[Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 1/10

Tue Jan 10 10:01:45 PST 2017

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In this issue of our newsletter, check out our latest map of citywide, FTTH municipal networks (https://muninetworks.org/content/new-resource-map-list-citywide-ftth-munis?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625) as well as nationwide coverage of the benefits of community broadband across Georgia (https://muninetworks.org/content/georgia-committees-report-affirms-role-community-networks?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625) , Salisbury (North Carolina) (https://muninetworks.org/content/fibrant-subscriber-our-network-something-be-proud?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625) , and Vinton (Iowa) (https://muninetworks.org/content/vinton-ia-ventures-feasibility-study?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625) .
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New Resource: Map, List Of Citywide FTTH Munis (https://muninetworks.org/content/new-resource-map-list-citywide-ftth-munis?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

It’s no small feat to plan, deploy, and operate a municipal citywide Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network, but communities are doing it. We’ve put together a Citywide Municipal FTTH Networks list and a map, with quick facts at your fingertips. If your community is considering such an investment, this list can offer a starting point on discovering similarly situated locations to study.
...Explore the resource... (https://muninetworks.org/content/new-resource-map-list-citywide-ftth-munis?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/dojs-sallet-competition-innovation-virtuous-circle?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625

DOJ's Sallet: Competition, Innovation, A "Virtuous Circle" (https://muninetworks.org/content/dojs-sallet-competition-innovation-virtuous-circle?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

On December 6th, Deputy Assistant Jon Sallet of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division spoke at the Capitol Forum Broadband Competition Conference in Washington, DC. Sallet spent several years at the FCC and in July 2016 announced that he would begin working for the Department of Justice (DOJ).
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/dojs-sallet-competition-innovation-virtuous-circle?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/fibrant-subscriber-our-network-something-be-proud?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625

Fibrant Subscriber: Our Network Something To Be Proud Of (https://muninetworks.org/content/fibrant-subscriber-our-network-something-be-proud?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

In a opinion piece in the Salisbury Post, resident Rex Boner encourages his fellow local citizens to “make 2017 the year of Fibrant.” As a relatively new transplant to Salisbury, Rex describes how he and his wife came to the city from Atlanta to be closer to his family and was pleasantly surprised by the community’s municipal Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/fibrant-subscriber-our-network-something-be-proud?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/vinton-ia-ventures-feasibility-study?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625

Vinton, IA, Ventures On With Feasibility Study (https://muninetworks.org/content/vinton-ia-ventures-feasibility-study?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

In November 2015, the voters in Vinton, Iowa, gave the approval (https://muninetworks.org/content/decorah-and-vinton-voters-choose-munis-better-connectivity-corn-belt?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)  for a telecommunications utility. The city and the municipal electric utility are taking the next step (http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Vinton-exploring-idea-of-municipal-owned-telecom-service-409587785.html?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)  with a feasibility study to determine potential deployment costs and in the spring will present their findings to the community.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/vinton-ia-ventures-feasibility-study?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/georgia-committees-report-affirms-role-community-networks?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625

Georgia Committee's Report Affirms The Role of Community Networks (https://muninetworks.org/content/georgia-committees-report-affirms-role-community-networks?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

To improve rural Internet access, the Georgia Joint House and Senate Study Committee on High Speed Broadband Communications Access for All Georgians recommends that Georgia enable municipal networks and empower rural electric cooperatives.

The committee recently released their report on potential solutions for the lack of rural connectivity (http://www.senate.ga.gov/sro/Documents/StudyCommRpts/2016FinalReportBroadbandAccess.pdf?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625) . They held six public meetings over the course of four months in 2016, consulting with stakeholders and concerned citizens.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/georgia-committees-report-affirms-role-community-networks?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/federal-lifeline-modernization-order-ncc-webinar-hashes-out-details?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625

Federal Lifeline Modernization Order: NCC Webinar Hashes Out The Details (https://muninetworks.org/content/federal-lifeline-modernization-order-ncc-webinar-hashes-out-details?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

Internet access for low-income households is becoming more affordable, thanks to an FCC modernization order that brings the Lifeline program into the 21st Century.

Next Century Cities recently offered a webinar for people who want to learn more about changes to the Lifeline program; our own Christopher Mitchell moderated the event.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/federal-lifeline-modernization-order-ncc-webinar-hashes-out-details?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

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Cool New Infographic On MDUs And Fiber From FTTH Council (https://muninetworks.org/content/cool-new-infographic-mdus-and-fiber-ftth-council?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

The FTTH Council recently released an infographic that puts fiber connectivity and multiple dwelling units (MDUs) into perspective. Given that a large segment of the U.S. population lives in apartments and condos, the data applies to a many people.
...See the infographic... (https://muninetworks.org/content/cool-new-infographic-mdus-and-fiber-ftth-council?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

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Community Broadband Media Roundup - January 9 (https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-january-9-0?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

California
High-speed Internet service is Rancho Santa Fe Association board's top priority (http://www.ranchosantafereview.com/our-columns/sd-cm-rsf-association-board-20170104-story.html?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)  by Rick Sapp, Rancho Santa Fe Review

San Francisco first US city to outlaw ISP lock-ins by landlords (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/04/san_francisco_to_outlaw_landlord_isp_lockins/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)  by Shaun Nichols, The Register

Georgia
Area broadband utility uses $13.5 million grant (http://newstimes.augusta.com/news/2017-01-01/area-broadband-utility-uses-135-million-grant?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)  by Augusta News Times
... (https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-december-19-0?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625) Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-january-9-0?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=35d000950f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-35d000950f-82753625)

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