From rl at 1st-mile.org  Mon Jun  1 12:09:38 2015
From: rl at 1st-mile.org (Richard Lowenberg)
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 13:09:38 -0600
Subject: [Davisgig] Smart Cities Resources: Who, What, When, Where and How?
Message-ID: <80F7C46C-DFC9-4A72-8E61-3F7068C93431@1st-mile.org>

www.govtech.com//blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/Smart-Cities-Resources-Who-What-When-Where-and-How.html

Good background info. on so-called Smart City applications and reasons.
Davis and UCD are a key part of the Sacramento Regional Smart Region Initiative,
first described by Valley Vision and the Capitol Region Institute in 2001.

It may (not sure) be worthwhile to consider regional/county networking, as it 
directly impacts Davis Gig planning, backhaul connectivity, rural partnerships, phasing and more.

RL


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From: pbiddle at omsoft.com (Paul)
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:23:16 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Davis GiG Logo
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I think the word "Freedom" would be accurate and powerful. Something 
like "Freedom of choice".

On 5/29/2015 3:19 PM, Todd Kaiser wrote:
> Any suggestions on the bullet points?



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From: szsherm at yahoo.com (Shneor Sherman)
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2015 23:11:58 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Fw: Re: Fw: Charter is the new Comcast
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From christopher at newrules.org  Wed Jun  3 11:58:18 2015
From: christopher at newrules.org (Christopher Mitchell)
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 13:58:18 -0500
Subject: [Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 6/3
Message-ID: <CAAe53yss9d1S-_xuFEfcTSveAV=ikVtSp7Wp4qJ5ivDHAcxs8A@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.*

Public Private Partnerships: A Reality Check
<http://muninetworks.org/content/public-private-partnerships-reality-check>
Tue, May 26, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/public-private-partnerships-reality-check>

When Westminster, a community of 18,000 in rural Maryland, found itself
with poor Internet access that incumbents refused to improve, it decided to
join the ranks of a growing trend: public-private-partnerships between
local governments and private companies to invest in next-generation
Internet access. They arenow working with Ting
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/gigabit-muni-fiber-partnership-westminster-and-ting>
- one
of a growing number of private sector firms seeking partnerships with
cities ? though how partnerships are structured varies significantly across
communities.

In building an infrastructure intended to serve the community for decades,
city leaders knew Westminster should retain ownership of the network to
ensure it would remain locally accountable. Ting is leasing fiber on the
network and providing Internet services to the community with plans to
offer some type of video in the near future. The public-private-partnership
(or ?P3?) includes a temporary exclusivity arrangement for two years or
when a minimum number of subscriptions are activated. Westminster will then
have the ability to open up its network to other providers in an open access
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term625> arrangement.

... This is an In-Depth, Balanced Discussion on a Topical Matter ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/public-private-partnerships-reality-check>

Santa Fe's Targeted Fiber Investment - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 152
<http://muninetworks.org/content/santa-fes-targeted-fiber-investment-community-broadband-bits-podcast-152>
Tue, May 26, 2015 | Posted by christopher
<http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/santa-fes-targeted-fiber-investment-community-broadband-bits-podcast-152>

After Santa Fe found its residents and businesses were often paying the
same rates for connections at half the speed of peers in Albuquerque, the
City began investigating the local broadband market. This week on Community
Broadband Bits, Sean Moody joins us to discuss the situation and what Santa
Fe is doing to spur more investment.

Sean works in the Economic Development Division of the City as a Special
Projects Administrator. He explains the bottleneck in middle mile
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term456> access that allowed
CenturyLink to charge higher rates for backhaul
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term812> than are common in similar
communities.

The City decided to invest $1 million in a new fiber link that would bypass
the choke point and allow various independent companies to have a better
choice for access to the wider Internet. Along the way, the City partnered
with the state for additional benefits.

... Listen to the Show Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/santa-fes-targeted-fiber-investment-community-broadband-bits-podcast-152>

EPB and Chattanooga Will Lower Price of Internet for Low Income Students
<http://muninetworks.org/content/epb-and-chattanooga-will-lower-price-internet-low-income-students>
Wed, May 27, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/epb-and-chattanooga-will-lower-price-internet-low-income-students>

In an effort to extend the benefits of its gigabit network to lower income
Chattanooga school kids, Mayor Andy Berke announced that the EPB will soon
offer the "Netbridge Student Program."

WDEF reports
<http://www.wdef.com/news/story/EPB-Offers-High-Speed-Internet-to-Low-Income/Uj3OuxX3PkWjipV7oX2mNQ.cspx>
that
children will qualify for the program if they are enrolled in Hamilton
County schools and are currently enrolled in the free or reduced price
lunch program. Comcast's Internet Essentials uses the same eligibility
criteria. Households that qualify will be able to sign up for 100 Mbps
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term18> service for $26.99 per month.
Details are still being discussed.

Last year, Hamilton County schools replaced a number of textbooks with
iPads in an attempt to take advantage of Chattanooga's fiber asset to
improve student performance. The move revealed a grim reality - that many
students' access to that incredible gigabit network (or any network)
stopped when they walked out of the school.

... Read the Full Story Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/epb-and-chattanooga-will-lower-price-internet-low-income-students>

Seattle Energy Committee Meets to Discuss Muni Fiber Possibilities: Video
Available
<http://muninetworks.org/content/seattle-energy-committee-meets-discuss-muni-fiber-possibilities-video-available>
Thu, May 28, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/seattle-energy-committee-meets-discuss-muni-fiber-possibilities-video-available>

As the talk of municipal broadband grows louder in Seattle, city leaders
are gathering to learn more about what deploying at a fiber network may
entail. On May 13th, the Seattle Energy Committee and leaders from citizen
group Upgrade Seattle <http://www.upgradeseattle.com/> met to discuss the
needs, challenges, and possibilities. Chris joined them via Skype to
provide general information and answer questions. He was in Atlanta at the
time of the meeting. Video of the entire meeting
<http://www.seattlechannel.org/mayor-and-council/city-council/20142015-energy-committee?videoid=x54040>
is
now available via the Seattle Channel and embedded below.

King5 also covered the meeting
<http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2015/05/13/could-municipal-public-internet-pay-off-for-seattleites/27276449/>
(video
below).

... Watch the Video and Read the Rest of the Story Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/seattle-energy-committee-meets-discuss-muni-fiber-possibilities-video-available>

Community Broadband Media Roundup - June 1
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-1>
Wed, June 03, 2015 | Posted by rebecca
<http://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-1>

*Colorado*

Internet speed wars escalate in region
<http://bizwest.com/internet-speed-wars-escalate-in-region/> by Joshua
Lindenstein, BizWest

Editorial: Fort Collins needs municipal broadband
<http://www.coloradoan.com/story/opinion/2015/05/31/fort-collins-municipal-broadband/28072195/>,
The
Coloradoan Editorial Board

Other potential benefits, as we see it, include increased telecommuting
(which will get cars off the road and ease the congestion issues as Fort
Collins grows). Some people would also be able to cut ties with their
satellite dishes and cable boxes ? and the associated costs ? because
everything is available and, presumably, faster to access online.

Sure, being able to download <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term8> and
watch a movie online faster would be more convenient, but it's not
life-changing. However, as innovations like telemedicine ? communicating
with care providers via a video conference online before stepping into a
doctor's office ? become more common, we need to have Internet speeds that
can keep up with advancements.

... Read the Full Roundup here! ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-1>

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From christopher at newrules.org  Tue Jun  9 07:54:52 2015
From: christopher at newrules.org (Christopher Mitchell)
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 09:54:52 -0500
Subject: [Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 6/9
Message-ID: <CAAe53yt3fC1LDDOcx93QUPbq-52hfTCUJteZHiOMhV74bKM4OQ@mail.gmail.com>

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*Sending this from the excellent Mountain Connect Broadband Conference in
Colorado. Shoutout to Rick Harnish, Dave Zelenok (who is presenting a
keynote as I finish this) and many others who are here and read this weekly
digest!*


Upgrade Seattle on Need For Better Access - Community Broadband Bits
Episode 153
<http://muninetworks.org/content/upgrade-seattle-need-better-access-community-broadband-bits-episode-153>
Tue, June 02, 2015 | Posted by christopher
<http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/upgrade-seattle-need-better-access-community-broadband-bits-episode-153>

We were excited to begin writing about the Upgrade Seattle
<http://www.upgradeseattle.com/> campaign back in January
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/seattle-grassroots-muni-initiative-kicks-campaign-survey>
and
this week we are presenting a discussion with several people behind the
campaign for episode 153 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast.

We are joined by Sabrina Roach
<http://community.brownpapertickets.com/Doers/radio.html>, Devin Glaser,
and Karen Toering to discuss what motivates the Upgrade Seattle campaign
and the impact it hopes to have on the community.

We discuss their strategy for improving Internet access, how people are
reacting, and how Upgrade Seattle is already working with, learning from,
and sharing lessons to, people organizing in other communities for similar
goals.

... Listen to the Show Here
<http://muninetworks.org/content/upgrade-seattle-need-better-access-community-broadband-bits-episode-153>
... Read the transcript from our discussion here
<http://muninetworks.org/content/transcript-community-broadband-bits-episode-153>
 ...

Co-Mo Cooperative Facing Off With Subsidized CenturyLink in Missouri
<http://muninetworks.org/content/co-mo-cooperative-facing-subsidized-centurylink-missouri>
Wed, June 03, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/co-mo-cooperative-facing-subsidized-centurylink-missouri>

Parts of rural central Missouri have some of the fastest Internet service
available thanks to fiber service from Co-Mo Electric Cooperative
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/co-mo-cooperative-bringing-some-fastest-speeds-nation-rural-missouri>
and
United Electric Cooperative. The two have worked together to bring gigabit
FTTH <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13> to cooperative members in
central Missouri. Now that they have proven that people and businesses want
high capacity connectivity, CenturyLink is about to enter the scene. The
company plans to use millions of dollars in Connect America Funds (CAF) to
build in areas already served by the cooperatives.

After years of planning and hard work, Co-Mo and United are not taking the
threat lightly. They have filed challenges with the Wireline Competition
Bureau but CenturyLink's Inside-the-Beltway power has thus far served them
well. The Wireline Competition Bureau denied a challenge by Co-Mo and
United but the decision appears to contradict established policy. Co-Mo and
United recently appealed to the FCC asking them to review the Bureau's
Order allowing CenturyLink to use over $10 million in CAF. [Read the
Application
for Review here
<http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view;NEWECFSSESSION=1BC9VC4Qbc9yp27ycZ3W1WdJTNZFPMQLHhTLsZj7HhJRrXyGGGnx!1460960001!118464228?id=60001045190>
.]

... Read this Incredibly Frustrating Story Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/co-mo-cooperative-facing-subsidized-centurylink-missouri>

Islesboro, Maine, Voters Approve First Round of Muni Funding
<http://muninetworks.org/content/islesboro-maine-voters-approve-first-round-muni-funding>
Thu, June 04, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/islesboro-maine-voters-approve-first-round-muni-funding>

Islesboro residents voted on May 30th to move forward with their municipal
network plan. According to the Islesboro Press Herald
<http://www.pressherald.com/2015/05/30/islesboro-acts-to-become-maines-most-wired-island/>,
approximately 75 percent of voters attending the annual town meeting
approved a motion to spend $206,830 on an engineering study and contractor
search. Approximately 200 residents attended.

As we reported in March,
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/isleboro-maine-will-vote-bond-municipal-network-may>
the
community has been working since 2012 on a plan for a fiber network to
improve connectivity for businesses and the almost 600 residents on the
island. The infrastructure will belong to the Town of Isleboro; GWI will
offer services via the network. The entire project estimate is $2.5 - $3
million to be funded with a municipal bond.

Many of the island's residents now obtain Internet access via DSL
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term9> from Fairpoint, which has been
described as spotty and unreliable, for $20 - $70 per month. GWI already
operates on the island, offering wireless service.

... A Few More Details Available Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/islesboro-maine-voters-approve-first-round-muni-funding>

In NC, Bald Head Island Releases RFP for Gigabit Network
<http://muninetworks.org/content/nc-bald-head-island-releases-rfp-gigabit-network>
Mon, June 01, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/nc-bald-head-island-releases-rfp-gigabit-network>

The Village of Bald Head Island, North Carolina <http://www.villagebhi.org/>,
recently released a Request for Proposals (RFP), in its search for an FTTP
network. The Village, home to about 160 year-round residents, is accessible
only by ferry. Transportation on the island is limited to feet, bikes, and
electric golf carts. While they may choose slower transportation methods,
the people of the island want speed when it comes to Internet access.

Members of the community began working on the idea in the summer of 2013 as
part of an initiative that involved several challenges facing this quiet
community. They determined that the economic health of local businesses and
quality of life depended on improving access, traditionally provided by
AT&T and Tele-Media.

Real estate professionals on the island noted that lack of broadband
interfered with the housing market.

... Read Our Coverage of the Story Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/nc-bald-head-island-releases-rfp-gigabit-network>

Lessons Learned from Community Outreach in Gilberts, Illinois
<http://muninetworks.org/content/lessons-learned-community-outreach-gilberts-illinois>
Wed, June 03, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/lessons-learned-community-outreach-gilberts-illinois>

Earlier this year, we reported
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/small-illinois-town-will-vote-fiber-investment-april>
on
the Village of Gilberts, Illinois, where voters defeated a measure
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/gilberts-voters-say-no-tax-increase-muni>
to
approve general obligation bonds for a municipal network project. Our story
got the attention of Bill Beith, Assistant Village Administrator from
Gilberts who contacted us to talk about the project and provide detail on
their efforts to educate the voters prior to the election.

The project would have raised property taxes 1.8 percent or approximately
$150 per year on a property with a $250,000 market value. Even though the
network would have been a publicly owned asset, Beith believes the idea of
any new taxes defeated the measure. As the community considered the
project, voters stated repeatedly that Comcast or one of the other
incumbents should pay for deployment of infrastructure. Unfortunately, the
Village had approached incumbents who had no interest in building in
Gilberts. They felt the investment would not pay off in a community that is
home to about 6,800 people.

... Important Lessons Learned Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/lessons-learned-community-outreach-gilberts-illinois>

Dublin Plans Upgrade Dublink to 100 Gbps
<http://muninetworks.org/content/dublin-plans-upgrade-dublink-100-gbps>
Thu, June 04, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/dublin-plans-upgrade-dublink-100-gbps>

Dublin, Ohio's Dublink has been saving public dollars and spurring economic
development since 2002. The gigabit fiber network is on the verge of a 100
gigabit upgrade. The Dublin Villager reports
<http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/dublin/news/2015/05/12/council-oks-100-gigabit-broadband-plan.html>
that
in early May the City Council voted to implement the 100-Gigabit Dublink
Ignite program.

According to the Villager:

The city has budgeted $865,000 over the next six years to complete the
project, [City Manager Dana] McDaniel said, and will also use $300,000 in
state funds and $360,000 from the Ohio Academic Resource Network for use of
additional fiber optics for the project.

Increasing the city's fiber capability will allow the Dublin to provide
fiber optics to older office buildings and make then more attractive,
McDaniel said.

In addition to bringing fiber to a greater number of office buildings, the
project may even lead to "fiber to the cubicle."

... This Ain't Ireland - It's OHIO! ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/dublin-plans-upgrade-dublink-100-gbps>

ALEC in Savannah: Local News Video Exposes the Corrupt Process of Lawmaking
<http://muninetworks.org/content/alec-savannah-local-news-video-exposes-corrupt-process-lawmaking>
Fri, June 05, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>

We have reported on the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in the
past and stories about ALEC sponsored legislative retreats pop up in the
news on a regulary basis. Most recently, NBC Channel 11 from Atlanta reported
on
<http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/investigations/2015/05/21/investigators-legislators-and-corporate-lobbyists-meet-in-secret-at-georgia-resort/27695105/>
the
shadowy world of big corporate influence in Georgia.

None of this will be new to anyone familiar with ALEC's shadowy way of
doing business, but having it on video makes it more compelling.

Brendan Keefe visited Savannah and tried to observe one of these meetings
between ALEC corporate members and state legislators. Even though Keefe and
his crew had an official press pass, they were blocked from entering the
meeting.

... Watch the Videos Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/alec-savannah-local-news-video-exposes-corrupt-process-lawmaking>

Community Broadband Media Roundup - June 7
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-7>
Tue, June 09, 2015 | Posted by rebecca
<http://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-7>

Living Without Broadband In 2015: How 55 Million Americans Find Jobs,
Study, Watch YouTube
<http://www.ibtimes.com/living-without-broadband-2015-how-55-million-americans-find-jobs-study-watch-youtube-1943615>
by
Kerry Flynn, International Business Times

*Community Network News By State*

*Ohio*

Ohio electric cooperative to provide fiber services to 15 school districts,
local businesses
<http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/ohio-electric-cooperative-provide-fiber-services-15-school-districts-local/2015-06-05>
by
Sean Buckley, Fierce Telecom

*North Carolina*

For Wilson's Greenlight Community Broadband, fiber waiting game in full
swing
<http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2015/06/greenlight-community-broadband-fiber-wilson-nc.html>
by
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From rob at omsoft.com  Tue Jun  9 17:03:45 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:03:45 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Citywide Public Outreach about DavisGIG 7/14/15 +
 Farmers Market Saturdays + Website
Message-ID: <55777EE1.7060701@omsoft.com>

Hi

1) DavisGIG Event

The first city wide public outreach  event for Davis GIG will be at the 
library's Blanchard Room. It will be on 7/14/2015 from 6:30-7:30pm or 
so. I'm looking for at least 1-2 speakers, please chime in if you have 
any ideas as to a speakers or a particular theme of the project to talk 
about. Since this is the first event, I'm thinking it would be good, to 
have  "intro to fiber optic and municipal broadband" as the first 
speaker, and then one other talk, and questions. Plus this needs to be 
well attended. So please plan on attending if you are in town and able.  
If attendees want to record video statements there, too, we should make 
that happen.

There will be 3-4 other events of differing formats on the topic held 
later through the calendar year.

2) Farmers Market

So we talked to quite a few people about Davis GiG last week, and signed 
up some 30+ to the website. Some people were pretty enthusiastic about it.
Come take some time to talk with people about the project at the Market. 
NO TECHNICAL Know how necessary. This week, we will have little cards to 
pass out,
so if you just want to do that, great.

If you are tabling, just tell them about the concept for the project.

The city or community owns the physical network elements, it gets 
deployed to all home and businesses, and provides open access to the
  network for private IP/Phone/TV providers to sell services over the 
community network. Choice and competition bring lower prices.

Please signup here if you can take a shift:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yP4HXL5Ov35DxJ0gLBE52kRHX2Qx_d2nmS9QWjZ1L6I/edit#gid=586790450


3) Website

Our redesigned site is up, ready to direct to social media, and take 
monies. So please tell your friends about this and ask them to signup to 
support
  the movement, lets get community owned FTTH for Davis.

Put some time and money in, make it happen folks.

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From elt at pacbell.net  Wed Jun 10 08:24:16 2015
From: elt at pacbell.net (Eric Thompson)
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 08:24:16 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Internet plan is out of this world
Message-ID: <FB74B95E-F27F-4482-B5E1-3FC58DAEAF7C@pacbell.net>

FYI Eric T. 

Nice article for you to read: Internet plan is out of this world check it out.




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From omrob at omsoft.com  Wed Jun 10 12:33:43 2015
From: omrob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 12:33:43 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Municipal Fiber Letter to the Editor
Message-ID: <55789117.40809@omsoft.com>

Hi

Please see

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18J0TJL6FZ2JQecGtlk9tD3Q6nLXG-tDN9sFxgCA6sEo/edit?usp=sharing

If anyone has any suggested edits please let me know.

I'll attempt to submit this in a couple of days.

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From Russ.Hobby at hobbyfamily.org  Wed Jun 10 13:30:37 2015
From: Russ.Hobby at hobbyfamily.org (Russ Hobby)
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:30:37 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] [DCN-Board] Municipal Fiber Letter to the Editor
In-Reply-To: <55789117.40809@omsoft.com>
References: <55789117.40809@omsoft.com>
Message-ID: <55789E6D.4000702@hobbyfamily.org>

So the slogan should be
"Can you Gig it?"

;-)

Russ

On 6/10/2015 12:33 PM, Robert Nickerson wrote:
> Hi
>
> Please see
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/18J0TJL6FZ2JQecGtlk9tD3Q6nLXG-tDN9sFxgCA6sEo/edit?usp=sharing
>
> If anyone has any suggested edits please let me know.
>
> I'll attempt to submit this in a couple of days.
>
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>
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> Om Networks
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From wes at hardakers.net  Thu Jun 11 07:14:46 2015
From: wes at hardakers.net (Wes Hardaker)
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 07:14:46 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Municipal Fiber Letter to the Editor
In-Reply-To: <55789117.40809@omsoft.com> (Robert Nickerson's message of "Wed, 
	10 Jun 2015 12:33:43 -0700")
References: <55789117.40809@omsoft.com>
Message-ID: <0lzj46tjqh.fsf@wjh.hardakers.net>

Robert Nickerson <omrob at omsoft.com> writes:

> If anyone has any suggested edits please let me know.

I've added a ton of edits.  I think I write too many proposals in life
and my editing pen kicked in.  Sorry :-P

Feel free to accept or reject as appropriate.  If you take most of them,
I'll take another pass at it after you accept or reject them.

It's probably too long now too (whoops).
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From rob at omsoft.com  Thu Jun 11 11:27:46 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:27:46 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] And LA now too...
Message-ID: <5579D322.9060104@omsoft.com>

See:

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/los-angeles-approves-rfp-planned-1-gbps-muni-network-could-cost-3b-5b/2015-06-11?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

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From rob at omsoft.com  Fri Jun 12 11:13:29 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 11:13:29 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Letter Sent to the Enterprise Staff
Message-ID: <557B2149.9010203@omsoft.com>

Thanks everyone for your edits!

Another one on its way for the Vanguard which is longer.

Oh can anyone easily print stickers?  bumper or otherwise?

Logo is ready for that.

Thanks
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From wes at hardakers.net  Mon Jun 15 15:11:31 2015
From: wes at hardakers.net (Wes Hardaker)
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 15:11:31 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Letter Sent to the Enterprise Staff
In-Reply-To: <557B2149.9010203@omsoft.com> (Robert Nickerson's message of
	"Fri, 12 Jun 2015 11:13:29 -0700")
References: <557B2149.9010203@omsoft.com>
Message-ID: <0l4mm8aagc.fsf@wjh.hardakers.net>

Robert Nickerson <rob at omsoft.com> writes:

> Oh can anyone easily print stickers?? bumper or otherwise?

I've produced them for my photography business before.  They cost
roughly $3.50 per each bumper sticker, assuming a quantity of 100.  They
go up or down from there depending on the quantity you order, with the
cheapest being $3.11 for 500.

There might be cheaper places to produce them; I'm not sure.
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From christopher at newrules.org  Tue Jun 16 10:00:39 2015
From: christopher at newrules.org (Christopher Mitchell)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:00:39 -0500
Subject: [Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 6/16
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Recent Advances in the Wireless Future - Community Broadband Bits Episode
154
<http://muninetworks.org/content/recent-advances-wireless-future-community-broadband-bits-episode-154>
Tue, June 09, 2015 | Posted by christopher
<http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/recent-advances-wireless-future-community-broadband-bits-episode-154>

After reading "Amtrak's Lessons for Access to the Airwaves
<http://www.newamerica.org/the-weekly-wonk/amtraks-lessons-for-access-to-the-airwaves/>,"
I knew we wanted to talk to Michael Calabrese and Patrick Lucey of the Open
Technology Institute at the New America Foundation
<https://www.newamerica.org/oti/> to discuss wireless policy.
Unfortunately, scheduling challenges kept Patrick off the this show but we
do have a great discussion for this week's Community Broadband Bits podcast
with Michael Calabrese, who runs the Wireless Future
<http://www.newamerica.org/tags/wireless-future/> program at OTI.

We discuss the wireless technology Amtrak has wanted to deploy and
alternatives that would have been less costly and more quickly to
implement. However, this is really just an opportunity to begin the larger
discussion about where wireless is going.

We also talk about a recent FCC decision to create much more shared
spectrum and how the new system will work, which was also described in
a presentation
by Milo Medin at the 2015 Freedom to Connect event
<http://livestream.com/internetsociety/F2C2015/videos/79080774>.

... Listen to the Show Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/recent-advances-wireless-future-community-broadband-bits-episode-154>

Another Rural Telephone Cooperative to Deploy Gigabit Fiber Network
<http://muninetworks.org/content/another-rural-telephone-cooperative-deploy-gigabit-fiber-network>
Mon, June 08, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/another-rural-telephone-cooperative-deploy-gigabit-fiber-network>

Residents in the southeast rural town of Frontenac, Kansas
<http://www.frontenacks.net/>, will have access to fiber by the spring of
2016, reports the FourStatesHomePage.com
<http://www.fourstateshomepage.com/story/d/story/frontenac-city-council-approves-new-fiber-optic-ne/11667/HUCeoxUhyEO-IMejs87YLg>
.

After receiving approval from the Frontenac City Council, the Craw-Kan
Telephone Cooperative <http://web.ckt.net/> announced that it intends to
deploy fiber within the city of 3,400. Each home will have access; gigabit
service will cost approximately $70 per month. Construction will begin this
summer.

>From the article and the video embedded below:

"It's just superior to anything out there. I mean, we've been doing fiber
for several years. We have well over 2,000 customers, and I think we just
finally asked ourselves why are we restricting the use of this fiber optic
cable when it can do so much more than what most people are receiving?"
said Craig Wilbert, Craw-Kan General Manager.

... Watch the Video Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/another-rural-telephone-cooperative-deploy-gigabit-fiber-network>


Fort Collins Local Media Endorses Muni Option
<http://muninetworks.org/content/fort-collins-local-media-endorses-muni-option>
Wed, June 10, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/fort-collins-local-media-endorses-muni-option>

Communities all over Colorado have voted to reclaim local authority
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/republicans-and-democrats-alike-restore-local-authority-colorado>
during
the past year. Even though elected officials in Fort Collins are exploring
the municipal network option, the City Council has yet to present the
question to voters. Editors at the local news outlet, the Coloradan, recently
expressed
<http://www.coloradoan.com/story/opinion/2015/05/31/fort-collins-municipal-broadband/28072195/>
their
support for a municipal broadband network, urging community leaders to let
voters decide.

The Editorial Board focuses on the benefits Fort collins can expect from
increased economic development, telemedicine capabilities, and relieved
congestion from telecommuting. They see Internet access as one of the
essential services cities provide such as water and electricity. The
Editorial Board notes that city leaders have already budgeted $300,000
<http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2015/03/20/fort-collins-eyes-municipal-broadband/25048831/>
to
create a strategic plan that includes community broadband.

... Read the Full Story Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/fort-collins-local-media-endorses-muni-option>

EPB Fiber Keeps Electric Rates in Check
<http://muninetworks.org/content/epb-fiber-keeps-electric-rates-check>
Tue, June 09, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/epb-fiber-keeps-electric-rates-check>

For the first time in four years, EPB is asking its board of directors to
approve a rate increase for electric power charges, reports the Chattanoogan
<http://www.chattanoogan.com/2015/5/22/300956/EPB-Seeks-3.5-Rate-Increase-First.aspx>.
According to EPB, revenue from the Fiber Optic division has kept electric
power prices in check for the past four years.

Price increases are always a frustration for residents and businesses, but
this is actually another example of how the entire community, even those
who may not subscribe to EPB's fiber network, have beneifted via reduced
energy rates. We wrote about this last in 2012
<http://muninetworks.org/content/chattanooga-fiber-network-reduces-cost-electricity-all-customers>
.

According to the article, several years of deadly storms have caused damage
that have increased the average cost of cleanup from $2 million per year to
$6 million per year.

... Read the Rest of the Story Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/epb-fiber-keeps-electric-rates-check>

LD 1185 Advances in Maine With Overwhelming Support
<http://muninetworks.org/content/ld-1185-advances-maine-overwhelming-support>
Tue, June 09, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/ld-1185-advances-maine-overwhelming-support>

On June 5th, the Main House of Representatives voted 143 - 0 in favor of LD
1185
<http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0818&item=1&snum=127>,
the Maine bill to provide state planning and implementation grants for
local municipal networks. Representative Norm Higgins, the sponsor of the
bill, contacted us to let us know about the incredible support for the bill.

LD 1185 proposes to provide $6 million this year for local communities
seeking to establish networks that want to take advantage of the state's
middle-mile network, the Three Ring Binder. The House amended the bill to
include general goals for the fund and its purpose in bringing better
connectivity to Maine.

The amendment also creates specifications between planning and
implementation grants and establishes caps on awards. Planning grants
cannot exceed $25,000 and implementation grants cannot exceed $200,000.
Implementation grants require a 25 percent match from the requesting
municipality; planning grants require a one-to-one match. The
amendment is available
online
<http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0818&item=2&snum=127>
.

Now that the House has put their stamp of approval on the bill, it is up to
the Maine Senate to  approve the measure and send it on to the Governor.
According to Higgins, it appears to have strong bipartisan support; funding
is the only area of uncertainty. He anticipates it will be before the
Appropriations Committee within the next two weeks.

... Link to this Story Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/ld-1185-advances-maine-overwhelming-support>

Sonic.net Lights Up In Brentwood CA
<http://muninetworks.org/content/sonicnet-lights-brentwood-ca>
Thu, June 11, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/sonicnet-lights-brentwood-ca>

Last summer the community of Brentwood began working with Sonic.net
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/conduit-policy-foundation-affordable-gig-service-bay-area>
in
a plan to use publicly owned conduit for a privately owned fiber network.
Earlier this month, the partners celebrated completion of part of that
network and officially lit-up the first residential neighborhood served by
Sonic.net's fiber gigabit service.

The Mercury News reports
<http://www.mercurynews.com/my-town/ci_28155550/sonic-partners-brentwood-bring-high-speed-internet-town>
that
residents are much happier with the new Internet service provider than they
were with incumbents Comcast and AT&T:

"I had no lag, no buffering, no waiting -- it almost feels like the
Internet's waiting on you, rather than you waiting for the Internet," said
Brentwood resident Matt Gamblin, who was one of the first residents to sign
up for the service. "The hardest part about the process was canceling my
old Internet."

... More Details on Cost Savings Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/sonicnet-lights-brentwood-ca>

Community Broadband Media Roundup - June 15, 2015
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-15-2015>
Mon, June 15, 2015 | Posted by rebecca
<http://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-15-2015>

This week's big news came out of Washington, specifically Seattle. The city
just published a report examining the feasibility of a Chattanooga-type
citywide municipal fiber network. The report and related materials are
available here <http://www.seattle.gov/broadband/broadband-study>;
read the news
release here <http://www.seattle.gov/news/detail.asp?ID=15079&Dept=29>. In
short, duplicating a Chattanooga-type approach appears too risky given the
likely response from incumbents Comcast and CenturyLink.

*Seattle*

Public Internet is supposed to lower prices. In Seattle, it could work too
well
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/06/10/public-internet-is-supposed-to-lower-prices-in-seattle-it-could-work-too-well/?postshare=3151433990774010>
by
Brian Fung Washington Post

Is Muni Broadband Feasible in Seattle? Not Likely, Report Finds
<http://www.govtech.com/dc/articles/Is-Muni-Broadband-Feasible-in-Seattle-Not-Likely-Report-Finds.html?utm_campaign=Newsletters&utm_source=sendgrid&utm_medium=email>
by
Colin Wood, GovTech

The numbers don't bode well for proponents of municipal broadband in
Seattle, but the city has other plans.

?The broadband market has been changing incredibly fast just in the past
six months, since the president mentioned the need for strong broadband
access in his State of the Union address," he said. "And we?re starting to
see some interesting joint ventures that allow cities to meet their policy
objectives around equity and around economic development through broadband."

Seattle councilmember calls for ?mass citywide movement? against Comcast
and CenturyLink in support of municipal broadband
<http://www.geekwire.com/2015/seattle-councilmember-calls-for-mass-citywide-movement-against-comcast-and-centurylink-in-support-of-municipal-broadband/>
by
Taylor Soper, Geekwire

GeekWire Radio: Amazon meeting hijacked; Twitter shakeup; and the future of
municipal broadband
<http://www.geekwire.com/2015/geekwire-radio-amazon-meeting-hijacked-again-big-twitter-changes-and-municipal-broadband-in-seattle/>
by
Todd Bishop, GeekWire

Cost of municipal broadband for Seattle less than estimated
<http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/cost-of-municipal-broadband-for-seattle-less-than-estimated/>
by
Daniel Beekman, Seattle Times

Building a municipal broadband network in Seattle wouldn?t cost as much as
the city once thought, but the city would still need additional funds.

Bad News For Municipal-Run Broadband Internet
<http://kuow.org/post/bad-news-municipal-run-broadband-internet> by Ross
Reynolds, KUOW

Report says municipal broadband too expensive for Seattle to build alone
<http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2015/06/report-says-municipal-broadband-too-expensive-for-seattle-to-build-alone/>,
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog

... Read the Full Media Roundup Here ...
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From rob at omsoft.com  Thu Jun 18 19:25:25 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:25:25 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] DavisGIG Developments
Message-ID: <55837D95.1070305@omsoft.com>

Hi All

The project moves forward. I'd like to share with you some noteworthy 
details of the past days.

1) Enterprise piece published on 6/16/2015.

2) First $50 donation rec'd through paypal from a member of the public.

3) DCN board met with Dirk Brazil, and Kelly Stachowicz. DavisGIG was 
discussed the whole 2nd half of the meeting

4) Outreach Event for 7/14 at 6:30pm at Davis Library mentioned on City 
"Davis Together" email distribution, Senior Center newsletter, 
Enterprise Briefly

5) Flyers created and  printed for distribution at Farmers Market.

6) Fiber Optic for Davis discussed at Progressive Business Exchange 
Rochelle Swanson Meeting

7) City of Davis Meeting Innovation group meeting when  Diane Parro 
takes over as CIO

8) Next Meetings - Should be - DJUSD - Mr Kehr,  how about it? City of 
Davis Finance and Budget Committee, Davis Roots

I will also be sending out a new email with some requests.

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From omrob at omsoft.com  Thu Jun 18 19:33:58 2015
From: omrob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:33:58 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] JULY 14th at 6:30 pm Davis Library - MC and 2 Volunteers
	needed
Message-ID: <55837F96.8060200@omsoft.com>

Hi

So this is our first city wide outreach event. It will be well publicized.

It will feature 2 speakers, myself and I believe I have a great second 
speaker on board.

I will talk about what the DavisGIG project will do for the community. 
That covers, how the network will be approved, funded, and operate.
What it will do to support economic development, and how it will be good 
for the residents, as well as the city's revenues.

The other speaker will also talk about his exciting work.

So I'd like a comfortable public speaker to introduce us, and frame the 
session. Plus help facilitate question/answer.

Plus 2 other volunteers.

Someone to hand out fliers/sign up interested people to our website/take 
donations.
Someone to videotape it. We do have a camera available.

Don't everyone signup at once, but please - we do need help to pull this 
off, and make it a great event.


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From omrob at omsoft.com  Sat Jun 20 13:02:22 2015
From: omrob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 13:02:22 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Farmers Market people,
	love DavisGIG.  Come be a community hero.
Message-ID: <5585C6CE.6050105@omsoft.com>

HI

I just want to say, if you need some care, compassion, and positive 
reinforcement in your life, come talk to your neighbors at Farmers 
Market  about Community Broadband. 8 out of 10 people are totally stoked.
You get to be the hero of their day, you are actually doing something 
about the Internet Monopoly problem that everyone knows and is aware of. 
Your friends you see will admire your chivalrous actions on behalf of 
everyone suffering these dragons..

Make a difference now.

You can do that - volunteer here  come and sit at the table for an hour:
https://goo.gl/xFFYgu

Thx
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From christopher at newrules.org  Tue Jun 23 09:06:55 2015
From: christopher at newrules.org (Christopher Mitchell)
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 11:06:55 -0500
Subject: [Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks ... Week of 6/23
Message-ID: <CAAe53yvs+=5285yj3autpqwKmV2h-2CE5Vn0GHaD7L9B6+D5Bw@mail.gmail.com>

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Maine Island Stranded Without Fiber - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 155
<http://muninetworks.org/content/maine-island-stranded-without-fiber-community-broadband-bits-podcast-155>
Tue, June 16, 2015 | Posted by christopher
<http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/maine-island-stranded-without-fiber-community-broadband-bits-podcast-155>

Many communities feel like they are an island without proper connectivity
but Islesboro, Maine, is literally an island... without proper
connectivity. This week, we talk with Page Clason, Manager of the Broadband
Internet Working Group <http://townofislesboro.com/committees/broadband/> for
the island that is moving toward a fiber solution to expand high quality
Internet access.

We discuss the differences between a mainland community and island life,
the dynamic between full time residents and people who live on the island
part of the time, and what Islesboro is doing to ensure everyone has high
quality Internet access.

We also touch on the discussions around how to pay for the fiber. We
recently wrote about the vote to move forward with an engineering study and
contractor search
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/islesboro-maine-voters-approve-first-round-muni-funding>
.

... Listen to the Show Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/maine-island-stranded-without-fiber-community-broadband-bits-podcast-155>

 Chattanooga's EPB, Local Cooperative, and Athens Utility Board Collaborate
For Better Internet
<http://muninetworks.org/content/chattanoogas-epb-local-cooperative-and-athens-utility-board-collaborate-better-internet>
Mon, June 15, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/chattanoogas-epb-local-cooperative-and-athens-utility-board-collaborate-better-internet>

Athens, Tennessee <http://www.cityofathenstn.com/index.html>, has struck a
deal with Chattanooga's EPB and the Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VEC) that
could facilitate the city's interest in a municipal fiber network. According
to the Times Free Press
<http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/may/06/athens-tn-get-fiber-optic-internet-thanks-epb/302745/>,
the Athens Utility Board (AUB) hammered out the final agreement earlier
this month.

AUB is leasing fiber from VEC that carries a gigabit signal from EBP to the
AUB system.

According to the article, AUB has explored the prospect of developing their
own fiber network as early as November 2013 and now offers Internet access
to one business in a local business park. AUB General Manager Eric Newberry
told the AUB Board that they plan to approach other local businesses to set
up additional commercial accounts. They plan a slow buildout and urge local
businesses, many of them clamoring for a reliable connection, to be patient
as they take next steps.

... Read the Rest of Our Story Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/chattanoogas-epb-local-cooperative-and-athens-utility-board-collaborate-better-internet>

Boston Globe Profiles Lafayette; OpenCape Inspired
<http://muninetworks.org/content/boston-globe-profiles-lafayette-opencape-inspired>
Thu, June 18, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/boston-globe-profiles-lafayette-opencape-inspired>

In a recent Boston Globe Opinion
<http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2015/05/23/broadband-competition-cajun-style/cOfdIzHm4JhMigFmVl8buI/story.html#>,
Dante Ramos notes that Boston has a reputation as a technology hub. When
seeking options and affordability, however, Ramos recounts the successful
approach of Lafayette, Louisiana:

Today, the top broadband speeds advertised to residential customers in
Boston are about one-ninth of what?s available in Lafayette. A municipal
network in Boston isn?t inconceivable; thefiber-optic
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term10> network now connecting scores
of government facilities could theoretically become the spine of a citywide
system.

Ramos acknowledges the challenges Boston would face if it were to take up
such a project, but he also notes that it was no small feat for Lafayette.
The economic development gains have more than justified the investment:

Half a decade later, though, the benefits have come into view. A company
serving an active Louisiana film industry can use the Lafayette network to
transmit massive quantities of digital footage. Employees of a major
jewelry manufacturer in town can get medical advice remotely without having
to go in and out of a highly secure plant. And the presence of the network
is shaping investment decisions in subtle ways.

... Read our In-Depth Coverage Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/boston-globe-profiles-lafayette-opencape-inspired>

WiredScore Rates Commercial Real Estate Connectivity in NYC
<http://muninetworks.org/content/wiredscore-rates-commercial-real-estate-connectivity-nyc>
Wed, June 17, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/wiredscore-rates-commercial-real-estate-connectivity-nyc>

As a major metropolitan community, New York City has found a way to
establish a link between connectivity and real estate for potential
commercial tenants.

WiredNYC, a certification program launched in 2013, provides broadband
ratings for office buildings in the city. WiredNYC has been renamed
WiredScore and now operates across the United States, in partnership with
local governments. The program provides a simple survey online at
WiredScore.com <http://wiredscore.com/> that analyzes a variety of factors
and provides a rating based on:

*Building Connectivity*: The number of internet service providers, the
quality and speed of connections, and the access to provider cabling in the
building...

*Infrastructure*: Factors specific to the building's physical internet
infrastructure (i.e., number of entry points, designated utility spaces,
and risers)...

*Readiness*: How ready a building is to improve its connectivity...

... Get Many More Details From our Full Story ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/wiredscore-rates-commercial-real-estate-connectivity-nyc>

Community Broadband Media Roundup - June 19
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-19>
Mon, June 22, 2015 | Posted by rebecca
<http://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-19>

35 Mayors and Elected Officials Call for Accessible Broadband Performance
Information Following GAO Investigation
<http://nextcenturycities.org/2015/06/17/35-mayors-and-elected-officials-call-for-accessible-broadband-performance-information-following-gao-investigation/>,
Next Century Cities

To help our communities access these critical opportunities, we have joined
the city-to-city collaborative Next Century Cities, which supports local
efforts to provide these networks. We are working to provide the
high-quality Internet that is essential to thriving communities and remain
deeply appreciative of the Commission?s ongoing efforts to safeguard the
principle of local choice and empower more communities to achieve
high-speed broadband Internet.

*Community Broadband Media Roundup- By State*

*Colorado*

Firestone commissions municipal Internet study
<http://www.timescall.com/news_region-news/ci_28325938/firestone-commissions-municipal-internet-study>
by
Karen Antonacci, Times-Call Region News

Homeowners near Palmer Divide stuck with slow Internet or no Internet at
all
<http://www.koaa.com/story/29357253/homeowners-near-palmer-divide-stuck-with-slow-internet-or-no-internet-at-all>by
Eric Ross, KOAA

Davis says no company he's talked with is willing to expand service in the
area. He tells News5 each time a provider comes back with an offer and he
agrees, the offer price keeps increasing.

Two of the largest providers in Colorado have contracts with El Paso
County, so we wanted to know whether these providers were in violation by
providing access to some homeowners, but not others.

... The Full Community Network Media Roundup is Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-19>

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From elt at pacbell.net  Sun Jun 28 13:24:56 2015
From: elt at pacbell.net (Eric Thompson)
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2015 13:24:56 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Future of the Internet is Safe: Engineers Break the
	Capacity Limit for Fiber Optic Transmissions
Message-ID: <59829DBC-54DC-4999-BF3A-5CD3FC19EAB1@pacbell.net>

FYI Eric T. 

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/future-internet-safe-engineers-break-capacity-limit-fiber-220443894.html





From rob at omsoft.com  Mon Jun 29 11:12:36 2015
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 11:12:36 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Home Values increase with Fiber Access
Message-ID: <55918A94.4050100@omsoft.com>

Hi All

Here are some links to consider...

1) 
http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/fiber-access-increases-home-values-31-percent-says-ftth-council/2015-06-29?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

and

2) 
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/01/15/arguing-faster-internet-obama-goes-bat-municipal-broadband

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

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From: christopher at newrules.org (Christopher Mitchell)
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:50:55 -0500
Subject: [Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 6/30
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Connecting Georgia's Munis - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 156
<http://muninetworks.org/content/connecting-georgias-munis-community-broadband-bits-podcast-156>
Tue, June 23, 2015 | Posted by christopher
<http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/connecting-georgias-munis-community-broadband-bits-podcast-156>

For years, we have urged municipal networks to cooperate in various ways to
lower costs. For instance, by building a shared middle mile
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term456> network to aggregate their
bandwidth <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term2> and get a better deal
due to the higher volume. So it came as a bit of a shock that Georgia
Public Web <http://www.gapublicweb.net/About%20GPW.html> has been helping
many municipal networks in these ways for well over a decade.

David Muschamp, President and CEO of Georgia Public Web (GPW), joins us for
episode 156 of Community Broadband Bits to discuss what the member-owned
nonprofit organization does to improve Internet access across the state.

GPW operates over 3000 miles of fiber connecting businesses and even entire
communities. They operate a 365-24-7 network operations center and provide
consulting, focusing particularly on the needs of the nearly 30 local
governments that own the company.

... Listen to the Show Here
<http://muninetworks.org/content/connecting-georgias-munis-community-broadband-bits-podcast-156>
... Read the transcript from this episode here
<http://muninetworks.org/content/transcript-community-broadband-bits-episode-156>
 ...

Alabama Republican Speaks Out in Favor of Local Authority
<http://muninetworks.org/content/alabama-republican-speaks-out-favor-local-authority>
Mon, June 22, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/alabama-republican-speaks-out-favor-local-authority>

As we have learned, communities with municipal networks have tended to be
politically conservative
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/most-municipal-networks-built-conservative-cities>.
Nevertheless, conservative state level politicians have often supported
measures to revoke local authority to encourage local Internet choice.
Recently, Alabama State Senator Tom Whatley
<http://www.legislature.state.al.us/aliswww/Senator.aspx?NAME=Whatley&OID_SPONSOR=85903&OID_PERSON=6695&SESSNAME=Regular%20Session%202015>,
a Republican from Auburn, expressed his support for local authority in
AL.com.
<http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/06/broadband_investment_puts_alab.html>

Whatley introduced SB 438
<http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/searchableinstruments/2015rs/bills/SB438.htm>,
which would remove service area restrictions on municipal providers and
remove the currently restriction preventing other municipalities from
providing voice, video, or Internet access services. As he notes in his
opinion piece, the bill did not move beyond the Transportation and Energy
Committee, but he also asserts that he will be back next year to press for
the measure.

Auburn is near Opelika where the community has deployed a FTTH network
<http://www.muninetworks.org/tags-382> to serve residents and spur economic
development. If the restrictions are eliminated, Opelika could expand to
Auburn and even other rural areas nearby.

... Read the Full Post here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/alabama-republican-speaks-out-favor-local-authority>

Longmont's NextLight Video: A Brief Look at the Network and the Community
<http://muninetworks.org/content/longmonts-nextlight-video-brief-look-network-and-community>
Tue, June 23, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/longmonts-nextlight-video-brief-look-network-and-community>

When we talk to municipal network leaders about lessons learned, they often
tell us that marketing is an area where they feel a particularly
vulnerability. Whenever we see a great piece of marketing from a municipal
network, we like to share it.

When Longmont rebranded its FTTH
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13> network
under the name NextLight, they released this awesome video. Check it out!

... Watch the Video Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/longmonts-nextlight-video-brief-look-network-and-community>

Chanute's FTTH Project on Hold Indefinitely
<http://muninetworks.org/content/chanutes-ftth-project-hold-indefinitely>
Wed, June 24, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/chanutes-ftth-project-hold-indefinitely>

Changes in leadership in Chanute have put the community's FTTH
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13> plan in suspended animation. In
April, the City Commission decided to delay financing shortly before the
scheduled bond sale. It is unfortunate that residents and businesses will
lose the opportunities the fiber deployment would bring. Nevertheless, they
deserve the right to make their own choices, good or bad.

The community of Chanute deployed a network incrementally with no borrowing
or bonding in order to improve efficiencies, save public dollars, and
control connectivity for municipal facilities. Local schools and colleges,
struggling to compete, began taking advantage of technology in the
classroom and expanded distance learning. The network eventually created a
number of economic development opportunities
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/spirit-aerosystems-chooses-chanute> when
community leaders started providing better connectivity to local
businesses. We told Chanute's story in our 2013 report "*Chanute's Gig: One
Rural Kansas Community's Tradition of Innovation Led to a Gigabit and
Ubiquitous Wireless Coverage* <http://www.ilsr.org/chanute-rural-gigabit/>
."

... More Details and Background in the Full Post ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/chanutes-ftth-project-hold-indefinitely>

In West Texas, "Hub City" Conducts Fiber Feasibility Study
<http://muninetworks.org/content/west-texas-hub-city-conducts-fiber-feasibility-study>
Thu, June 25, 2015 | Posted by phineas
<http://muninetworks.org/users/phineas>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/west-texas-hub-city-conducts-fiber-feasibility-study>

A feasibility study conducted by the Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) Electric
Utility Board this April discussed several potential benefits of installing
a fiber optic cable in the City of Lubbock, Texas <http://www.mylubbock.us/>.
Charles Dunn, a member of the Utility Board, proposed installing fiber
optic cables alongside the city?s utility lines, which are currently being
buried underground as part of a three-phase, $1.9 million downtown
redevelopment initiative
<http://lubbockonline.com/business/2015-01-24/downtown-lubbock-redevelopment-plan-being-executed-slowly-surely#.VYB_rPlVikp>
.

A fiber optic cable, Dunn contended
<http://www.myfoxlubbock.com/news/local/story/lpl-fiber-optic/Kj7v8yZX2kOus1vwqybz4w.cspx>,
could increase Internet speeds hundredfold (from a max speed of around 10
Mbps <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term18> to one above 1 Gbps
<http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term14>), attract high tech companies
to the city, and induce Texas Tech University students to stay in Lubbock
after they graduate. In Lubbock, where Internet speeds run about 35 percent
slower than they do in the rest of the state, a fiber network could be a
boon for businesses and residents alike.

... Don't Mess with Muni Fiber in Texas ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/west-texas-hub-city-conducts-fiber-feasibility-study>

Ketchum Will Install Conduit Only; Cox's Role?
<http://muninetworks.org/content/ketchum-will-install-conduit-only-coxs-role>
Fri, June 26, 2015 | Posted by lgonzalez
<http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/ketchum-will-install-conduit-only-coxs-role>

In Idaho, Ketchum appears to have abandoned its flirtation with a municipal
fiber optic network
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/idaho-town-calls-fiber-investment-cable-and-dsl-not-good-enough>,
choosing instead to lay conduit <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term305> as
a way to encourage private investment. The decision is an interesting
result that suggests incumbent Cox Communications has considerable power
over local decision making.

Readers may recall how in May 2013 the local broadband advisory committeebooted
Cox representatives off
<http://www.muninetworks.org/content/ketchum-idaho-no-tolerance-cox-push-polls>
the
roster. Residents began to receive telephone calls which amounted to push
polls from the incumbent cable provider; the then-Mayor would would have
none of that. Even though communities leaders had not stated they were
considering a municipal network, they were put off by Cox's underhanded
approach.

Since then, the administration has changed and it appears this time Cox has
successfully shanghaied the decision. Cox is back on the committee
establishing a plan and pressing for the result we would expect.

... Get the Rest of these Frustrating Developments Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/ketchum-will-install-conduit-only-coxs-role>

Gigabit Internet for North Central Ohio Schools
<http://muninetworks.org/content/gigabit-internet-north-central-ohio-schools>
Wed, June 24, 2015 | Posted by hannah <http://muninetworks.org/users/hannah>
<http://muninetworks.org/content/gigabit-internet-north-central-ohio-schools>

Consolidated Electric Cooperative <http://www.consolidated.coop/>, a
nonprofit, member-owned cooperative, will soon offer gigabit broadband in
rural North Central Ohio. They intend to first offer the gigabit to local
schools and then to businesses.

According to eSchoolNews, Consolidated Electric Cooperative will provide 15
school districts with gigabit connectivity
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/06/03/ohio-gigabit-broadband-672/>. The
school districts will then have greater access to online resources and be
better able to comply with mandated online testing in Ohio. In the article,
Doug Payauys, vice-president of information systems for Consolidated
Electric Cooperative, described the need for improved Internet access in
schools:

"Technology is creating a shift in today?s classroom, and it?s transforming
the way teachers educate and students learn. As the country becomes a more
digital-based society, schools must work to transform lesson plans and
accommodate new technologies?

... Many More Details in Our Full Story ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/gigabit-internet-north-central-ohio-schools>

Tennessee Fiber Optic Communities - Video on Gig Freedom
<http://muninetworks.org/content/tennessee-fiber-optic-communities-video-gig-freedom>
Sat, June 27, 2015 | Posted by christopher
<http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>

In a video calling for "Broadband Equity,"
<http://www.tn4fiber.org/home/2015/6/10/support-fiber-optic-expansion> the
Tennessee Fiber Optic Communities have released a video explaining why
communities must have their local Internet choice restored.

We encourage you to Like and Follow their campaign on Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tennessee-Fiber-Optic-Communities/875323889215062>
.

... Watch the Video Here ...
<http://muninetworks.org/content/tennessee-fiber-optic-communities-video-gig-freedom>

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