right ? because > this is the hardest part? > > We will keep building awareness and have another outreach meeting maybe a > panel type discussion next. At a larger venue. > > Donations! > > We now have a square donation account as well as paypal, with readers for > both platforms. So will make sure to have that available at Farmer's > Market. Please ask your friends to stop by and donate to help move this > along. Surprisingly, we have already collected about $500. If any other > venues come to mind, for fundraising we are ready to go. Maybe we could get > a Sudwerk Dock fundraiser going or something. > > General Meeting > > Lets meet Wed Aug 5th at 6:30pm for a beer at Sudwerk. This will be our > fifth meeting and it will be good to go over the events of the past months > and plan for the Fall. > > > -- > Rob Nickerson > > CEO > Om Networks > UCD Class of 96 > C: 530-848-3865 > > If we have helped you in a positive way, please give us a good > recommendation at daviswiki.org , and/or > yelp.com . > Please like us on Facebook > . and put us in your > circle at Google+ > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks RAN -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: CLIC's First Year and Future: A Letter to Our Members and Board of Advisors Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 17:51:13 +0000 From: Coalition for Local Internet Choice Reply-To: Coalition for Local Internet Choice To: Robert CLIC's First Year and Future: A Letter to Our Members and Board of Advisors The letter is pasted below for your convenience and is also available on our website: localnetchoice.org/connections . Thanks for taking the time to read it. We value each of our members and advisors, and we are looking forward to CLIC's future. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Members and Advisors of CLIC: A little over a year ago, CLIC was formed with a singular goal: to unite a wide array of individuals, government entities, private companies, and organizations around the idea that our nation?s interests are best served when communities are free to identify their broadband infrastructure needs and determine the best path by which their community can meet those needs. Since then, CLIC has worked to bring new members into the organization, fight against local Internet choice barriers, and raise awareness of this critically important issue. We have been thrilled with the energy and excitement that CLIC and, more importantly, local choice issues have generated during CLIC?s inaugural year. */CLIC?s Launch/* With critical initial support from the Ford Foundation, we developed a strategic plan and mission statement, hired key personnel, developed a website and Twitter presence, formed an outstanding Board of Advisors, and began to produce independent content. Thanks in large measure to the shared vision and generosity of Scott DeGarmo, we formed a strategic alliance with Broadband Communities, and we now work extensively with that group to produce and publish content, both in its magazine and at its conferences. (You can find our article ?Economic Development: The Killer App for Local Fiber Networks? here: http://goo.gl/1pmbrU ). We partnered with the Glen Echo Group, a Washington-based public affairs firm, whose team (particularly Maura Corbett and Ellen Satterwhite) was instrumental in helping us develop and spread our message. We worked closely with our allies at Next Century Cities, collaborating regularly with Deb Socia, Chris Mitchell, and Sam Gill. Also, at the request of various members of Congress and their staffs, we participated in numerous educational briefings on the value of local Internet choice and threats to it. As CLIC grew, we were frequently invited to support particular kinds of business models or to take positions on various other policy issues. CLIC respectfully declined. To us, the issue of local Internet choice is so fundamental, that it stands on its own, and we deliberately built a wide-ranging coalition of entities and individuals who all agree on that fundamental issue, even if they disagree on other issues. We also positioned CLIC at the confluence of the interests of the public and private sectors, because local Internet choice is not only a matter of concern for local governments; rather, it is enormously important to the business community that localities have the freedom to advance the nation?s broadband interests. */The Wilson/Chattanooga Proceeding /* Our first year was a very busy and successful one. In July 2014, the City of Wilson, NC, and the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, TN, asked the Federal Communications Commission to strike down the provisions of North Carolina and Tennessee law that posed barriers to public broadband investment and competition in those states. This proceeding provided a crucial platform for a much-need national conversation about local Internet choice. It also posed a major challenge for CLIC, as some of our key members and allies, while strongly supportive of local Internet choice, were reluctant to endorse a broad interpretation of the FCC?s authority to preempt state (and local) authority. CLIC met this challenge by again focusing on our core mission and leaving the authority issue to others. So, during the seven months between July 2014 and February 2015, when the FCC granted the petitions, CLIC worked tirelessly to encourage hundreds of individuals and entities to file comments with the FCC focusing on the benefits of local Internet choice and the harms caused by barriers such as the ones before the FCC and elsewhere across America. CLIC also worked extensively with the media to provide our side of the relevant factual, legal, and policy issues. In addition, CLIC drafted or facilitated the publication of scores of articles, op-eds, blogs, and letters about the merits of local Internet choice and about the errors and misstatements about community broadband that incumbent broadband carriers and their followers often espouse. As we had hoped, the FCC?s written opinion dated March 12, 2015, strongly endorsed local Internet choice in the course of explaining the Commission?s decision of February 26 in favor of Wilson and Chattanooga. Based on the hundreds of comments that it had received ? creating by far the most comprehensive record ever assembled on community broadband ? the FCC rejected the myths about community broadband initiatives that opponents often almost reflexively raise. In particular, the FCC dived deeply into the specific requirements of the North Carolina law at issue, which also appear in the laws of several other states and have often been touted as necessary to achieve ?fair competition? or create a ?level playing field? for private sector. The FCC found that these provisions are anything but fair and balanced and in fact impose severe, asymmetric burdens on public entities, stifle broadband investment, and thwart meaningful competition to incumbent service providers ? to the detriment of local communities, including the private sector. Not surprisingly, the States of Tennessee and North Carolina have appealed FCC?s decision, and the matter is currently before the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. These appeals focus primarily on whether the FCC has authority to preempt state barriers, not on whether the FCC, as the expert agency in the field, appropriately made the factual findings that it did. As a result, no matter how the Sixth Circuit decides the authority issue, the FCC?s opinion will remain an important fact-based tool for supporters of local Internet choice. An important challenge and opportunity for us in the year ahead is to make the most of this invaluable decision and the public record the FCC relied upon. */CLIC Day at the Broadband Communities Summit /* In mid-April, CLIC hosted a one day event ? dubbed ?CLIC Day? ? before the Broadband Communities Summit in Austin, Texas. The day was filled with constructive discussion about how communities can preserve, protect, and, where necessary, restore local Internet choice, with speakers ranging from community organizers to politicians, business leaders, and academics. In particular, Professor John Eger delivered a stirring keynote address about why cities must play a central role in driving America?s success in the years and decades ahead and about why ubiquitous, affordable, and open access to advanced broadband connectivity to the Internet is essential to the future success of our cities. This engaging CLIC event generated increased CLIC?s membership by about 10 percent, pushing us up over the 300 mark. */Victory in Missouri/* During the last year, CLIC also fought new proposed state barriers and worked to shape policies that will foster community involvement in broadband deployment. For example, when legislation was proposed in Missouri to create artificial barriers for communities seeking to provide communications services, we responded. CLIC?s president, Jim Baller, coordinated a multi-party letter to the Missouri legislature that noted the damage the proposed bill would do to economic activity and business opportunity in the state. The letter was signed by a range of prominent technology companies and national organizations. According to our allies in the trenches at the Missouri legislature, the letter played a significant role in halting the initial momentum of the bills and discouraging the co-sponsors of the bills from pressing hard for passage. As a result, the bills did not come up for votes on the House or Senate floors before the legislative session ended. You can view the letter here: http://goo.gl/DaZrdO . */Comments to the Broadband Opportunity Council/* CLIC also recently filed comments responding to the Broadband Opportunity Counsel?s request for comments on how federal policies can better support communities and promote broadband adoption and deployment. CLIC suggested numerous ways that the Broadband Opportunity Counsel could help various federal departments and agencies to remove barriers and facilitate more effective broadband deployments. For example, CLIC suggested that federal broadband funding should be coordinated across federal agencies to reduce silos and that federal broadband policies should enable coordination between all levels of government to promote use of Federally-funded broadband assets, such as federally-funded, state-administered transportation infrastructure. The full comments are available here: https://goo.gl/vlgXqT . */The Critical Year Ahead/* While CLIC?s first year was largely successful, we still have a long way to go to establish local Internet choice as the norm for our nation. New barriers are proposed in the states every year, forcing us to respond again and again. Also, with the state barriers in North Carolina and Tennessee now preempted, we still have barriers in many other states that need to be removed or rolled back. To do that, we must make local Internet choice as non-partisan an issue at the national and state levels as it is at the local level. As we look toward the future, we are excited about the ways CLIC will continue to further its mission. CLIC is continuing to grow, and it recently added two new board members: John Eger and Jane Patterson. John and Jane are fierce advocates of local Internet choice, and we look forward to the many contributions they will bring to our truly dynamic Board. We regret only that Charles Benton will not be able to join us in welcoming John and Jane to the Board. Charles, a giant in our field for many decades, passed away in April. A good summary of his amazing life is available here: http://goo.gl/64UAV8 In addition, CLIC is hosting another event in conjunction with Broadband Communities during its Economic Development Conference on September 18, 2015 in Lexington, Kentucky. During the Lexington conference, we will continue to discuss and explore the theme of protecting local choice. In keeping with our positioning at the intersection of the public and private sectors, CLIC will also discuss ways the public and private sector can work together to advance our nation?s broadband goals. In particular, CLIC has been developing a major paper on the business and legal considerations involved in broadband public-private partnerships, and we will be presenting on the paper during the conference. We will send an update about this event in the near future, but please mark your calendars as we would love to see many of you there. We owe special thanks to our Board of Advisors for the successes we have had this year. It has been a tremendous asset to have a Board that includes such accomplished individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, who deeply share our commitment to local Internet choice. We are excited about continuing to build the coalition, particularly at the regional level around the nation. To all of our members, we are still working to make CLIC the best organization it can be. To that end, we invite you to share your ideas and suggestions with us. We appreciate your perspectives and would benefit greatly from your thoughts. We look forward to working with you in the year ahead. With great admiration, Jim Baller, Joanne Hovis, Catharine Rice, Chris Mitchell, and Ashley Stelfox Be a member, JOIN US or: CLIC HERE Website Website Tweet Forward *Our mailing address is:* info at localnetchoice.org unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences This email was sent to rob at omsoft.com /why did I get this?/ unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Coalition for Local Internet Choice ? 2014 P Street, NW ? Washington, DC 20036 ? USA Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rl at 1st-mile.org Thu Jul 23 12:41:47 2015 From: rl at 1st-mile.org (Richard Lowenberg) Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:41:47 -0600 Subject: [Davisgig] "The Next Generation Network Connectivity Handbook" In-Reply-To: <55B11A41.5040006@omsoft.com> References: <55B11A41.5040006@omsoft.com> Message-ID: <1320198a8575cdca648970384113f4fe@mail.dcn.davis.ca.us> Some of you may already have seen this newly posted Guide. For those who haven't: Blair Levin and Denise Linn of Gig.U in conjunction with the Benton Foundation published a guide for community leaders: "The Next Generation Network Connectivity Handbook: A Guide for Community Leaders Seeking Affordable, Abundant Bandwidth". Attached. 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