<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></div><div style="font-size:13px"><i><br></i></div><div style="font-size:13px"><i>This is a BIG Newsletter. Lots of Interesting things to read!!</i></div><div style="font-size:13px"><i><br></i></div>
<div><br></div><div><h2 class="" 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/gigabit-cities-live-atlanta-may-13th-and-14th" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Gigabit Cities Live in Atlanta on May 13th and 14th</a></h2><div class="" 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 class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Tue, April 14, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/gigabit-cities-live-atlanta-may-13th-and-14th" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-gigabit-cities-live-2015.png" alt="" title="" width="123" height="94" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">On May 13th and 14th get y'allselves to Altanta to attend <a href="http://www.gigabitcitieslive.com/events/gigabit-cities-live-2015/event-summary-6f90ed9d349047b88e9bc43b99fbf4dc.aspx" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Gigabit Cities Live 2015</a>. The event will bring together members from the public, private, and non-profit sectors to explore how gigabit networks are changing local communities. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px">From the event summary:</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">Gigabit Cities Live 2015 will deliver a highly ‘immersive’ experience for attendees, exploring everything from the infrastructure required to deploy ultra-high-speed networks to the applications these networks are enabling to how gigabit networks will transform communities.</p></blockquote><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">... Meet decision-makers from all aspects of the Gigabit Cities ecosystem – from service providers to urban leaders to technology vendors to applications developers and more – to learn about different approaches and business models for gigabit network success.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Hear thought leaders, see new products and services and learn from peers and solutions providers, all under one roof.</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px">Chris will participate in a panel discussion, <strong><em>Open Access</em></strong> <strong><em>and the Future</em></strong>,<strong> </strong>on the morning of Thursday the 14th, time to be determined.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/gigabit-cities-live-atlanta-may-13th-and-14th">... Use our Code and Pay Nothing to Register - Details Here at Bottom ...</a><br><br></p><h2 class="" style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/seeking-internet-policy-intern-ilsr" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Seeking Internet Policy Intern at ILSR</a></h2><div class="" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><span class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Fri, April 10, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div class="" style="line-height:18.003999710083px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/seeking-internet-policy-intern-ilsr" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/ilsr-logo-blue.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="70" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px"><em>Municipal network news and policy are hot topics; we need help spreading the word. The Community Broadband Networks Initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance is hiring an Internet Policy Intern.</em></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><em>Here is our official job posting, which is <a href="http://www.idealist.org/view/internship/sMfxwZCgzNH4/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">also on Idealist.org</a>:</em></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Interested in Internet policy issues? Want to work in an exciting field to build more resilient economies and encourage more vibrant democracy? Want to have fun doing meaningful work?</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The Institute for Local Self-Reliance seeks a part-time or full-time paid intern for its Community Broadband Networks program.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/seeking-internet-policy-intern-ilsr">... More Information here ...</a></p></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><h2 class="" 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/grand-junction-will-vote-reclaim-municipal-telecommunications-authority" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Grand Junction Will Vote to Reclaim Municipal Telecommunications Authority</a></h2><div class="" 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 class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Mon, April 06, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/grand-junction-will-vote-reclaim-municipal-telecommunications-authority" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-grand-junction-co.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="41" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Grand Junction will join a number of other Colorado communities who asked voters for an exemption to SB 152 <a href="http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/A-look-inside-municipal-ballot-measure-2A-297725711.html" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">reports KKCO 11 News</a>. Ballot measure 2A, asking voters to approve the city's right to provide Internet access and cable TV service will be decided in the April 7th election. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Measure 2A asks for a yes or no on the following question:</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">RESTORING AUTHORITY TO THE CITY TO PROVIDE EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY WITH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS HIGH-SPEED INTERNET AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE SHALL THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, WITHOUT INCREASING TAXES BY THIS MEASURE, BE AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY WITH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNER(S),  HIGH-SPEED INTERNET SERVICES (ADVANCED SERVICE), TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND/OR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICES AS DEFINED BY §§29-27-101 TO 304 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY NEW AND IMPROVED HIGH<a class="" href="http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term2" style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(0,136,0);color:rgb(121,80,37)"><cite title="The rate at which the network can transmit information across it.  Generally, higher bandwidth is desirable.  The amount of bandwidth available to you can determine whether you download a photo in 2 seconds or 2 minutes.">BANDWIDTH</cite></a> SERVICE(S) BASED ON FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES, TO RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, NONPROFIT ENTITIES AND OTHER USERS OF SUCH SERVICES, WITHOUT LIMITING ITS HOME RULE AUTHORITY?</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/grand-junction-will-vote-reclaim-municipal-telecommunications-authority">... Read the Story Here ...</a><br><br></p><h2 class="" style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/grand-junction-voters-we-want-local-authority" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Grand Junction Voters: "We Want Local Authority!"</a></h2><div class="" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><span class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Wed, April 08, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div class="" style="line-height:18.003999710083px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/grand-junction-voters-we-want-local-authority" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-grand-junction-co.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="41" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Grand Junction is the latest Colorado community to vote to restore local telecommunications authority.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Much like the eight communities that <a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/content/republicans-and-democrats-alike-restore-local-authority-colorado" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">decided last fall</a> to reclaim that right, and<a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/content/voters-resoundingly-approve-broadband-measure-estes-park-colorado" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Estes Park in February</a>, Grand Junction voters <a href="http://www.kjct8.com/home/headlines/2015-Grand-Junction-Municipal-Election-Results-298980321.html" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">spoke loudly through the ballot</a>. <strong>Seventy-five percent of those casting ballots chose to restore authority.</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Grand Junction community leaders have expressed a desire to work with providers to improve poor connectivity but have feared repercussions from state laws put in place a decade ago. They now plan to explore partnerships as well as municipal initiatives <a href="http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/The-Grand-Junction-community-and-candidates-react-to-municipal-election-results-299002071.html" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">reports KKCO 11 News</a>. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/grand-junction-voters-we-want-local-authority">... Get the Rest of the Details Here ...</a><br><br></p><h2 class="" style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/minnesota-house-proposal-kill-broadband-wrong-move-economic-development" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Minnesota House Proposal to Kill Broadband is the Wrong Move for Economic Development</a></h2><div class="" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><span class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Fri, April 10, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">rebecca</a></span></div><div class="" style="line-height:18.003999710083px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/minnesota-house-proposal-kill-broadband-wrong-move-economic-development" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-minnesota.jpg" alt="" title="" width="125" height="125" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=12262" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Representative Pat Garofalo</a>’s (R-53B) proposal to cut funding for broadband grants is the wrong move for Minnesota. <a href="http://ilsr.org/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR)</a> is absolutely opposed to any suggestion Minnesota should have two-tiered Internet access - a fast standard in urban areas and slower, less reliable access in Greater Minnesota.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Wireless technology and satellite Internet are not sufficient for homes and businesses in the modern economy. They certainly won’t lead to the kind of job creation or retention that Greater Minnesota needs. Modern jobs require modern connections.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/minnesota-house-proposal-kill-broadband-wrong-move-economic-development">... Ugh ugh ugh. This is So Frustrating ... MN House Turns Back on Rural Areas Despite Big Surplus ...</a><br><br></p></div><h2 class="" style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/tennessee-bill-strike-anti-muni-laws-tabled-until-next-session" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Tennessee Bill to Strike Anti-Muni Laws Tabled Until Next Session</a></h2><div class="" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><span class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Fri, April 10, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div class="" style="line-height:18.003999710083px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/tennessee-bill-strike-anti-muni-laws-tabled-until-next-session" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-tennessee.png" alt="" title="" width="124" height="125" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Senator Janice Bowling and Representative Kevin Brooks have decided to table their legislative efforts to remove state restrictions in Tennessee. While backing for SB 1134 and HB 1303 was growing beyond the walls of the state Capitol, the sponsors decided to shore up stronger legislative support rather than risk derailing the bill entirely. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Brooks <a href="http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/tech/2015/03/31/broadband-bill-deferred-session/70746862/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">told the Tennessean</a>:</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 have had a lot of good progress, and we don't want to throw it all away," Brooks said. The votes were not there in the Senate, and he and co-sponsor state Sen. Janice Bowling, R-Tullahoma, have asked to roll the bill to the beginning of the 2016 calendar, giving them more time to garner support from their colleagues.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">"We have pressed the pause button to keep it alive," Brooks said.</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/tennessee-bill-strike-anti-muni-laws-tabled-until-next-session">... More On This Disappointed Development Here ...</a><br><br></p></div><h2 class="" style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/gilberts-voters-say-no-tax-increase-muni" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Gilberts Voters Say No to Tax Increase for Muni</a></h2><div class="" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><span class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Thu, April 09, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div class="" style="line-height:18.003999710083px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/gilberts-voters-say-no-tax-increase-muni" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-gilberts-il.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="85" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">On April 7th, voters in Glberts, Illinois, chose not to raise taxes to deploy a municipal fiber network, <a href="http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150407/news/150408912/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">reports the Daily Herald</a>. According to the article, 81 percent of ballots cast voted against the proposal. Voter turnout was low, with only 682 ballots cast out of 4,002 registered voters in town.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">As <a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/content/small-illinois-town-will-vote-fiber-investment-april" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">we reported last month</a>, local developer Troy Mertz plans to deploy fiber to each structure in a new housing development, The Conservancy. His fiber company will also install fiber to nearby municipal and public safety buildings and the Gilberts Elementary School. The plan was to issue General Obligation (GO) bonds to finance a publicly owned network throughout the rest of the community. The proposal would have raised taxes approximately 1.8 percent or $150 per year on properties with a market value of $250,000.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/gilberts-voters-say-no-tax-increase-muni">... Read our Story on This Development ...</a><br><br></p></div></div></div></div><div><h2 class="" 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/seths-tale-comcast-woe-perfectly-illustrates-many-internet-policy-problems" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Seth's Tale of Comcast Woe Perfectly Illustrates Many Internet Policy Problems</a></h2><div class="" 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 class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Tue, April 07, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/seths-tale-comcast-woe-perfectly-illustrates-many-internet-policy-problems" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-comcast-nbc.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="68" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Ideally, working from home allows one to choose the environment where he or she can be most productive. In the case of Seth that was Kitsap County in Washington State. Unfortunately, incompetence on the part of Comcast, CenturyLink, and official broadband maps led Seth down a road of frustration that will ultimately require him to sell his house in order to work from home.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The <a href="http://consumerist.com/2015/03/25/new-homeowner-has-to-sell-house-because-of-comcasts-incompetence-lack-of-competition/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Consumerist recently reported</a> on Seth's story, the details of which ring true to many readers who have ever dealt with the cable behemoth. This incident is another example of how the cable giant has managed to retain its spotless record as <a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/content/comcast-named-worst-company-america-gets-yummy-cake" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">one of the most hated companies in America</a>. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/seths-tale-comcast-woe-perfectly-illustrates-many-internet-policy-problems">... This Story if Friggin Insane. But Not an Anomaly ...</a><br><br></p><h2 class="" style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/longmonters-loving-nextlight-colorado" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Longmonters Loving NextLight in Colorado</a></h2><div class="" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><span class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Wed, April 08, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div class="" style="line-height:18.003999710083px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/longmonters-loving-nextlight-colorado" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-nextlight-lpc.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="37" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Longmont's NextLight municipal broadband service is surpassing projected <a class="" href="http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term25" style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(0,136,0);color:rgb(121,80,37)"><cite title="The number of subscribers to a service - typically expressed in a percentage of those taking the service divided by the total number of people who could take the service.  If a community fiber network passes 10,000 people and 6,000 people subscribe, it has a take rate of 60%.  When planning the network, it will be built to be profitable at or above a certain take rate as defined in the business plan.  Generally, networks require a few years to achieve take rates due to the long time it takes to connect each customer.">take rate</cite></a>s, <a href="http://longmontcompass.com/nextlight-crushes-sales-projections/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">reports the Longmont Compass</a>. The business plan called for 34 percent but as LPC builds out the <a class="" href="http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13" style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(0,136,0);color:rgb(121,80,37)"><cite title="Fiber-to-the-home.  As most telecommunications networks use fiber in some part of it, FTTH is used to specify those that use fiber to connect the subscriber.  Some claim they have a fiber-optic network because they use fiber to the node even when they use phone lines or a cable network over the last mile.  FTTH may be more expensive to install currently, but offers significant savings in terms of maintenance when compared to copper alternatives.">FTTH</cite></a> network, the first phase of the project has achieved 45 percent.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">In response to the positive response, LPC will speed up completion of the project. From the Compass:</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 schedule was already aggressive, but we’ve heard repeatedly that our community is eager to receive high-quality, high-speed broadband,” LPC general manager Tom Roiniotis said. “So we’re accelerating the deployment.”</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">LPC now plans to “close the circle” from two directions at once as it completes its citywide buildout, rather than move around Longmont in one counterclockwise sweep. That means the final phase of the build is now scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2016 instead of the first quarter of 2017.</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px">As <a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/content/lpc-residential-gig-service-longmont-has-new-name-available-november-3rd" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">we reported last fall</a>, gigabit <a class="" href="http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term24" style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(0,136,0);color:rgb(121,80,37)"><cite title="Internet connections have two components - a downstream and upstream.  When the two speeds are comparable, the connection is termed symmetric.  Fiber-optic networks more readily offer symmetrical connections than DSL and cable, which are inherently asymmetrical.  Ultimately, purely symmetrical connections are less important than connections which offer robust connections in both ways.  However, modern asymmetrical connections via DSL and cable networks offer upload speeds that are too slow to take advantage of modern applications.">symmetrical</cite></a> service for $50 is available for customers who sign up within three months of service availability in their area. That rate follows customers who move within Longmont and transferable to to the next home owner.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/longmonters-loving-nextlight-colorado">... Link to this Post Here ...</a><br><br></p></div></div></div><div><h2 class="" 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/comcasts-contradictory-conundrum-title-ii-tightrope" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Comcast's Contradictory Conundrum: Title II Tightrope</a></h2><div class="" 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 class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Sat, April 11, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.003999710083px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/comcasts-contradictory-conundrum-title-ii-tightrope" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-comcast-nbc.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="68" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Comcast must continue to prove growth is a breeze to satisfy stockholders while simultaneously arguing that, gadzooks FCC! how do you expect us to grow under Title II?! <a href="http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-2-Gig-Plans-Contradict-Claims-Title-II-Kills-Investment-133217" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">As DSL Reports points out</a>, contradicting itself just doesn't work:</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">At the time [of the FCC's proposal to implement Title II regulations], Comcast CFO Michael Angelakis proclaimed the switch to Title II introduced "higher uncertainty" into the company's broadband investment strategy. Meanwhile, top lobbyist David Cohen was quick to insist in a blog post that we'd see an immediate investment hit should the FCC proceed with its plans:</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">quote:</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">"To attempt to impose a full-blown Title II regime now, when the classification of cable broadband has always been as an information service, would reverse nearly a decade of precedent, including findings by the Supreme Court that this classification was proper. This would be a radical reversal that would<strong>harm investment and innovation</strong>, as today's immediate stock market reaction demonstrates."</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/comcasts-contradictory-conundrum-title-ii-tightrope">... More here ...</a></p></div></div><div><br></div></div>

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