From rl at 1st-mile.org  Tue May 14 08:57:36 2019
From: rl at 1st-mile.org (Richard Lowenberg)
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 09:57:36 -0600
Subject: [Davisgig] Fwd: [NDIA Listserv] CA Public Utilities Commission En
	Banc May 20
In-Reply-To: <A1665D62-6EF8-431F-85A4-1F2350727360@digitalinclusion.org>
References: <A1665D62-6EF8-431F-85A4-1F2350727360@digitalinclusion.org>
Message-ID: <25563297b499c429c012693155254551@1st-mile.org>

This looks like a worthwhile meeting to attend.   R.


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [NDIA Listserv] CA Public Utilities Commission En Banc May 20
Date: 2019-05-14 09:04
 From: Angela Siefer <angela at digitalinclusion.org>
To: NDIA Affiliates and Friends Listserv <listserv at digitalinclusion.org>

Dear NDIA Affiliates and Friends,On May 20, the California Public
Utilities Commission is holding an ?en banc? (which means all the
commissioners will be present) on the future of California?s
Communication Grid. I am on the first panel ?Affordability and
Access?. Panelists have been asked to focus the conversation on the
future. This event will be webcast [1]. California?s Public Utilities
Commission is the only public utilities commission in the U.S. that
makes a real attempt at regulating broadband.

~Angela

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION EN BANC
?THE FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNICATIONS GRID?

MAY 20, 2019, 10:00 A.M. TO 5 P.M.

SACRAMENTO CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
915 I ST, SACRAMENTO
WEBCAST: HTTP://ADMINMONITOR.COM/CA/CPUC/EN_BANC/20190520/
MORE INFORMATION: HTTP://WWW.CPUC.CA.GOV/CDENBANC/

CALIFORNIA?S COMMUNICATIONS GRID

Recent wildfires have underscored the critical role the communications
grid plays in warning the public, alerting and allowing first responders
to communicate with each other, and connecting wildfire victims to
emergency services and loved ones. The communications grid, like power
and water, is critical infrastructure, yet the state still relies on a
patchwork of statutes and rules from the previous decade often hinder
the state?s ability to ensure access to safe, reliable, and affordable
services.

The communications market is changing rapidly. What began as a
statewide, copper-based telephone network of franchise monopoly local
exchange companies has evolved into a diverse, multi-provider and
multi-technology broadband network that relies on copper, fiber optic,
wireless, and satellite infrastructure. The California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC) Communications Division is holding a workshop to hear
from a wide range of stakeholders to better understand the state?s
communications needs and challenges in the coming years. This workshop
is the first in a series of stakeholder engagement opportunities to
address how the current processes and regulations will need to evolve to
stay relevant to Californians.

_NOTE__: __Although a quorum of Commissioners, their advisors or other
decision-makers may be present, no action will be taken at this event.
__This En Banc is independent of any CPUC proceeding, and panelists are
forbidden from making ex parte comments related to open proceedings
during their presentations or discussions._

MORNING SESSION

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS FROM COMMISSIONERS (10:00-10:30)

AFFORDABILITY AND ACCESS (10:35-11:30)
_The_ _Affordability and Access panel will focus on the communications
needs of low income and disabled populations in the coming years.
Closing the broadband adoption gap continues to be a challenge.
Questions addressed include: What issues may arise as network speeds
increase and devices proliferate, and how will communications services
continue to be affordable?___
MODERATOR:      Catherine Sandoval, Associate Professor Santa Clara
University School of Law
PANELISTS:        Sunne Wright McPeak, President and CEO, California
Emerging Technology Fund
Angela Siefer, Executive Director, National Digital Inclusion Alliance
Ana Maria Johnson, Program Manager, Public Advocate?s Office

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE (11:30-12:30)
_The Emergency Preparedness and Response panel will focus on the demand
drivers and challenges for emergency communications within the state in
the coming years. The CPUC has open proceedings on utility Public Safety
Power Shut-Off (PSPS) and protections for wildfire victims ? both of
which affect communications services and providers. In addition, the
Legislature is considering several bills dealing with 9-1-1 surcharges,
wireless alerts, traffic throttling, and Voice over Internet Protocol.
Given that backdrop, how will the needs of first responders and victims
of natural disasters likely evolve over time?_
MODERATOR:    Alice Stebbins, Executive Director, CPUC
PANELISTS:        Budge Currier, 9-1-1 Branch Manager, Public Safety
Communications, CalOES
                         Kevin Guerrero, Staff Chief, Fire Protection
Operations, CALFIRE
Scott Howland, CIO and Chief, Information Management Division,
California Highway Patrol

BREAK FOR LUNCH: 12:30-1:30

AFTERNOON SESSION

LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION (1:30-2:25)
_High-speed communications networks, like the California Research and
Education Network (CalREN), enable libraries and schools to go beyond
book-based learning by offering multimedia resources and training for
people of all ages. Examples include software coding, 3D printing, and
device lending. Currently, 70%of the State?s 1,132 main and branch
libraries are now connected or will connect to CalREN. The latest data
from K12 High Speed Network show that 80% of California?s K-12 schools
are connected to CalREN, with more than half connected to 1 Gigabits per
second or higher. The Libraries and Education panel will focus on the
demands libraries and schools will put on the communications grid as
more and more activity occurs on the Internet. What challenges do
libraries and schools face in the coming years with regards to the
communications grid?___
MODERATOR:    Blair Levin, Policy Advisor, New Street Research and
Non-Resident Fellow, Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Project
PANELISTS:        Anne Neville-Bonilla, Director, California Research
Bureau
Jerry Winkler, Director, Educational Data Management Division,
California Department of Education
Louis Fox, President & CEO, CENIC
Luis Wong, Chief Executive Officer, California K-12 High Speed Network

ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY?(2:30-3:25)
_Businesses large and small ? from the family farm to the
multi-national corporation ? require internet connectivity to
function, but the lack of broadband options in agricultural and rural
areas prevents many businesses outside California?s major cities from
evolving to embrace 21st century business models. What are the
challenges to economic growth and prosperity created by the lack of
access to the communications grid?_
MODERATOR:    Lloyd Levine, President, Filament Strategies
PANELISTS:        Eric Brown, President, California Telehealth Network
and OCHIN Broadband Network Services
                         Terrance Rodgers, Economic Development Officer,
Rural County Representatives of California
                         Robert Tse, Office of the Assistant
Administrator, Telecommunications Program, USDA
                         David Witkowski, Executive Director, Civic
Technology Initiatives, Joint Venture Silicon Valley

CYBERSECURITY AND COMMUNICATIONS?(3:30-4:25)
_Banking transactions, online purchases, reservations, and e-mail are
all encrypted. According to Network World, modern public-key encryption
is sufficient for enterprise requirements, but experts believe the
status quo will soon be threatened by quantum computing. This is just
one example of how cybersecurity and encryption will continue to be
critical areas in the coming years, but how will they likely to evolve?
The Cybersecurity and Communications?panel will discuss the challenges
in the coming 5-10 years.___
MODERATOR:    Danjel Bout, Program Manager, Utility Cyber Security
Branch, CPUC
PANELISTS:           Marc A. Glenn, Senior Cybersecurity Intelligence
Analyst, Cal-CSIC
                         Vitaliy Panych, Deputy Chief Information
Security Officer, CA Dep't of Technology
Kellyn Wagner Ramsdell, Intelligence Analyst, Cyber Security Team,
Northern California Regional Intelligence Center

CLOSING COMMENTS (4:30-4:45)

Angela Siefer
Executive Director
National Digital Inclusion Alliance
angela at digitalinclusion.org
614-537-3057


Links:
------
[1] http://adminmonitor.com/ca/cpuc/en_banc/20190520/



---------------------------------------------------------------
Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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From rob at omsoft.com  Fri May 24 10:52:48 2019
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 10:52:48 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] =?utf-8?q?Fwd=3A_Doug_Dawson_Tweeted=3A_The_Impact_of_?=
 =?utf-8?q?Satellite=C2=A0Broadband?=
In-Reply-To: <34.22.44462.0DE18EC5@twitter.com>
References: <34.22.44462.0DE18EC5@twitter.com>
Message-ID: <2ce1da7e-a541-4989-fbdb-d7e2eb7835b1@omsoft.com>

Hey All

Here's Doug's take on the SpaceX satellites. Interesting Read.

https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2019/05/24/the-impact-of-satellite-broadband/

More email to this list today.

Thanks

RAN


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From rob at omsoft.com  Fri May 24 12:42:57 2019
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 12:42:57 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Broadband Advisory Task Force has ENDED
Message-ID: <31ed2f63-b631-2077-147c-8dd7e6034091@omsoft.com>

Hi Davisites


Last Wed was the final Broadband Advisory Task Force meeting. The BATF 
unanimously approved its final product, a 3 page letter, which 
unequivocally states a Fiber Based Community Broadband network is 
feasible, should be further analyzed by technical and financial 
professionals in coordination with city engineering staff, and urges 
timely action. Although there is some minor word smithing that will 
change a couple of small details, the Final was approved from a Draft 
copy which may be found here.

http://documents.cityofdavis.org/Media/Default/Documents/PDF/CityCouncil/Broadband-Advisory-Task-Force/Agendas/20190522/06A-BATF-Recomendation-to-Council-Draft.pdf

This process went on 3 full years and was entering its 4^th . It 
produced an excellent Feasibility Study Report, evaluated information, 
talked to vendors, and generated and reviewed the results of a phone 
survey and online poll in its final analysis.

Personally, I?m truly thankful these community leaders took their time 
to evaluate and follow this process of evaluating feasibility to this 
conclusion, and now it is time for DavisGIG to be more active again with 
both the public and the Council to help move it onward.


This report will be presented by the Task Force Chair, hello Chris, at 
the 6/4 CC meeting, so keep your eye on the Agenda. I?m thinking that 
they will evaluate, at that time or soon after, if they want to 
reconstitute some sort of group to carry out carrying out technical and 
financial analysis details the BATF memo recommends, or end the effort 
and bring in Big Fiber Provider Grande/Wave/RCN, aka Astound, owned by 
private equity firm TPG Capital. This will setup another monopoly 
control situation over physical Internet infrastructure, like Comcast?s 
control of Coax, and ATT?s control of Copper.

So we need to put some effort into encouraging Council to do the right 
thing here, which is continue the effort for a phased build approach to 
a city-owned, community-operated open access fiber ring or more.

In support of that, we have generated a ?talking points? type document 
which refers to benefits identified by the Feasibility Study and 
addresses concerns citizens raised in the DavisGIG broadband poll. 
Please comment if you think anything needs tweaking, it may be found here.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G8WTYwwkxZFFKSoOZn0Bjpz0Pw2VRQD_WR8CJGEVjcY/edit?usp=sharing

We hope you can use this to educate your neighbors and colleagues as to 
why this will make everyone's quality of life better.

We need an Op Ed ASAP for the papers, and to finish out a light business 
plan for the first phase; the build out of backbone ring and sub rings, 
aka the ?COFOR? thanks DW! This we plan to submit to City Staff for 
inclusion in documents sent to CC on this issue, as DavisGIG?s 
recommendation, so we have a week on that. I?ll put links to those in 
subsequent emails. I?m hoping some of you all can collaborate on this 
through Google Docs.

Should we also get a statement together asking Council to follow the 
advice of the BATF memo that we can ask people to endorse or sign on to 
that can be presented to CC during public comment or in support of the 
item?

I?ll send a notice out to our announce list about this, as well as 
social media, asking people to submit public comment or just endorse our 
statement. It would also be spectacular to have lots of people come to 
this CC meeting to give comment at the start of the 6/4 CC Session.


Any other ideas for how to keep this going please chime in.


Thanks ALL


RAN

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From rob at omsoft.com  Fri May 24 15:58:57 2019
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 15:58:57 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Start of Op Ed for Community Fiber Optic
Message-ID: <52293b2c-801a-9a5d-0c2b-49c26597446e@omsoft.com>

Hi All

Here is the beginning of an op ed.? I'll be working on it more over the 
coming days.

Have at...


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q1uoe2eqB7sUSqyRPNKpGfw1olH_A4p3oxUDSxPTzEY/edit?usp=sharing



Thanks
RAN



From rob at omsoft.com  Wed May 29 10:47:43 2019
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 10:47:43 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] City Council 6/4 + Light Business Plan + Op Ed
Message-ID: <f8cf6da6-d48a-0c66-f7c4-393803923595@omsoft.com>

Hi All

1) Please stop by City Council on 6/4 and make a statement in support of 
community-owned fiber optic. We will have a letter template completed to 
send in email as well. Anyone who can help draft on that is appreciated.


2) Here is a link to the beginning of the plan text:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y4BHUmxRxfuP_75YXfDBl1s2QCqRJIft0epQ4Aaf7jo/edit?usp=sharing

Here is a link to the plan spreadsheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YKvSajqzLGDSlwg5JJxUFiCJu38qlBc8iPoS2pCEJtY/edit?usp=sharing

This is the projected costs for building the core ring and subrings, 
which will also happen to serve city buildings, schools, and many MDUs 
and businesses. We need another sheet that covers cost of capital and 
projected take rates.


3) Here is a link to the Op Ed, please feel free to look it over offer 
any editing, we should get this out to the Enterprise tomorrow.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YKvSajqzLGDSlwg5JJxUFiCJu38qlBc8iPoS2pCEJtY/edit?usp=sharing

I don't think this will be ready in time to be included in the packet, 
but hopefully will be sent to CC? directly.


Thanks All

RAN







From rob at omsoft.com  Wed May 29 14:00:02 2019
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 14:00:02 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] CORRECTION: Op Ed Link
Message-ID: <e45ca271-8a16-98d8-499a-ccf72189a260@omsoft.com>

Hi

Sorry for the incorrect link, here's the location for the OpEd:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q1uoe2eqB7sUSqyRPNKpGfw1olH_A4p3oxUDSxPTzEY/edit?usp=sharing

Should have a completed draft done by tonight sometime.

Thanks

RAN

-- 
Robert Nickerson
UCD Class of 1996
CEO, Om Networks

cell: 5308483865
www.omsoft.com



From rob at omsoft.com  Thu May 30 20:27:32 2019
From: rob at omsoft.com (rob)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 20:27:32 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] PLEASE READ Documents to City Council
Message-ID: <d516d1bca26dce6cf32004078e57348c@omsoft.com>

Hi All

The Op Ed is done and was sent off this afternoon to the DE, thanks to 
some excellent edits, and input from members of the list. I sent our 
ring design principles doc to the folks at the Davisite, lets hope they 
publish it at some point. Is it gauche to send the same op ed to 
multiple outlets? like the Vanguard as well as the DE?

I'll plan on sending what I have done of the business plan/spreadsheet 
by the latest early Saturday AM to the City Council, senior staff, etc. 
Welcome any help with either of those documents.

There should be a cover letter that goes with 2 PDFs of the biz 
plan/spreadsheet.

I have enough material to send something repackaged, but I'd like to 
give a chance for some of the members of the list, who came in those 
meetings in 2015, and later,  and have helped along since, to share a 
sentence or paragraph or two  as to why you think this is important. 
Alternately, just send your own letter on the topic or make a public 
comment on the item at the 6/4 meeting.

Cover Letter:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pACbgosuskx6P4ScqG1wMfZPH_1PIeZHwi6zYnkLg68/edit?usp=sharing

Tomorrow I'll send out a blurb to go out our announce list, and  to Next 
Door etc, so please share.

Thanks
RAN


From rob at omsoft.com  Thu May 30 22:10:13 2019
From: rob at omsoft.com (rob)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 22:10:13 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] PLEASE READ Staff Report
Message-ID: <13480f45cb3be2a291556713a706c27c@omsoft.com>

HI All

The agenda is out and the staff report item on community broadband is 
out. I don't think we are going to have any luck as Diane Parro is 
saying this should be shut down. None of the points in this memo were 
covered at any BATF meetings, the product of which was the attached 
letter.

Thanks
RAN



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From rob at omsoft.com  Fri May 31 18:36:14 2019
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 18:36:14 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] Fwd: Task Force Positive - City Staff Negative - Next
 Step for Community Broadband Needs your Help
In-Reply-To: <454042a8-98b8-1bde-00ec-ce9ab28d73c1@dcn.org>
References: <454042a8-98b8-1bde-00ec-ce9ab28d73c1@dcn.org>
Message-ID: <4b49fd95-1caa-abe2-cb68-6a2014f42ef4@omsoft.com>

Hi All

This went out to the announce list just now.? Please share far and wide.

I'll make a modification that is suitable for next door and fb and post 
that next

Thanks

RAN



-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: 	Task Force Positive - City Staff Negative - Next Step for 
Community Broadband Needs your Help
Date: 	Fri, 31 May 2019 18:32:16 -0700
From: 	help at dcn.org
Organization: 	DavisGIG Committee of DCN
To: 	davisgig-announce at list.davisgig.org 
<davisgig-announce at list.davisgig.org>



Hi Davisites

We need your input at the next City Council meeting on Tuesday 6/4/19.

Last Wed was the final Broadband Advisory Task Force meeting. After 
fulfilling its charge The BATF unanimously approved its final product, a 
3 page letter, which unequivocally states a Fiber Based Community 
Broadband network is feasible, should be further analyzed and pursued by 
technical and financial professionals in coordination with city 
engineering staff, and urges timely action.

This process went on 3 full years and was entering its 4^th . It 
produced an excellent Feasibility Study Report, evaluated information, 
talked to vendors, and generated and reviewed the results of a phone 
survey and online poll in its final analysis.

Personally, I?m truly thankful these community leaders took their time 
to evaluate and follow this process of evaluating feasibility to this 
conclusion, and now it is time for DavisGIG to be more active again with 
the Council to help move it onward.

In stark contrast, the staff report that the BATF letter is attached to 
is very negative on cost alone due to the feasibility report we wrote 
about last year.. Not a surprise for a report that states an $800 per 
house marketing cost just to get the customer to join the community 
fiber network.

The staff report draws on the very conservative Feasibility study report 
which describes the costs of building the most expensive type of fiber 
network, all at once, and with a business model of a traditional ISP 
that competes against the Very Large ISPs. It also relies on the phone 
survey about broadband we advised would be lackluster due to the fact 
that no one does phone surveys any more.? It really parrots points put 
forward by the large incumbent carriers, to discourage municipal 
broadband, and does not refer to any of the many economic development, 
social justice, and pro competitive, smart city benefits a municipal 
fiber investment would make. The staff report does not examine any 
alternative designs, financing mechanisms or future needs which make 
local control of Internet infrastructure desirable.

It completely ignores further analysis put forward by a subcommittee of 
the BATF, as reported in a memo approved unanimously at the 3/27 meeting 
that shows that the electronics are substantially cheaper, and a phased 
installation approach allowing for project expansion based on revenues 
from the initial phase. That memo advocates for the construction of the 
core backbone ring and sub rings, that go throughout the entire city, 
has substantial numbers of homes businesses and apartments passed, and 
serves as an anchor ring that will generate immediate revenue and allow 
the build out remaining neighborhoods.

It makes no mention of the network as a valuable asset that the City 
would realize revenue from from citizens, business, and other companies 
through leases. It makes no mention of working with community partners. 
It ignores the fact that city and school buildings would have permanent 
usable Internet connections for a one time cost. City Community and 
Business Engagement staff, wants to end the effort and bring in big 
fiber provider Grande/Wave/RCN, owned by private equity firm TPG Capital 
to just carry on with the status quo, cherry picking neighborhoods and 
giving away valuable city conduit for little return. This will setup 
another monopoly control situation over physical Internet infrastructure 
and fiber will be the last one installed, like Comcast?s control of 
Coax, and ATT?s control of Copper.

So we need to put some effort into encouraging Council to do the right 
thing here, which is follow the BATF letter and not the staff report. 
Continue the effort of technical and financial analysis for a phased 
build approach to a city-owned, community-operated open access fiber 
ring or more.

This will be presented at the City Council on 6/4/19. Please provide 
public comment via email or in person at the beginning of the meeting. 
The BATF item is at the end of the evening, and I?d hate for you all to 
be stuck at the meeting very late.

In support of that, we have generated a ?talking points? type document 
which refers to benefits identified by the Feasibility Study and 
addresses concerns citizens identified in the DavisGIG broadband poll. 
We hope you can use this to educate your neighbors and colleagues as to 
why this will make everyone's quality of life better. As well, attached 
is a sample letter you can use to send indicating your support for 
community owned broadband and DavisGIG. Send it to 
citycouncilmembers at cityofdavis.org

Thank you for your support

Davis GIG Committee of DCN


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From rob at omsoft.com  Fri May 31 19:05:47 2019
From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson)
Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 19:05:47 -0700
Subject: [Davisgig] PLEASE SHARE - Version for Next Door
Message-ID: <298e18ee-e0e8-eafc-aa46-eba8fa999232@omsoft.com>

Subject - DAVISGIG UPDATE - Task Force Positive - City Staff Negative - 
Next Step for Community Broadband Needs your Help

You can tell people to email help at dcn.org if they have questions.


Hi Davisites


Last Wed was the final Broadband Advisory Task Force meeting. The BATF 
unanimously approved its final product, a 3 page letter, which 
unequivocally states a Fiber Based Community Broadband network is 
feasible, should be further analyzed and pursued by technical and 
financial professionals in coordination with city engineering staff, and 
urges timely action.


This process went on 3 full years and was entering its 4^th . It 
produced an excellent Feasibility Study Report, evaluated information, 
talked to vendors, and generated and reviewed the results of a phone 
survey and online poll in its final analysis.


Personally, I?m truly thankful these community leaders took their time 
to evaluate and follow this process of evaluating feasibility to this 
conclusion, and now it is time for DavisGIG to be more active again with 
the Council to help move it onward.


In stark contrast, the staff report that the BATF letter is attached to 
is very negative on cost alone. Not a surprise for a report that states 
an $800 per house marketing cost just to get the customer to join the 
community fiber network.


This is because it draws on the very conservative Feasibility study 
report which describes the costs of building the most expensive type of 
fiber network, all at once, and with a business model of a traditional 
ISP that competes against the Very Large ISPs. It really parrots points 
put forward by the large incumbent carriers, to discourage municipal 
broadband, and does not refer to any of the many economic development, 
social justice, and pro competitive, smart city benefits a municipal 
fiber investment would make. The staff report does not examine any 
alternative designs, financing mechanisms or future needs which make 
local control of Internet infrastructure desirable.


It completely ignores further analysis put forward by a subcommittee of 
the BATF, as reported in a memo approved unanimously at the 3/27 meeting 
that shows that the electronics are substantially cheaper, and a phased 
installation approach allowing for project expansion based on revenues 
from the initial phase. That memo advocates for the construction of the 
core backbone ring and sub rings, that go throughout the entire city, 
has substantial numbers of homes businesses and apartments passed, and 
serves as an anchor ring that will generate immediate revenue and allow 
the build out remaining neighborhoods.

It makes no mention of the network as a valuable asset that the City 
would realize revenue from from citizens, business, and other companies 
through leases. It makes no mention of working with community partners. 
It ignores the fact that city and school buildings would have permanent 
usable Internet connections for a one time cost. City Community and 
Business Engagement staff, wants to end the effort and bring in big 
fiber provider Grande/Wave/RCN, owned by private equity firm TPG Capital 
to just carry on with the status quo, cherry picking neighborhoods and 
giving away valuable city conduit for little return. This will setup 
another monopoly control situation over physical Internet infrastructure 
and fiber will be the last one installed, like Comcast?s control of 
Coax, and ATT?s control of Copper.


So we need to put some effort into encouraging Council to do the right 
thing here, which is follow the BATF letter and not the staff report. 
Continue the effort of technical and financial analysis for a phased 
build approach to a city-owned, community-operated open access fiber 
ring or more.


This will be presented at the City Council on 6/4/19. Please provide 
public comment via email or in person at the beginning of the meeting. 
The BATF item is at the end of the evening, and I?d hate for you all to 
be stuck at the meeting very late.


In support of that, we have generated a ?talking points? type document 
which refers to benefits identified by the Feasibility Study and 
addresses concerns citizens identified in the DavisGIG broadband poll. 
We hope you can use this to educate your neighbors and colleagues as to 
why this will make everyone's quality of life better. As well, attached 
is a sample letter you can use to send indicating your support for 
community owned broadband and DavisGIG.


Talking Points: 
http://wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/Ring_Design_Principles.pdf

Template: http://wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/Template_CC060419.doc


Thank you for your support


Davis GIG Committee of DCN


-- 
Robert Nickerson
UCD Class of 1996
CEO, Om Networks

cell: 5308483865
www.omsoft.com

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