From christopher at ilsr.org Tue Feb 7 10:17:09 2017 From: christopher at ilsr.org (=?utf-8?Q?Christopher=20Mitchell?=) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2017 18:17:09 +0000 Subject: [Davisgig] =?utf-8?q?Recently_in_Community_Networks=2E=2E=2E_Week?= =?utf-8?q?_of_2/7?= Message-ID: Recent Stories from MuniNetworks.org... -> Read More (http://muninetworks.org?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) View this email in your browser (http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=ebfe77c732e7192553aef5712&id=16bcda3800&e=bb090a9b20) http://www.twitter.com/communitynets?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625 @CommunityNets (http://www.twitter.com/communitynets?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) https://www.facebook.com/communitybroadband/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625 Community Broadband Networks (https://www.facebook.com/communitybroadband/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) http://muninetworks.org?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625 Muninetworks.org (http://muninetworks.org?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) This week, we had a number of stories of successful communities that have invested in their own municipal networks. We also released a "Why Local Solutions (https://muninetworks.org/content/why-local-solutions-fact-sheet?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) " fact sheet that is ammunition in the fight against telecom monopolies. BREAKING: Virginia's House of Delegates voted 74-24 to pass the anti-municipal broadband HB 2108, follow our coverage of next steps (https://muninetworks.org/tags/va-hb-2108?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) . https://muninetworks.org/content/why-local-solutions-fact-sheet?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625 "Why Local Solutions?" Fact Sheet (https://muninetworks.org/content/why-local-solutions-fact-sheet?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) The next time you?re attending a city council meeting, a local broadband initiative committee meeting, or just chatting with neighbors about better local connectivity, take a few copies of our Why Local Solutions? (https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/2017-01-why-local-solutions1.pdf?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) fact sheet. Our new one-pager addresses three main reasons why local telecommunications authority is so important: * State and federal government won?t solve the problem - local residents, businesses, and elected officials know what they need, right? * Large telecom companies refuse to invest in rural areas - we've seen over and over how their promises to improve Internet access go unfulfilled. * Local leaders can best resolve local issues - they are accountable to the people they see every day and they experience the same reality. ...Read the fact sheet... (https://muninetworks.org/content/why-local-solutions-fact-sheet?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/small-cells-yield-big-results-lincoln-community-broadband-bits-podcast-238?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625 Small Cells Yield Big Results In Lincoln - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 238 (https://muninetworks.org/content/small-cells-yield-big-results-lincoln-community-broadband-bits-podcast-238?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) We?ve been covering happenings in Lincoln, Nebraska for several years now. The city?s Right of Way Manager David Young joins us for episode 238 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. David is a returning guest; this week, he?s here to talk about Lincoln?s new venture into small cell technology. The state imposes restrictions on municipalities in Nebraska. Nevertheless, Lincoln has found a way to make a smart investment in conduit and public fiber to create a welcoming environment for providers. ..Listen to the podcast... (https://muninetworks.org/content/small-cells-yield-big-results-lincoln-community-broadband-bits-podcast-238?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/mount-washington-ma-makes-next-move-design-construction?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625 Mount Washington, MA, Makes The Next Move: Design, Construction (https://muninetworks.org/content/mount-washington-ma-makes-next-move-design-construction?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) This past summer, the community received word (http://broadband.masstech.org/press-releases/mbi-announces-grant-support-construction-mount-washington%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98last-mile%E2%80%99-broadband?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) that it would receive a $230,000 grant from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI), the state agency set up to administer federal and state funds for broadband network deployment. Mount Washington had already obtained special permission (https://muninetworks.org/content/Permission%20to%20Move%20Ahead%20Granted?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) from the state legislature to proceed with a network sans a Municipal Light Plant (MLP). In Massachusetts, municipalities are required to establish MLPs to operate and manage any publicly owned Internet network. Because Mount Washington is so small, however, they felt creating another administrative entity would be an undue burden; state legislators agreed and created an exception for them in statute. ...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/mount-washington-ma-makes-next-move-design-construction?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/hb-2108-revised-passes-through-committee-vote-house-today?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625 HB 2108 Revised Passes Through Committee, Up For Vote In House Today (https://muninetworks.org/content/hb-2108-revised-passes-through-committee-vote-house-today?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) UPDATE, HB 2108 PASSED 74-24 ON 2/7/2017 Republican Delegates in the Virginia House Labor and Commerce Committee advanced HB 2108 yesterday (http://www.roanoke.com/news/politics/general_assembly/revised-broadband-bill-passes-committee-heads-to-full-house/article_a5e6af5e-2047-56ab-83e1-eae08fc940fa.html?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) , despite opposition from constituents, local leaders (https://muninetworks.org/content/more-virginia-communities-oppose-byrons-bad-broadband-bill?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) , and members of the telecommunications industry (https://muninetworks.org/content/local-officials-speak-out-against-hb-2108-state-cap?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) . A revised version of Byron?s Bad Broadband Bill now heads to the House Floor today for a vote from the entire body. A bill titled the ?Virginia Broadband Deployment Act? by its sponsor now contains nothing about ?deployment? but retains provisions forcing publicly owned networks to reveal proprietary information that limit competition. ...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/hb-2108-revised-passes-through-committee-vote-house-today?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/ammon-launches-its-ftth-bye-bye-broken-market?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625 Ammon Launches Its FTTH; Bye-Bye Broken Market (https://muninetworks.org/content/ammon-launches-its-ftth-bye-bye-broken-market?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) Folks in Ammon, Idaho, are now getting choice, speed, and affordability from their new municipal Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network. Home owners are making the switch and waving "bye-bye" to the burdens of a broken market for the benefits of publicly owned infrastructure. ...Read the article... 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Part of the planning and infrastructure costs, however, can sometimes be covered by state and federal grants known as Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). Nelson County, Virginia (http://www.nelsoncounty-va.gov/government/broadband-authority/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) , leveraged CDBG to expand their fiber network and maximize benefits to the community. CDBG funds, are distributed to 1,200 units of state and local government by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and can go toward a variety of infrastructure and development purposes. When communities consider ways to use CDBG funding, they can get long-term valuable benefits by directing those funds toward Internet infrastructure. ...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/cdbg-aids-connectivity-nelson-county-va?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/muscatine-upgrade-ready-begin?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625 Muscatine Upgrade Ready To Begin (https://muninetworks.org/content/muscatine-upgrade-ready-begin?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) Muscatine, Iowa, is ready to begin its upgrade, bringing municipal cable network customers up to Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) technology. Last week, the Board of Water, Electric & Communications Trustees from Muscatine Power & Water (MP&W) awarded the contract (http://muscatinejournal.com/news/local/muscatine/fiber-project-ready-to-begin-mp-w-customers-may-soon/article_93026870-03b9-56b6-91af-66c29475de94.html?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=16bcda3800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-16bcda3800-82753625) to a firm that will transform the network and bring speeds up to 1 Gigabit per second (1,000 Megabits per second) download tier. No word yet on upload speeds. ...Read the article... 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Plus, businesses and residents in West Plains, Missouri (https://muninetworks.org/content/businesses-can-get-gig-west-plains-mo?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=18ad0f6d68-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-18ad0f6d68-82753625) & Fairlawn, Ohio (https://muninetworks.org/content/fairlawn-folks-get-ftth-residents-now-connected?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=18ad0f6d68-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-18ad0f6d68-82753625) are getting connected to high speed Internet! Plus, I wrote a story on Virginia's awful anti-municipal broadband bill that was published in local blog, Bacon's Rebellion (https://muninetworks.org/content/bacons-rebellion-questions-about-va-connectivity-and-hb-2108?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=18ad0f6d68-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-18ad0f6d68-82753625) . https://muninetworks.org/content/businesses-can-get-gig-west-plains-mo?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=18ad0f6d68-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-18ad0f6d68-82753625 Businesses Can Get A Gig in West Plains, MO (https://muninetworks.org/content/businesses-can-get-gig-west-plains-mo?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=18ad0f6d68-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-18ad0f6d68-82753625) The city of West Plains, Missouri, is now offering high-quality fiber connectivity up to 1 Gigabit (1,000 Megabits) per second to local businesses. The community is also exploring the possibility of a pilot project to a limited area of households as the city considers whether or not to also offer Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH). ...Read the article... 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If passed, the bill will make it even more difficult for local communities to take control of their own connectivity. We?ve reproduced the op-ed here: Virginia Is for Lovers, Not Lobbyists Pop quiz: Should the state create or remove barriers to broadband investment in rural Virginia? Trick question. The answer depends very much on who you are ? an incumbent telephone company or someone living every day with poor connectivity. ..Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/bacons-rebellion-questions-about-va-connectivity-and-hb-2108?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=18ad0f6d68-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-18ad0f6d68-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/fairlawn-folks-get-ftth-residents-now-connected?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=18ad0f6d68-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-18ad0f6d68-82753625 Fairlawn Folks Get FTTH; Residents Now Connected (https://muninetworks.org/content/fairlawn-folks-get-ftth-residents-now-connected?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=18ad0f6d68-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-18ad0f6d68-82753625) Not long ago, FairlawnGig in Ohio began serving businesses with symmetrical connectivity, offering speeds up to 1 Gigabit (1,000 Megabits) per second. The incremental build is progressing and now the city is offering Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) connectivity to residents in Fairlawn. ...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/fairlawn-folks-get-ftth-residents-now-connected?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=18ad0f6d68-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-18ad0f6d68-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/colorado-bill-reclaim-local-authority-stalls-committee-audio?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=18ad0f6d68-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-18ad0f6d68-82753625 Colorado Bill To Reclaim Local Authority Stalls In Committee: Audio (https://muninetworks.org/content/colorado-bill-reclaim-local-authority-stalls-committee-audio?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=18ad0f6d68-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-18ad0f6d68-82753625) On Monday the Colorado Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee heard SB 42, a bill to repeal the state?s requirement for referendum to reclaim local telecommunications authority. The committee of seven Senators voted 4 - 3 to postpone the bill indefinitely, leaving it in legislative purgatory. We've provided the audio above, but we missed the first minute or so of the recording. Ample Support A number of testifiers came to Denver to support the bill and also testified remotely from several locations around the state. Several testified that local investment in Internet infrastructure is the only hope they have for necessary high-quality connectivity. ...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/colorado-bill-reclaim-local-authority-stalls-committee-audio?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=18ad0f6d68-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-18ad0f6d68-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/missouris-sb-186-committee-feb-14th?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=18ad0f6d68-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-18ad0f6d68-82753625 Missouri's SB 186 In Committee Feb. 14th (https://muninetworks.org/content/missouris-sb-186-committee-feb-14th?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=18ad0f6d68-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-18ad0f6d68-82753625) In Missouri, the Senate Local Government and Elections Committee has quietly held on to Sen. Ed Emery?s SB 186. The legislation is another bill handed off from big corporate providers and designed to squash municipal networks. If it looks familiar, it should - it?s identical to last year?s HB 2078, that made a dramatic run through the legislature only to be withdrawn at the last moment. SB 186 will have its first hearing on Tuesday, February 14th, at 10:00 a.m. ...Read the article... 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Regardless of whether your beliefs lean red or blue, you may be like many other Americans and wonder what the future holds for federal telecommunications policy. Saul Tannenbaum from Cambridge recently wrote a piece that stressed the importance of local decision making authority and how municipal networks can rise above reversals anticipated by the new administration?s FCC. ...Read the article... 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In order to help local communities get started on investigating pole attachment requirements in their states, Next Century Cities has published a Guide to Pole Attachments. ...See the guide... 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SB 1058 and HB 0970, from Senator Janice Bowling and Representative Dan Howell, would allow municipal electric utilities, such as Chattanooga?s EPB, Tullahoma Utilities Board, or Jackson Energy Authority to expand beyond their electric service area. SB 1045 and HB 1410 reclaims local authority for municipalities that want to offer telecommunications service either alone or with a partner. ...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/tn-bills-worth-watching-supporting?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/bills-allow-puds-offer-retail-broadband-wa-legislative-committees?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625 Bills To Allow PUDs to Offer Retail Broadband In WA Legislative Committees (https://muninetworks.org/content/bills-allow-puds-offer-retail-broadband-wa-legislative-committees?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) Two Washington state bills in separate committees would allow public utility districts (PUDs) to offer retail communications services. HB 1938 (http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1938.pdf?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) and SB 5139 (http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5139.pdf?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) are the kind of legislation that would allow local communities to improve connectivity. Now, PUDs are restricted to the wholesale-only model, but businesses and residents in rural areas question the wisdom of the restriction. ..Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/bills-allow-puds-offer-retail-broadband-wa-legislative-committees?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/amended-hb-2108-senate-floor-locals-va-press?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625 Amended HB 2108 To Senate Floor; Locals In VA Press On (https://muninetworks.org/content/amended-hb-2108-senate-floor-locals-va-press?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) On February 13th, the Virginia Senate Labor and Commerce Committee held a hearing on HB 2108, previously called the "Virginia Broadband Deployment Act" and now named the "Virginia Wireless Services Authority Act." Delegate Kathy Byron offered an amendment to the bill, it was accepted, and the bill passed. It is now headed (https://muninetworks.org/content/hb-2108-opposition-bipartisan-passes-va-house?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) for the full Senate where it may or may not be put on the calendar for a vote. ...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/amended-hb-2108-senate-floor-locals-va-press?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/subsidies-big-boys-knoxville-news-sentinel-op-ed?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625 Subsidies For Big Boys? Knoxville News Sentinel Op-Ed (https://muninetworks.org/content/subsidies-big-boys-knoxville-news-sentinel-op-ed?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) In January, Governor Bill Haslam announced that he and Senator Mark Norris would introduce legislation to provide grant funding and tax credits to private companies in order to expand rural connectivity in Tennessee. In a recent Knoxville News Sentinel, I took another look at more subsidies to large private providers and how that strategy has worked out so far. ...Read the op-ed... (https://muninetworks.org/content/subsidies-big-boys-knoxville-news-sentinel-op-ed?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/eastern-shore-virginia-broadband-authority-improves-connectivity?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625 Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority Improves Connectivity (https://muninetworks.org/content/eastern-shore-virginia-broadband-authority-improves-connectivity?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) In 2008, the counties of Accomack and Northampton created the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority (ESVBA) to serve local needs and boost economic development. NASA provided key funding to build the backbone of the regional network. Today, the ESVBA has already improved wireless services in several communities and is at work on a Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) test project. ...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/eastern-shore-virginia-broadband-authority-improves-connectivity?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/connectivity-maine-never-looked-so-good-new-video?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625 Connectivity In Maine Never Looked So Good: New Video (https://muninetworks.org/content/connectivity-maine-never-looked-so-good-new-video?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) The Maine Broadband Coalition recently released a video on the value of fast, affordable, reliable connectivity in Maine. The group focuses on different needs in Maine and how better Internet access improves small business, home healthcare, education, and general quality of life. ...Watch the video... (https://muninetworks.org/content/connectivity-maine-never-looked-so-good-new-video?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/fiercetelecom-follows-missouri-anti-municipal-broadband-bill?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625 FierceTelecom Follows Up on Missouri Anti-Municipal Broadband Bill (https://muninetworks.org/content/fiercetelecom-follows-missouri-anti-municipal-broadband-bill?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) FierceTelecom (http://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/telco-cable-backed-missouri-bill-to-limit-municipal-broadband-growth?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625) - February 15, 2017 ** Telco, cable-backed Missouri bill could limit municipal broadband growth, opposition group says ------------------------------------------------------------ Written by Sean Buckley A new broadband battle is brewing in Missouri as the state?s largest telcos and cable operators are backing a new bill to limit municipal broadband. ...Read the article... 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While they are all in different stages of the process (and some are using fiber as a fixed wireless backer), fiber infrastructure (https://muninetworks.org/content/fiber-optic-network?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625) is connecting Americans and boosting local ownership. https://muninetworks.org/content/rock-falls-future-fiber?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625 Rock Falls: The Future Is In Fiber (https://muninetworks.org/content/rock-falls-future-fiber?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625) The community of Rock Falls, Illinois, is well on its way to developing a gigabit municipal network to offer better connectivity to residents, businesses, and public facilities. Last week, the City Council adopted an ordinance that allows the city to issue general obligation bonds to fund citywide fiber-optic Internet infrastructure. ...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/rock-falls-future-fiber?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/cable-unbundling-challenge-community-broadband-bits-podcast-241-0?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625 The Cable UnBundling Challenge - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 241 (https://muninetworks.org/content/cable-unbundling-challenge-community-broadband-bits-podcast-241-0?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625) One of the most recurring complaints about cable television is the bundles - people resent having to pay for channels that they do not watch. Especially when those cable prices go up consistently. The cable companies tend to absorb most of the blame and anger for this model, but they aren't entirely responsible. To explain how the cable industry works, Public Knowledge Senior Counsel John Bergmayer joins us for Episode 241 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. We talk about overlapping monopolies, market power, and how the cable companies themselves are somewhat imprisoned by content owners. ..Listen to the podcast... (https://muninetworks.org/content/cable-unbundling-challenge-community-broadband-bits-podcast-241-0?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/sho-me-your-fixed-wireless-houston-mo?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625 Sho-Me Your Fixed Wireless, Houston, MO! (https://muninetworks.org/content/sho-me-your-fixed-wireless-houston-mo?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625) Electric cooperatives are increasingly creating local solutions to rural connectivity woes. Many have built networks that rival those in the best connected cities in the U.S. Rather than waiting for disinterested national providers, cooperatives and their members have found workable solutions. ...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/sho-me-your-fixed-wireless-houston-mo?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/wa-bills-cant-bust-through-committee?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625 WA Bills Can't Bust Through Committee (https://muninetworks.org/content/wa-bills-cant-bust-through-committee?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625) While people in rural Washington State continue to limp long on DSL, satellite, and even dial-up, two bills in the state legislature that would have allowed public utility districts (PUDs) to offer retail services stalled in committee. ...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/wa-bills-cant-bust-through-committee?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/greeneville-tn-electric-utility-powers-school-connectivity?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625 Greeneville, TN: Electric Utility Powers Up School Connectivity (https://muninetworks.org/content/greeneville-tn-electric-utility-powers-school-connectivity?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625) Schools in Greenville, Tennessee, are about to save on Internet connectivity to the tune of $50,000 per year, thanks to a partnership with the municipal electric utility. Greenville City Schools (GCS), which obtains Internet access via the state?s Education Networks of America (ENA), used to obtain cable connections from big providers that worked with ENA. Comcast and CenturyLink are two of the local providers that lease lines to the schools with ENA as the entity that arranged the connections. Not anymore. ...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/greeneville-tn-electric-utility-powers-school-connectivity?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/commission-created-fiber-centennial?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625 Commission Created For Fiber In Centennial (https://muninetworks.org/content/commission-created-fiber-centennial?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625) In December Centennial, Colorado?s City Council voted to establish Centennial FiberWorks, a program focused on making optimal use of the city?s fiber-optic backbone. In January, they took the next step by creating a Fiber Commission to manage the program. ...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/commission-created-fiber-centennial?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625) https://muninetworks.org/content/jon-chambers-100k-trumpfone?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625 Jon Chambers On The $100K Trumpfone (https://muninetworks.org/content/jon-chambers-100k-trumpfone?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625) Jonathan Chambers from Conexon works with rural electric cooperatives as they bring high-quality Internet access to rural America. When he spoke with Christopher for episode 229 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast last November, he had some choice words to say about how the FCC chose to continue to subsidize big telcos for little return. In a recent post on the Conexon blog, Chambers analyzes ?The New Trumpfone Program,? (http://www.conexon.us/1/new-trumpfone-program/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6487094d32-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6487094d32-82753625) and reveals how proposed Connect America Fund (CAF) subsidies, when applied to real world data, creates outrageous financial waste. ...Read the article... 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