[Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 1/31

Tue Jan 31 08:59:44 PST 2017

Recent Stories from MuniNetworks.org... -> Read More (http://muninetworks.org?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)
View this email in your browser (http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=ebfe77c732e7192553aef5712&id=1b79ed9dd9&e=bb090a9b20)
http://www.twitter.com/communitynets?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625 @CommunityNets (http://www.twitter.com/communitynets?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)
https://www.facebook.com/communitybroadband/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625 Community Broadband Networks (https://www.facebook.com/communitybroadband/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)
http://muninetworks.org?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625 Muninetworks.org (http://muninetworks.org?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)
More action on the state municipal broadband policy front. Va's HB 2108 (https://muninetworks.org/content/state-preemption-conversation-chris-and-lisa?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625) has been delayed until February 2nd, Mo's SB 186 (https://muninetworks.org/content/companies-associations-call-mo-committee-kill-sb-186?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625) draws ire from communities across the state, and Tn Governor Haslam releases a bill (https://muninetworks.org/content/tn-broadband-bill-jackpot-att-junk-epb?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625) that's a big gift to AT&T.

Also we released our "More than just Facebook" fact sheet (https://muninetworks.org/content/more-just-facebook-fact-sheet?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625) , detailing how fast and affordable Internet access effects every aspect of our lives.
https://muninetworks.org/content/more-just-facebook-fact-sheet?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625

"More Than Just Facebook" Fact Sheet (https://muninetworks.org/content/more-just-facebook-fact-sheet?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

Our newest fact sheet, More than just Facebook, provides an overview on how Internet access and fast, affordable, reliable connectivity reaches most aspects of our lives. We provide statistics on economic development, education, and methods of delivering Internet access. This fact sheet is a good introductory tool that points out how we’ve Internet access is much more than just social media.
...Read the fact sheet... (https://muninetworks.org/content/more-just-facebook-fact-sheet?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/hb-2108-hearing-postponed-until-feb-2nd?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625

HB 2108 Hearing Postponed Until Feb. 2nd (https://muninetworks.org/content/hb-2108-hearing-postponed-until-feb-2nd?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

Governor Terry McAuliffe is one of a many voices that are speaking out against Del. Kathy Byron’s Bad Broadband Bill, reports the Roanoke Times (http://www.roanoke.com/news/politics/general_assembly/google-netflix-gov-terry-mcauliffe-oppose-del-kathy-byron-s/article_df8da3f5-9785-50e7-b5b8-a10d89ed5c2c.html?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625) . According to a spokesman for the Governor, the original text of the bill would have faced certain veto.

The bill was on the January 26th agenda (https://muninetworks.org/content/hb-2108-committee-hearing-jan-26th-va-house?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)  for the House Labor and Commerce Committee, but Del. Byron chose not to present it after all. Instead, it will be on the February 2nd agenda.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/hb-2108-hearing-postponed-until-feb-2nd?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/tn-broadband-bill-jackpot-att-junk-epb?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625

TN Broadband Bill Jackpot For AT&T, Junk For EPB (https://muninetworks.org/content/tn-broadband-bill-jackpot-att-junk-epb?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam doesn’t want the public’s money to pay for publicly owned Internet infrastructure. He has no problem, however, writing a $45 million check backed by taxpayers and payable to the likes of AT&T in Tennessee.

"A Little Song, A Little Dance, A Little Seltzer Down Your Pants"

On Wednesday, Haslam introduced the “Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act,” (http://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/governor/attachments/012617_Broadband_Accessibility_One_Pager.pdf?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)  another state sponsored handout to the national Internet Service Providers who have made countless broken promises to expand to rural areas. The bill contains some provisions dressed up to look like measures that make big strides for the state, and will be helpful, but it's not ground breaking.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/tn-broadband-bill-jackpot-att-junk-epb?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/companies-associations-call-mo-committee-kill-sb-186?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625

Companies, Associations Call On MO Committee To Kill SB 186 (https://muninetworks.org/content/companies-associations-call-mo-committee-kill-sb-186?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

As SB 186 sits patiently in committee, advocates of better broadband from the private and public sectors are banding together to share their thoughts on the bill. They believe that the bill will stifle attempts to improve connectivity throughout the state. In a recent letter (http://www.localnetchoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/JointOppMissouriSB1861-23-17-x.pdf?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)  to the Chair and members of the the Missouri Senate Local Government and Elections Committee (http://www.senate.mo.gov/lgov/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625) , they laid out the other reasons why SB 186 should not advance.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/companies-associations-call-mo-committee-kill-sb-186?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/columbia-county-georgia-community-and-network-grow-together?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625

Columbia County, Georgia: Community And Network Grow Together (http:// https://muninetworks.org/content/columbia-county-georgia-community-and-network-grow-together?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

Local officials in Columbia County, Georgia, wanted better public safety communications, synchronized traffic signals, and better connectivity for government facilities. They decided the best strategy was a publicly owned network and their decision is creating opportunities they hadn't anticipated.

When he considers how the county expanded its fiber network to improve economic development, education, and public savings, Columbia County Broadband Utility (C3BU) Broadband Manager Lewis Foster still sounds a little surprised. After all, Columbia County planned on using the network for a limited purpose, but then they realized the diversity of the asset. "It was almost an afterthought," he says.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/columbia-county-georgia-community-and-network-grow-together?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/slice-pai-thoughts-new-fcc-chair?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625

A Slice Of Pai: Thoughts On The New FCC Chair (https://muninetworks.org/content/slice-pai-thoughts-new-fcc-chair?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

Trump's FCC pick bodes poorly for net neutrality, broadband competition, but communities can fight back

Donald Trump picked his FCC chairman much earlier than anyone expected, though Ajit Pai is not a very big surprise. Formerly a lawyer for Verizon, Pai has been a constant voice in favor of large incumbent cable and telephone positions, especially opposing the Open Internet Order, known more commonly as network neutrality (http://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality-what-you-need-know-now?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625) .
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/slice-pai-thoughts-new-fcc-chair?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/state-preemption-conversation-chris-and-lisa?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625

State Preemption: A Conversation With Chris And Lisa (https://muninetworks.org/content/state-preemption-conversation-chris-and-lisa?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

As bills in Virginia and Missouri state legislatures are up for review this year, take a few minutes to listen to Christopher Mitchell and Lisa Gonzalez discuss state preemption, past, present, and future in episode 10 of the Building Local Power podcast (https://ilsr.org/preemption-episode-10-of-the-building-local-power-podcast/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625) .

John Farrell from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance talks to them about the power of lobbying at the state level and how large national providers aim to control the market by using state laws. We’ve seen it happen in about 20 states (https://muninetworks.org/communitymap?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)  and now local authority advocates are fighting to prevent HB 2108 (https://muninetworks.org/tags/va-hb-2108?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)  ("Byron’s Bad Broadband Bill") in Virginia and a repeat of last year’s battle in Missouri with SB 186 (https://muninetworks.org/content/companies-associations-call-mo-committee-kill-sb-186?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625) . If those state restrictions are allowed to become law, better connectivity for rural communities will be even more difficult to achieve because municipal networks will be all but stamped out.
...Listen to the podcast... (https://muninetworks.org/content/state-preemption-conversation-chris-and-lisa?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-january-30?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625

Community Broadband Media Roundup - January 30 (https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-january-30?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

Colorado
One town's quest to join tech revolution - and what it says about digital inequality (http://www.csmonitor.com/EqualEd/2017/0125/One-town-s-quest-to-join-tech-revolution-and-what-it-says-about-digital-inequality?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)  by Kyle Spencer, Christian Science Monitor

Newcomer exploring gigabit Internet service for city of Centennial (http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/26/gigabit-internet-city-of-centennial/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)  by Tamara Chuang, The Denver Post

New York
FCC approves $170 million for New York broadband rollout (https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/26/fcc-approves-new-york-state-broadband-rollout/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)  by Andrew Dalton, Engadget
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-january-30?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

http://www.twitter.com/communitynets?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625 @CommunityNets (http://www.twitter.com/communitynets?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)
https://www.facebook.com/communitybroadband/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625 Community Broadband Networks (https://www.facebook.com/communitybroadband/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)
http://muninetworks.org?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625 Muninetworks.org (http://muninetworks.org?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

============================================================
You can always find our most recent stories and other resources at ** http://MuniNetworks.org?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625 (http://muninetworks.org/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=1b79ed9dd9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-1b79ed9dd9-82753625)

Our mailing address is:
ILSR
2720 E. 22nd St
Minneapolis, Mn 55417
USA
Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can ** update your preferences (http://ilsr.us5.list-manage.com/profile?u=ebfe77c732e7192553aef5712&id=171bbbcade&e=bb090a9b20)
or ** unsubscribe from this list (http://ilsr.us5.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=ebfe77c732e7192553aef5712&id=171bbbcade&e=bb090a9b20&c=1b79ed9dd9)
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://list.omsoft.com/pipermail/davisgig/attachments/20170131/54fb9f49/attachment.html>