[Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 2/21

Tue Feb 21 11:45:14 PST 2017

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Municipal broadband supporters offer up bills to expand service territories for munis in Tennessee (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) and Washington (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) . Examples of successful municipal broadband networks in Maine (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) and Virginia (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) , and much more.
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TN Bills Worth Watching, Supporting (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)

While Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam’s “Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Ace” has been in the news, several other Legislators have introduced companion bills earlier this month that deserve attention.

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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... (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)

https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-february-20-0?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625

Community Broadband Media Roundup - February 20 (https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-february-20-0?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625)

Alabama
Hunstville, Alabama is suddenly awash in broadband competition, showing why Comcast is so afraid of municipal broadband (https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170214/10151036712/huntsville-alabama-is-suddenly-awash-broadband-competition-showing-why-comcast-is-so-afraid-municipal-broadband.shtml?mc_cid=d79017bcf3&mc_eid=2910c7b52b&utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625)  by Karl Bode, TechDirt

California
Broadband advocate brings rural perspective to California Assembly (http://www.govtech.com/network/Broadband-Advocate-Brings-Rural-Perspective-to-California-Assembly.html?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625)  by Samantha Young, Government Technology

San Francisco community groups tapped for input on city broadband rollout (http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/SF-community-groups-tapped-for-input-on-city-10938744.php?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=a033089633-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-a033089633-82753625)  by Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle
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