<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:13px"><i>Recent Stories from MuniNetworks.org - a project of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Instructions for unsubscribing appear at bottom.  Send feedback.  Forward Widely.</i><br></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><h2 style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/tennessee-farm-bureau-association-backs-state-legislation-end-barriers" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Tennessee Farm Bureau Association Backs State Legislation to End Barriers</a></h2><div style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:14px;font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;line-height:18.003999710083px"><span style="font-size:0.9em">Mon, March 09, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><div style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div><div><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/tennessee-farm-bureau-association-backs-state-legislation-end-barriers" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-tennessee.png" alt="" title="" width="124" height="125" style="border:0px"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">The <a href="http://www.tnfarmbureau.org/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Tennessee Farm Bureau Association</a> recently put its support behind state legislation from Senator Janice Bowling and Rep. Kevin Brooks <a href="http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/mar/08/farm-bureau-backs-epb-expansions/292148/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">reports the Times Free Press</a>. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The Bureau told the Times Free Press:</p><blockquote style="margin:1em 2em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.5em;font-style:italic"><p style="margin:1em 0px">"Our members are hungry to have broadband," said Rhedonna Rose, executive vice president of the 600,000-member Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation. "We represent a lot of Tennesseans in very rural areas of the state who are frustrated that they don't have high-speed Internet."</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1134&ga=109" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">SB 1134 and its companion HB 1303</a> are brief and direct, allowing municipal power distributors the right to extend Internet access beyond current geographic boundaries established by state barriers. Bradley County, one of EPB's neighbors, would like to have EPB expand service to them but state laws, backed by large corporate incumbents not interested in serving Bradley, forbid expansion.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/tennessee-farm-bureau-association-backs-state-legislation-end-barriers" target="_blank">... Read Our Full Story Here ...</a><br><br></p><h2 style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/reaction-fcc-decisions-dissent-and-next-steps-community-broadband-bits-episode-141" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Reaction to the FCC Decisions, Dissent, and Next Steps - Community Broadband Bits Episode 141</a></h2><div style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><span style="font-size:0.9em">Tue, March 10, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">christopher</a></span></div><div style="line-height:18.003999710083px"><div style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div><div><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/reaction-fcc-decisions-dissent-and-next-steps-community-broadband-bits-episode-141" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-community-bb-bits_0.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="125" style="border:0px"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">After the <a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/cable-companies-lose-big-fcc-barriers-community-broadband-struck-down" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">FCC decisions to remove barriers to community networks</a> and to reclassify Internet access as a Title II service to enforce network neutrality rules, Lisa and I spend some time discussing the decision and reactions to it.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">We also discuss <a href="http://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/F2C2015/videos/79084685" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">my presentation at Freedom to Connect</a>, where I offer some thoughts on what communities can do in the long term to ensure we end scarcity and the corporate monopoly model of Internet access.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Though we will continue to fight against barriers to local choice and work to ensure every community has the authority to choose the model that best fits it, we plan to spend more time examining how Internet access can be built as infrastructure rather than as for a specific service from a single provider.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">... <a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/reaction-fcc-decisions-dissent-and-next-steps-community-broadband-bits-episode-141" target="_blank">Listen to the Show Here</a> ... <a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/transcript-community-broadband-bits-episode-141" target="_blank">Read the transcript from this show here</a> ... </p></div></div></div>
<div><br></div><div><h2 style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/dakota-county-considering-expanding-open-access-businesses-residents" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Dakota County Considering Expanding to Open Access for Businesses, Residents</a></h2><div style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:14px;font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;line-height:18.003999710083px"><span style="font-size:0.9em">Mon, March 09, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><div style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div><div><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/dakota-county-considering-expanding-open-access-businesses-residents" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-dakota-county.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="83" style="border:0px"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">In a recent meeting of the Dakota County Administration, Finance and Policy Committee, Dakota County's Network Collaboration Engineer David Asp provided an update to Commissioners on the status of their broadband plan. Dakota has saved millions of dollars with their network through collaborative efforts, innovative dig-once approaches, and specially deveoped software.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">As part of its long term strategy, the county is now considering ways to offer connectivity to local businesses and residents via <a href="http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term625" style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(0,136,0);color:rgb(121,80,37)" target="_blank"><cite title="An arrangement in which the network is open to independent service providers to offer services.  In many cases, the network owner only sells wholesale access to the service providers who offer all retail services (ie: triple play of internet, phone, tv).  Open access provides much more competition from which potential subscribers can choose.">open access</cite></a> infrastructure. <a href="http://blandinonbroadband.org/2015/02/04/dakota-county-moves-forward-with-plans-to-expand-broadband-to-reach-local-businesses-and-residents/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Blandin on Broadband's Ann Treacy attended</a> the February 3rd meeting and, thanks to Asp, posted the PPT from his presentation.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/dakota-county-considering-expanding-open-access-businesses-residents" target="_blank">... See the Powerpoint Here ...</a><br><br></p></div></div><div><h2 style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/itv-3-increases-speeds-free-uc2b-network" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">iTV-3 Increases Speeds for Free on UC2B Network</a></h2><div style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:14px;font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;line-height:18.003999710083px"><span style="font-size:0.9em">Tue, March 10, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><div style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div><div><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/itv-3-increases-speeds-free-uc2b-network" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-uc2b.jpg" alt="" title="" width="125" height="125" style="border:0px"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">As the FCC works to update current policy to encourage ubiquitous Internet access and adoption, community networks are also taking an active role. Earlier this month, customers of iTV-3 received a boost in speed with no increase in price. iTV-3, a community minded local provider, chose to make the change in order to ensure all its customers were well within the new broadband speeds as<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/article/doc-331760a2" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">redefined by the FCC in January 2015</a>.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Early last year, UC2B and iTV-3 <a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/content/uc2b-and-partner-bringing-fiber-more-urbana-champaign-communities-illinois" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">announced their new partnership</a>. The company, which has provided services to residents and businesses to Illinois communities since 2009, is leasing UC2B infrastructure and equipment and will own any infrastructure it builds as part of expansion. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/itv-3-increases-speeds-free-uc2b-network" target="_blank">... More Coverage and Speed Increase Information Here ...</a></p></div></div><div><br></div><div><h2 style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/dark-fiber-option-coming-arlington-businesses" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Dark Fiber Option Coming to Arlington Businesses</a></h2><div style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:14px;font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;line-height:18.003999710083px"><span style="font-size:0.9em">Wed, March 11, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><div style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div><div><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/dark-fiber-option-coming-arlington-businesses" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-arlington-va.jpg" alt="" title="" width="122" height="125" style="border:0px"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Arlington is finally ready to open up its network to local businesses seeking better connectivity, <a href="http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/02/arlington-county-to-become-first-in-d-c-area-to-grant-private-companies-access-to-fiber-optic-networ.html" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">reports local news WJLA</a>. The county board recently voted unanimously to allow providers to lease dark fiber from approximately 10 miles of the 59-mile network. They hope to spur economic development and entice ISPs to provide better connectivity for residents via the network.</p><blockquote style="margin:1em 2em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.5em;font-style:italic"><p style="margin:1em 0px">"The dark fiber, in the most simplest terms, is like a super highway. You're the only car on that highway and you can go as fast as the vehicle you've chosen can go," explained Jack Belcher, chief information officer of Arlington County.</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px">We <a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/content/fiber-optic-connectarlington-moving-forward-virginia" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">first reported</a> on Arlington's network in 2012, after the community had dedicated about 2 years to the project. They took advantage of investments in the local Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) upgrades, improvements to the emergency communications system, and an electric power upgrade by a local electrical provider to deploy a next generation network.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/dark-fiber-option-coming-arlington-businesses" target="_blank">... See Local Coverage (Video) Here ...</a><br><br></p></div></div><div><h2 style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/international-media-covering-nextlight-strides-longmont" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">International Media Covering NextLight Strides in Longmont</a></h2><div style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:14px;font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;line-height:18.003999710083px"><span style="font-size:0.9em">Wed, March 11, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><div style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div><div><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/international-media-covering-nextlight-strides-longmont" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-nextlight-lpc.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="37" style="border:0px"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-e-m/longmont-power-communications/broadband-service" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Longmont's NextLight</a> is well known in the municipal networks space; now other media markets are starting to notice the most recent network in the Centennial State. CCTV America <a href="http://www.cctv-america.com/2015/02/11/longmont-colorado-leads-way-to-high-speed-internet-in-us-for-all" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">profiled the network</a> recently, highlighting its importance to local businesses.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">CCTV spoke with a local tech business owner who had recently connected to the municipal network:</p><blockquote style="margin:1em 2em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.5em;font-style:italic"><p style="margin:1em 0px">Jon Rice is a web developer for whom a reliable computer connection is critical.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">“Our entire business is basically predicated on having fast, easy access to the Internet,” Rice said.</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px">Like many other modern households, Rice describes how their home hosts multiple devices.<a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/content/sign-early-gig-longmont-colorado" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">NextLight's $50 per month gigabit tier</a> is a necessity for both his residential and business needs.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/international-media-covering-nextlight-strides-longmont" target="_blank">... Read the Rest of the Story and See Video Here ...</a><br><br></p><h2 style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/monica-webb-talks-wiredwest-take-away" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Monica Webb Talks WiredWest on The Take Away</a></h2><div style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><span style="font-size:0.9em">Thu, March 12, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div style="line-height:18.003999710083px"><div style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div><div><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/monica-webb-talks-wiredwest-take-away" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-wired-west2012.PNG" alt="" title="" width="125" height="28" style="border:0px"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Monica Webb, long-time spokesperson and current chairman for Massachusetts'<a href="http://wiredwest.net/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">WiredWest</a>, recently spoke with John Hockenberry on <a href="http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/digital-dead-zone/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">The Take Away</a>. Monica briefly described why the coalition of local communities chose to take control of their own connectivity with a regional municipal effort.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Fittingly enough, Monica describes how she had to drive 20 minutes in order to access a connection that was reliable enough for the interview.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">As <a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/content/massachusetts-towns-consider-wiredwest-opportunity" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">we reported in January</a>, WiredWest is currently working with specific communities to determine detailed cost estimates so they can assess their ability to deploy infrastructure with as much information as possible. As you will hear in the interview, funding is one of the primary hurdles facing smaller rural communities in western Massachusetts.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/monica-webb-talks-wiredwest-take-away" target="_blank">... Listen to the Segment Here ...</a><br><br></p><h2 style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/yolo-county-california-ready-better-broadband" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Yolo County, California Ready for Better Broadband</a></h2><div style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><span style="font-size:0.9em">Fri, March 13, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div style="line-height:18.003999710083px"><div style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div><div><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/yolo-county-california-ready-better-broadband" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-yolo-county.gif" alt="" title="" width="124" height="125" style="border:0px"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">The Yolo County Board of Supervisors in California voted unanimously recently to accept consultants' recommendations to take steps improve broadband in the county. Some of those recommendations included investing in infrastructure to improve both urban and rural areas in the northern county. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The <a href="http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/supervisors-focus-on-countys-broadband-issues/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Davis Enterprise reported</a> on the meeting from February 24th:</p><blockquote style="margin:1em 2em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.5em;font-style:italic"><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://yolocountyca.swagit.com/play/02242015-618/#0" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">With its diverse mix</a> of rural and urban areas, the county has communities where little or no broadband service is available. And even in urban areas with greater access to service and providers, many residents complain of slow and unreliable connections, according to the Yolo Broadband Strategic Plan, which also provided direction for county officials on closing the divide in the coming years.</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/yolo-county-california-ready-better-broadband" target="_blank">... More on Yolo's Situation Here ...</a><br><br></p><h2 style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-march-14" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Community Broadband Media Roundup - March 14</a></h2><div style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><span style="font-size:0.9em">Mon, March 16, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">rebecca</a></span></div><div style="line-height:18.003999710083px"><div style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div><div><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-march-14" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/media-roundup-community-bb.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="125" style="border:0px"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://medium.com/backchannel/the-red-and-blue-politics-of-the-fcc-s-internet-ruling-dd56e3373b0a" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Whether You’re Red or Blue, You Should Love the FCC’s Internet Plan</a>: This Tea Party guy gets it. Why don’t DC Republicans? by Susan Crawford, BackChannel</p><blockquote style="margin:1em 2em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.5em;font-style:italic"><p style="margin:1em 0px">He said (paraphrasing), “I want my freedom and I can’t stand the idea of government messing with our lives, and that’s why I like the Tea Party. But I also can’t stand that there’s a company that can tell me what kind of Internet access I can get — I can’t run my business from my home because I can’t buy the connection I need here.”</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong><br></strong><strong>FCC Ruling</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2015/mar/13/fcc-order-allows-epb-expand-gig-service-outly/293064/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">FCC order allows EPB to expand Gig service to outlying areas</a><br>Dave Flessner, Times Free Press</p><blockquote style="margin:1em 2em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.5em;font-style:italic"><p style="margin:1em 0px">"We're glad that a growing number of state lawmakers are supporting proposed legislation that would remove the territorial restrictions that currently prevent municipal utilities from extending fiber services to neighboring areas," he said. "This Tennessee-driven approach is the best near-term option for serving more of the people across our state who are currently underserved or poorly served with broadband connectivity."</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-march-14" target="_blank">... See the Full Community Broadband Media Roundup Here ...</a></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div>

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