[Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 12/13

Tue Dec 13 09:09:20 PST 2016

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Thank you for working in this important field!  We need your energy to make sure our communities can thrive with the rapid technological changes!
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Chattanooga Recognized as Best Gaming ISP for 2017 (https://muninetworks.org/content/chattanooga-recognized-best-gaming-isp-2017?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)

Sometimes speed is not the answer. Chattanooga boasts EPB Fiber, a municipal network that can handle speeds of up to 10 Gigabits (https://muninetworks.org/content/chattanooga-crushes-it-marketing-technology-and-nearby-communities-community-broadband-bits-?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)  (that’s 10,000 Megabits) per second. That, however, is not what won it recognition this week.
Read the article. (https://muninetworks.org/content/chattanooga-recognized-best-gaming-isp-2017?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/seattle-puts-muni-broadband-its-master-plan?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625

Seattle Puts Muni Broadband In Its Master Plan (https://muninetworks.org/content/seattle-puts-muni-broadband-its-master-plan?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)

Seattle hasn’t given up the possibility of fast, affordable, reliable connectivity for all.

The city has long struggled with how to improve Internet access for residents and businesses. They commissioned a feasibility study in 2015 (https://muninetworks.org/content/seattle-reporters-interview-chris-mitchell-about-broadband-feasibility-study?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)  to learn more about the cost and potential for a citywide broadband utility, but the hefty estimated cost - $480 million to $665 million - subdued the conversation.
Read the article. (https://muninetworks.org/content/seattle-puts-muni-broadband-its-master-plan?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/san-francisco-proposal-tenant-isp-choice-community-broadband-bits-podcast-231?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625

San Francisco Proposal For Tenant ISP Choice - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 231 (https://muninetworks.org/content/san-francisco-proposal-tenant-isp-choice-community-broadband-bits-podcast-231?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)

Cities across America are implementing policies that create friendly environments for Internet Service Providers in order to encourage competition. In San Francisco, the Board of Supervisors is now considering legislation (https://muninetworks.org/content/san-francisco-proposal-aims-giving-multi-tenants-access-choice-isps?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)  that will create choice for residents or businesses in multi-welling units, or MDUs. In episode 231, Mark Farrell, a member of the Board of Supervisors, joins us to discuss the proposal.
Listen to the podcast. (https://muninetworks.org/content/san-francisco-proposal-tenant-isp-choice-community-broadband-bits-podcast-231?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/competition-expected-drive-down-rates-huntsville?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625

Competition Expected To Drive Down Rates In Huntsville (https://muninetworks.org/content/competition-expected-drive-down-rates-huntsville?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)

The imminent arrival of Google Fiber  (https://fiber.google.com/about/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625) and two other Internet Service Providers offering Gigabit speeds (1,000 Megabits per second) to Huntsville, Alabama is expected to be a boon to subscribers, reports Alabama Tech (http://www.waaytv.com/tech_alabama/here-s-why-huntsville-internet-customers-should-soon-see-lower/article_709cd6f0-b010-11e6-96cb-df15cc44ce7b.html?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625) . The tech publication predicts the three ISPs - Google Fiber, AT&T  and WOW! - will spur competition that will lower prices for residential and business subscribers.
Read the article. (https://muninetworks.org/content/competition-expected-drive-down-rates-huntsville?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/osage-iowa-sun-and-speed-projects-ahead?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625

Osage, Iowa: Sun And Speed Projects Ahead (https://muninetworks.org/content/osage-iowa-sun-and-speed-projects-ahead?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)

Iowans in the small town of Osage have been able to obtain cable Internet access from the community’s municipal utility since 2001. The community is about to take the next step; Osage Municipal Utility (https://osage.net/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)  (OMU) is acquiring a fiber-optic backbone from a private provider.
Read the article. (https://muninetworks.org/content/osage-iowa-sun-and-speed-projects-ahead?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/fairlawngig-milestone-officially-connects-first-business-customers?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625

FairlawnGig Milestone: Officially Connects First Business Customers (https://muninetworks.org/content/osage-iowa-sun-and-speed-projects-ahead?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)

Since late 2015, the small city of Fairlawn, Ohio, has been planning and preparing for a network with next-generation connectivity. The city is building the network, FairlawnGig (http://www.fairlawngig.net/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625) , which will offer speeds of a Gigabit (1,000 Megabits) per second to subscribers. All speed tiers will be symmetrical (https://muninetworks.org/content/grass-will-be-greener-fairlawngig-ohio?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625) , so upload and download will be equally fast.
Read the article. (https://muninetworks.org/content/osage-iowa-sun-and-speed-projects-ahead?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/storms-dont-stop-smart-grid-chattanooga?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625

Storms Don't Stop Smart-Grid In Chattanooga (https://muninetworks.org/content/storms-dont-stop-smart-grid-chattanooga?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)

On November 27th, the Chattanooga area was pelted with rough storms. According to the city's Electric Power Board (EPB) spokesman John Pless (http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2016/nov/30/epb-smart-grid-avoids-90-percent-expected-power-outages/400550/?utm_content=buffer3278b&utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625) , the utility smart-grid kept the lights on for 90 percent of the city’s electricity users who would have otherwise experienced an outage. A smart-grid detects where damage occurs and allows the network to self-heal when possible, often in seconds and undetected by electricity users.
Read the article. (https://muninetworks.org/content/storms-dont-stop-smart-grid-chattanooga?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-december-12?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625

Community Broadband Media Roundup - December 12 (https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-december-12?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)

Florida
Lake Worth sees 'social justice' in setting up free Wi-Fi (http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/news/opinion/editorial-lake-worth-sees-social-justice-in-settin/ntJQx/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)  by My Palm Beach Post Editorial Board

Ohio
Everstream helps Lakewood launch high-speed fiber network (https://muninetworks.org/content/Everstream%20helps%20Lakewood%20launch%20high-speed%20fiber%20network?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=e7c79b330d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-e7c79b330d-82753625)  by Crain's Cleveland Business
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