[Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 1/17

Wed Jan 18 04:01:35 PST 2017

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In this issue of our newsletter, we detail the state-level challenges (https://muninetworks.org/content/state-bills-block-munis-start-mo-va?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625) to municipal networks, lay out the benefits of municipal networks in Virginia (https://muninetworks.org/content/fact-sheet-munis-virginia?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625) , and report on an exciting development (https://muninetworks.org/content/colorado-considers-bill-repeal-restrictions?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625) in Colorado.
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State Bills To Block Munis Start In MO, VA (https://muninetworks.org/content/state-bills-block-munis-start-mo-va?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)

With each new legislative session come the new bills from the incumbents aiming to limit competition. We typically expect at least one and begin looking for them early in January as legislatures begin assembling in state capitols; this year the anti-muni efforts begin in Virginia and Missouri.
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Colorado Considers Bill To Repeal Restrictions (https://muninetworks.org/content/colorado-considers-bill-repeal-restrictions?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)

As legislators in Virginia and Missouri consider bills attacking municipal networks (https://muninetworks.org/content/state-bills-block-munis-start-mo-va?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625) , two Colorado legislators have introduced a bill to repeal its restrictive state law.

Take It Away

Democratic Senators Kerry Donovan and Lucia Guzman’s bill, SB (https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-042?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)  42 (https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-042?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625) , calls for “the repeal of existing restrictions on the ability of a local government to provide certain electronic communications services.” The bill is now in the Senate Business, Labor, and Technology Committee.
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https://muninetworks.org/content/wilson-greenlight-public-housing-authority-solve-access-gap-community-broadband-bits-episode?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625

Wilson Greenlight, Public Housing Authority Solve Access Gap - Community Broadband Bits Episode 236 (https://muninetworks.org/content/wilson-greenlight-public-housing-authority-solve-access-gap-community-broadband-bits-episode?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)

>From our research, we believe the municipal fiber-optic network in Wilson, North Carolina, has the best low-income Internet access program in the nation. Called Greenlight (http://www.greenlightnc.com/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625) , the fiber network has led to job growth and been a financial success. And now it also offers $10 per month 50 Mbps symmetrical Internet access (https://muninetworks.org/content/wilsons-greenlight-provides-affordable-internet-access-public-housing-residents?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)  to those living in housing units owned by the public housing authority.
...Listen to the podcast... (https://muninetworks.org/content/wilson-greenlight-public-housing-authority-solve-access-gap-community-broadband-bits-episode?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)

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Fact Sheet On Munis In Virginia (https://muninetworks.org/content/fact-sheet-munis-virginia?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)

The latest addition to our list of fact sheets focuses on Virginia: Municipal Networks Deliver Local Benefits (https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/2017-virginia-fact-sheet.pdf?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625) . We noticed that municipal networks in the “Mother of States” have spurred economic development, saved taxpayer dollars, and improved local connectivity.
...Download the fact sheet... (https://muninetworks.org/content/fact-sheet-munis-virginia?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)

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Paul Bunyan Communications' GigaZone Keeps Growing (https://muninetworks.org/content/paul-bunyan-communications-gigazone-keeps-growing?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)

The mythical Paul Bunyan was enormous. Paul Bunyan Communications’ GigaZone appears to be following his example as it continues to expand (https://blandinonbroadband.org/2017/01/06/gigazone-comes-to-kelliher-and-northome-from-paul-bunyan-communications/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)  throughout northern rural Minnesota. The cooperative recently announced that they are expanding the upgrade once again, bringing Gigabit per second (Gbps) capacity to their members via the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network. This time, members in the communities of Kelliher and Northome will have access to the upgrade.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/paul-bunyan-communications-gigazone-keeps-growing?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/new-crs-reports-federal-funding-digital-divide-and-tribal-lands?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625

New CRS Reports on Federal Funding for Digital Divide and Tribal Lands (https://muninetworks.org/content/new-crs-reports-federal-funding-digital-divide-and-tribal-lands?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)

In December 2016, the Congressional Research Service office released two reports on federal funding programs to improve high-speed Internet access. One report focuses on Tribal lands, and the other report provides an overview of the digital divide in general.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/new-crs-reports-federal-funding-digital-divide-and-tribal-lands?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)

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SHLB Webinar On Rural Broadband Available For A Limited Time (https://muninetworks.org/content/shlb-webinar-rural-broadband-available-limited-time?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)

For the next month, everyone can access the most recent webinar from the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (http://www.shlb.org/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)  (SHLB). The topic is "Partnerships and Rural Broadband Needs" and the webinar is the second in SHLB’s Grow2Gig+ webinar series. After February 10, 2017, the webinar will only be available to SHLB members.
...View the webinar... (https://muninetworks.org/content/shlb-webinar-rural-broadband-available-limited-time?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-january-16?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625

Community Broadband Media Roundup - January 16 (https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-january-16?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)

Massachusetts

Massachusetts joins effort urging the FCC to release Connect America funding to state (http://www.telecompetitor.com/massachusetts-joins-effort-urging-the-fcc-to-release-connect-america-funding-to-states/?mc_cid=0a312e1b7d&mc_eid=2910c7b52b&utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)  by Joan Engebretson, Telecompetitor

Minnesota

Nobles County, Westbrook receive broadband grants (http://www.dglobe.com/news/4197329-nobles-county-westbrook-receive-broadband-grants?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)  by Karl Evers-Hillstrom, Daily Globe

New Hampshire

The fast road to better broadband (http://www.sentinelsource.com/opinion/editorial/the-fast-road-to-better-broadband/article_f583d5c0-fb47-5d96-9ff3-7f2777b0fa91.html?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d2ab24190c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-d2ab24190c-82753625)  by The Keene Sentinel
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