[Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 12/20

Tue Dec 20 09:11:58 PST 2016

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Wilson's Greenlight Provides Affordable Internet Access To Public Housing Residents (https://muninetworks.org/content/wilsons-greenlight-provides-affordable-internet-access-public-housing-residents?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

Super-fast, reliable, and affordable Internet access is coming to residents living in public housing in Wilson, North Carolina. Greenlight (http://www.greenlightnc.com/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625) , Wilson’s municipal network, recently began providing 40 Megabits per second (Mbps) for $10 per month to public housing residents -- about a quarter of the service’s original cost. All services from Greenlight are symmetrical, so upload speeds are just as fast as download speeds.
... (https://muninetworks.org/content/wilsons-greenlight-provides-affordable-internet-access-public-housing-residents?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625) Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/chattanooga-recognized-best-gaming-isp-2017?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/decentralizing-economic-power-reinvigorating-democracy-ilsr%E2%80%99s-impact-2016?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625

Decentralizing Economic Power, Reinvigorating Democracy: ILSR’s Impact in 2016 (https://muninetworks.org/content/decentralizing-economic-power-reinvigorating-democracy-ilsr%E2%80%99s-impact-2016?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

As we head into a turbulent era of government, the values and goals of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (http://www.ilsr.org/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)  (ILSR) remain steadfast. Every day we help communities tap into their own power in order to build a more democratic, equitable, and sustainable future. Our 2016 annual report, Decentralizing Economic Power, Reinvigorating Democracy (https://ilsr.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ILSR_AnnualReport_2016_FINAL.pdf?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625) , illustrates how ILSR’s initiatives have gained important victories, connected with people across the country, and moved the needle on our most important economic and political conversations.
... (https://muninetworks.org/content/decentralizing-economic-power-reinvigorating-democracy-ilsr%E2%80%99s-impact-2016?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625) Read the report... (https://muninetworks.org/content/seattle-puts-muni-broadband-its-master-plan?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/chairman-tom-wheeler-depart-jan-20-2017?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625

Chairman Tom Wheeler To Depart Jan. 20, 2017 (https://muninetworks.org/content/chairman-tom-wheeler-depart-jan-20-2017?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

Chairman Tom Wheeler will be stepping down as FCC Chairman as of January 20, 2017; the day President Obama leaves office. The decision is not surprising, as FCC chairmen typically leave their position when a new administration takes the helm, but Wheeler had not yet made it official. His departure emphasizes the apprehensive uncertainty that has troubled advocates of municipal networks, local telecommunications authority, and network neutrality, as well as a long list of other public policy concerns that affect our future through technology.
... (https://muninetworks.org/content/chairman-tom-wheeler-depart-jan-20-2017?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625) Read the article. (https://muninetworks.org/content/san-francisco-proposal-tenant-isp-choice-community-broadband-bits-podcast-231?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625) .. (https://muninetworks.org/content/chairman-tom-wheeler-depart-jan-20-2017?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/san-francisco-passes-ordinance-tenants-have-isp-choice-last?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625

San Francisco Passes Ordinance: Tenants Have ISP Choice At Last (https://muninetworks.org/content/san-francisco-passes-ordinance-tenants-have-isp-choice-last?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

San Francisco multi-occupancy building tenants will no longer be stuck with the Internet Service Provider most friendly with the landlord. On December 13th, the Board of Supervisors unanimously passed (https://sfgov.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2863893&GUID=E010FDC6-4024-4BA7-B282-C0F9DE32D9F4&utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)  an ordinance to ensure that competing ISPs have reasonable access to buildings to offer competing services and give tenants a choice.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/san-francisco-passes-ordinance-tenants-have-isp-choice-last?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/35-million-lake-connections-minnesota?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625

$3.5 Million for Lake Connections in Minnesota (https://muninetworks.org/content/35-million-lake-connections-minnesota?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

A northern Minnesota county has been approved for federal funding to bring high-quality Internet access to some of the community's most rural residents. Lake County (population: about 11,000) has been building Lake Connections (http://www.lakeconnections.com/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625) , a county-owned community network, for the past few years.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/35-million-lake-connections-minnesota?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/another-rural-electric-co-op-connects-missourians?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625

Another Rural Electric Co-op Connects Missourians (https://muninetworks.org/content/another-rural-electric-co-op-connects-missourians?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

For more than a century, electric cooperatives have ensured rural communities’ electricity needs are met. Now, many electric co-ops have made strides to ensure their communities have access to today’s newest necessity, Internet service.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/another-rural-electric-co-op-connects-missourians?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/osage-and-iowa-legislature-community-broadband-bits-podcast-232?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625

Osage and the Iowa Legislature - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 232 (https://muninetworks.org/content/osage-and-iowa-legislature-community-broadband-bits-podcast-232?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

Located in northwest Iowa, Osage has been an innovative utility leader with forward-looking investments in both telecommunications and clean energy with wind and solar. Osage Municipal Utilities General Manager Josh Byrnes joins us for Community Broadband Bits podcast 232. He is also in the midst of retiring after 3 terms in the Iowa Legislature.
...Listen to the podcast... (https://muninetworks.org/content/osage-and-iowa-legislature-community-broadband-bits-podcast-232?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-december-19-0?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625

Community Broadband Media Roundup - December 19 (https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-december-19-0?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

California
Broadband choice for the Bay Area (http://www.sfexaminer.com/broadband-choice-bay-area/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)  by Emma Peck, San Francisco Examiner

Sonoma County increases rural area Internet access (http://www.sonomacountygazette.com/cms/pages/sonoma-county-news-article-6031.html?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)  by Sonoma County Gazette

Georgia
Atlanta wraps up RFIs for fiber, wireless (http://www.lightreading.com/gigabit/gigabit-cities/atlanta-wraps-up-rfis-for-fiber-wireless/d/d-id/728992?mc_cid=0e011c3894&mc_eid=2910c7b52b&utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)  by Mari Silbey, LightReading
... (https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-december-19-0?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625) Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-december-19-0?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2f0a33dc7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2f0a33dc7-82753625)

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