[Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 3/14

Tue Mar 14 08:02:54 PDT 2017

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Municipal networks deal with a lot of critiques on their broadband networks, but last week, the mayor of Opelika, Alabama decided he had had enough. Check out his response (https://muninetworks.org/content/another-anti-muni-hack-job-opelika-mayor-strikes-back?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625) to claims made by Taxpayer's Protection Alliance Foundation.
https://muninetworks.org/content/another-anti-muni-hack-job-opelika-mayor-strikes-back?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625

Another Anti-Muni Hack Job: Opelika Mayor Strikes Back (https://muninetworks.org/content/another-anti-muni-hack-job-opelika-mayor-strikes-back?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

Mayor Gary Fuller won’t tolerate lies about his city. In a recent Opelika City News release titled, Setting the Record Straight - Response to Yellowhammer article (http://www.opelika-al.gov/Default.asp?ID=16&pg=City+News&action=view&aid=1760&title=Setting+The+Record+Straight+-+Response+to+Yellowhammer+article&utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625) , Mayor Fuller corrected the numerous misleading errors in a piece written by Jordan LaPorta. The Yellowhammer article covered a Taxpayer's Protection Alliance Foundation (https://www.protectingtaxpayers.org/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)  (TPA) report, filled with errors and misrepresentation about municipal Internet networks. TPA is one of the many front groups (http://projects.propublica.org/graphics/koch?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)  that describe themselves as "nonpartisan think tanks" but are actually funded by industry leaders with an agenda to advance policies that limit competition.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/another-anti-muni-hack-job-opelika-mayor-strikes-back?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/study-gainesville-organized-residents-tired-high-prices?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625

A Study In Gainesville; Organized, Residents Tired Of High Prices (https://muninetworks.org/content/study-gainesville-organized-residents-tired-high-prices?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

After consideration and debate, city leaders in Gainesville, Florida, have decided to move ahead with a feasibility study to explore possible municipal Internet network models. Residents are plagued by high incumbent Internet access rates and want the city’s telecommunications utility to dig into solutions.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/study-gainesville-organized-residents-tired-high-prices?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/whats-next-north-arkansas-community-broadband-bits-podcast-243?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625

What's NEXT In North Arkansas? - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 243 (https://muninetworks.org/content/whats-next-north-arkansas-community-broadband-bits-podcast-243?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

As an increasing number of rural electric cooperatives are working to bring high-quality Internet access to their members, we’re learning more about new projects and the people behind them. This week, we talk with the CEO of the North Arkansas Electric Cooperative, Mel Coleman. As an added bonus, we get Mel’s insight as President of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (http://www.electric.coop/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)  (NRECA).
...Listen to the podcast... (https://muninetworks.org/content/whats-next-north-arkansas-community-broadband-bits-podcast-243?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/waverly-iowa-exceeds-goals-2x?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625

Waverly, Iowa, Exceeds Goals 2X (https://muninetworks.org/content/waverly-iowa-exceeds-goals-2x?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

Last April, the small town of Waverly in central Iowa connected its first customers (https://muninetworks.org/content/sweet-sixteen-waverly-utilities-hooks-first-fiber-customers?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)  to test the new, citywide, Fiber-to-the Home (FTTH) network. After years of sub-par service from incumbent providers, the residents wanted something better (https://muninetworks.org/content/waverly-iowa-community-fiber-network-possible-twelve-years-after-vote?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625) . After securing funding, the municipal Waverly Utilities (http://www.waverlyutilities.com/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)  set to work on the Connect Waverly (http://connectwaverly.com/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)  network. Services officially became available for everyone in July 2016.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/waverly-iowa-exceeds-goals-2x?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/muni-co-op-and-tech-company-make-broadband-bingo-nevada?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625

Muni, Co-op, And Tech Company Make A Broadband Bingo In Nevada (https://muninetworks.org/content/muni-co-op-and-tech-company-make-broadband-bingo-nevada?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

Residents and businesses in rural regions between Reno and Las Vegas recently learned that their odds at obtaining high-quality Internet access just went through the roof. A collaboration between county owned Churchill County Communications (CC Communications), the Valley Communications Association of Pahrump (VCA), and Switch technology company to deploy a middle mile fiber-optic backbone will open up a range of possibilities for rural communities along the U.S. Highway 95. The route runs north and south along Nevada's far west, passing through a number of small towns that are welcoming the new alliance.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/muni-co-op-and-tech-company-make-broadband-bingo-nevada?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/christopher-speaks-politico-live-future-wireless-world?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625

Christopher Speaks to Politico Live on "The Future of the Wireless World" (https://muninetworks.org/content/christopher-speaks-politico-live-future-wireless-world?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

On March 7th, Christopher participated in a panel discussion sponsored by Politico and Qualcomm as part of an event called "The Future of the Wireless World." The panel was moderated by Politico Technology Reporter Alex Byers.
...Watch the video... (https://muninetworks.org/content/christopher-speaks-politico-live-future-wireless-world?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/whipping-better-internet-western-ma?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625

Whipping Up Better Internet In Western MA (https://muninetworks.org/content/whipping-better-internet-western-ma?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

Whip City Fiber has big plans to serve more residents in its hometown of Westfield, Massachusetts, and is already helping some of its neighbors as they seek better connectivity.

In February, Westfield City Council unanimously approved (https://www.whipcityfiber.com/news/WKyeIiYAAOeJavAg/15m-bond-passes-unanimously?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)  the municipal utility’s request for a $15 million bond to fund expansion to more areas of the city. Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) connectivity is currently available to approximately 15 percent of the city. The additional funds will allow Westfield Gas + Electric (WG+E) to expand the network to about 70 percent of the community, or about 10,000 additional households. WG+E is planning the expansion on a two-year timeline.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/whipping-better-internet-western-ma?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-march-13?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625

Community Broadband Media Roundup - March 13 (https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-march-13?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

California
Bo on utility commission's list for broadband Internet (https://www.ptreyeslight.com/article/bo-utility-commissions-list-broadband-internet?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)  by Silas Valentino, Point Reyes Light

Colorado
The broadband debate: What 'we' want versus what 'they' want (http://www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/articles/the-broadband-debate-what8232we-want-versus-what-t?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)  by Jim Spehar, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Massachusetts
Towns hear broadband service pitch (http://www.recorder.com/Towns-hear-pitch-for-broadband-buildout-8528523?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)  by Diane Broncaccio, The Recorder
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-march-13?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=6c7c735f5b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-6c7c735f5b-82753625)

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