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<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/north-carolina-files-petition-opposing-fcc-ruling-end-anti-muni-laws" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">North Carolina Files Petition Opposing FCC Ruling to End Anti-Muni Laws</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">Fri, May 15, 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/north-carolina-files-petition-opposing-fcc-ruling-end-anti-muni-laws" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-north-carolina.jpg" alt="" title="" width="125" height="122" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">It took a while, but the State of North Carolina finally decided to take its turn at the throat of the FCC. Attorneys filed a Petition for Review in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals similar to the one <a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/content/tennessee-files-appeal-fcc-order-scaling-back-state-barriers" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">filed by the State of Tennessee</a> in March. The Petition is available for <a class="" href="http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term8" 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.  Downstream refers to the rate at which the user's computer can receive data from the Internet.">download</cite></a> below.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Our official comment:</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">"Attorney General Cooper must not realize the irony of using state taxpayer dollars to ensure less money is invested in rural broadband, but we certainly do," says Christopher Mitchell with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. "State leaders should stand up for their citizens' interests and demand good broadband for them, rather than fighting alongside paid lobbyists to take away those opportunities."</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px">Like Tennessee, North Carolina makes an attempt to stop the FCC's well-considered Opinion and Order by arguing that the FCC overstepped its authority in violation of the Consitution. The FCC addressed this argument in its Opinion and Order along with a myriad of other potential arguments. For detailed coverage of the FCC's well-considered decision, we <a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/content/fcc-opinion-and-order-striking-down-local-authority-limits-tn-and-nc-highlights" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">provided information on highlights</a> of the decision back in March.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/north-carolina-files-petition-opposing-fcc-ruling-end-anti-muni-laws">... More on This Disappointing Development Here ...</a></p></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/huntington-determined-bring-fiber-town" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Huntington Determined to Bring Fiber to Town</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, May 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/huntington-determined-bring-fiber-town" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-huntington-wv_0.png" alt="" title="" width="124" height="125" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Community leaders from <a href="http://www.cityofhuntington.com/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Huntington, West Virginia</a>, are the latest to announce they are determined to bring publicly owned infrastructure to town. The<a href="http://www.charlestondailymail.com/article/20150429/DM01/150429026/1280" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Charleston Daily Mail reported</a> in April that Mayor Steve Williams described fiber as a "game-changer" for the city and is determined to find a way to bring it to Huntington.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">From the article:</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">“This is something we need to have to compete at the level we expect to compete at in the city,” Williams said. “This is necessary for us to have Huntington transformed and frankly, to show that this can transform the region for the next 25 years. We intend to do this. What we have to determine is how do we use this study to define how we can get there. That’s what we’re in the midst of assessing right now.”</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/huntington-determined-bring-fiber-town">... Read the Rest of this 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/ensuring-security-community-networks-community-broadband-bits-episode-150" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Ensuring Security on Community Networks - Community Broadband Bits Episode 150</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">Tue, May 12, 2015 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">christopher</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/ensuring-security-community-networks-community-broadband-bits-episode-150" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-community-bb-bits_0.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="125" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">This week, we are focusing on security concerns for community networks. Community networks tend to be small, with limited staff to keep track of the many challenges of running a network. Our guest this week on Community Broadband Bits is Weston Hecker, Senior Systems Security Analyst and Pen Tester for <a href="http://kljeng.com/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">KLJ</a>.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">After defining what penetration testing is, we discuss why small ISPs need to be concerned with security and some of the options available to them.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">You can also see <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1VttfQFTWE" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Weston talking at DEFCON about burner phones and DDOS attacks</a>.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/ensuring-security-community-networks-community-broadband-bits-episode-150">... Listen to the Podcast 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/longmonts-nextlight-offers-businesses-residents-third-fastest-internet-us" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Longmont's NextLight Offers Businesses, Residents Third Fastest Internet In the U.S.</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, May 13, 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/longmonts-nextlight-offers-businesses-residents-third-fastest-internet-us" 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">Ookla finds the third fastest Internet access in the U.S. is located in Longmont, Colorado,<a href="http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_28030675/longmonts-nextlight-internet-ranked-third-fastest-u-s" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"> reports the Times Call</a>. NextLight, Longmont's gigabit municipal fiber network, is the source of the increase in speeds, driving Longmont's Internet access speeds far beyond any other service in the state.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Ookla clocks average <a class="" href="http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term8" 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.  Downstream refers to the rate at which the user's computer can receive data from the Internet.">download</cite></a> speed in Longmont as 105 <a class="" href="http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term18" 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="Megabits per second - a measure of speed.  8 Mbps means that 8 million bits are transferred each second.  Using an 8 Mbps connection, it would take 1 second to transfer an 1 MB (Megabyte) file - a photo, for instance.  Don't get lost in the details - when it comes to Mbps, more is faster.  1 Kbps (Kilobits)<1 Mbps<1 Gbps (Gigabits)">Mbps</cite></a>, which includes all providers in the community. Incumbents Comcast and CenturyLink are dragging down NextLight's average download speed of 221 Mbps. Statewide, Colorado's average is 40 Mbps.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">According to the article:</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">Ookla shows Internet speeds in Longmont shooting up in January and February, when LPC crews began hooking up customers to NextLight in earnest. </p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/longmonts-nextlight-offers-businesses-residents-third-fastest-internet-us">... Many More Details About Longmont's Muni Fiber 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/decorah-iowa-considers-future-metronet" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Decorah, Iowa, Considers the Future of MetroNet</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, May 15, 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/decorah-iowa-considers-future-metronet" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-decorah-iowa.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="70" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Decorah, <a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/content/decorah-fiber-network-wins-civic-award" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">named an "All-Star Community"</a> in part due to benefits from their internal fiber network, is now exploring new ways to utilize MetroNet. According to a <a href="http://www.decorahnewspapers.com/Content/Home/Home/Article/Future-of-powerful-MetroNet-explored/-2/-2/37469" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">recent Decorah Newspapers article</a>, the six community anchor institutions (CAIs) that collaborated to deploy the network recently met with the city council to discuss the future.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The 11-mile network began serving CAIs and an additional 18 facilities in 2013. After a 2008 flood that knocked out communications, the city, county, and school district began planning for the network. Eventually, the project grew to include Luther College, the Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission, and the Winneshiek Medical Center. <a class="" href="http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term610" 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="Broadband Technology Opportunities Program - established by the 2009 stimulus legislation, a program to disburse $4.7 billion to improve broadband access and literacy throughout the country.">BTOP</cite></a> funds paid for much of the approximate $1 million deployment but contributions from participants supplied an additional $450,000.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/decorah-iowa-considers-future-metronet">... More on the Future of MetroNet 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/yet-another-homeowner-led-astray-giant-isp-responds-muni-fiber-initiative" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Yet Another Homeowner Led Astray By Giant ISP; Responds with Muni Fiber Initiative</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, May 13, 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/yet-another-homeowner-led-astray-giant-isp-responds-muni-fiber-initiative" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/att-death-star.PNG" alt="" title="" width="125" height="125" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Last month, we highlighted <a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/content/seths-tale-comcast-woe-perfectly-illustrates-many-internet-policy-problems" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">the story of Seth</a>, a Washington state homeowner forced to put his home up for sale due to a perfect storm of sloppy customer service, corporate bureaucracy, and terrible Internet policy. Now meet Dave Mortimer from Michigan.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Dave in another person in a similar situation, <a href="http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/04/28/when-att-promises-broadband-but-delivers-only-300kbps/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">reports Ars Technica</a>. In 2013 incumbent AT&T told Dave three separate times that the house he had his eye on in rural Lowell had U-verse fiber network capabilities. Their website verified what customer service represenatives told him. Dave is an IT professional and wanted the opportunity to work from home. He must be on call while not in the office and so requires a fast residential Internet connection. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px">After buying the home and moving in, AT&T backpedaled. Actually his best option was <a class="" href="http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term9" 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="Digital Subscriber Line - or Internet access offered over the phone lines.  DSL allows users to use the Internet at speeds greater than dial-up while also using the phone line for telephone conversations.  DSL uses frequencies not used by human voices.  Unfortunately, these frequencies degrade quickly over distance, meaning customers must live within a mile of the central office to get the fastest speeds.">DSL</cite></a> offering 768 Kbps. Oops!</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/yet-another-homeowner-led-astray-giant-isp-responds-muni-fiber-initiative">... Get the Rest of This 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/princeton-mass-setback-muni-fiber-quest" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Princeton, Mass, Setback in Muni Fiber Quest</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, May 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="line-height:18.003999710083px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/princeton-mass-setback-muni-fiber-quest" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/princeton-ma-flag.jpg" alt="" title="" width="125" height="89" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Folks in Princeton, Massachusetts have <a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/content/princeton-massachusetts-considering-building-own-fiber-network" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">anxiously awaited better broadband</a> for about two years as community leaders explored ways to deploy fiber in the community. <a href="http://www.telegram.com/article/20150428/NEWS/304289636/101116" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">According to the Telegram</a>, the wait will be even longer than expected. The tentative deal between Princeton and Matrix Design Group for a public private partnership is over.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">As <a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/content/princeton-voters-authorize-ftth-make-ready-funds-record-turn-out" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">we reported last December</a>, 90 percent of voters attending a special town meeting approved a measure to borrow funds to get deployment started. Princeton planned to use $1.2 million for make-ready measures to pave the way for Matrix to install its FTTH network. The town would not have to pay any more to construct the network, but they would be sacrificing control over the infrastructure.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/princeton-mass-setback-muni-fiber-quest">... Read the Rest of this Update from Princeton 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/happy-friday-new-funny-or-die-video-spoofs-cable-tv-bundles" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Happy Friday! New Funny or Die Video Spoofs Cable TV Bundles</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, May 15, 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"><p style="margin:1em 0px">Funny or Die offers up a new video, <strong>If Everything Was Bundled Like Cable</strong>, starring David Koechner. None of us like paying for stuff we don't use, and television channels are no exception. Here are some examples of that same model as it applies to other everyday activities.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">"I don't like your way! Fix it!"</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/happy-friday-new-funny-or-die-video-spoofs-cable-tv-bundles">... Watch the Video Here ...</a><br><br></p></div></div></div></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/indiana-county-saving-fiber-pennsylvania" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Indiana County Saving With Fiber in Pennsylvania</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, May 12, 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/indiana-county-saving-fiber-pennsylvania" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-indiana-county.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="72" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.countyofindiana.org/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Indiana County, Pennsylvania's</a> County Commission recently voted to use its fiber optic network for telephone service <a href="https://www.indianagazette.com/news/indiana-news/indiana-county-phone-upgrade-expected-to-improve-county-government-communications,21905124/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">reports the Indiana Gazette</a>. The change will allow the county to save $67,000 over the first five years. Indiana County is located on the west side of the state and is home to approximately 89,000 people.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The upgrade will allow the county to eliminate two-thirds of its phone lines by taking advantage of the network that was installed as part of Indiana County's public safety radio system. Phones in the courthouse, jail, district justices’ offices, a convalescent facility, the Indiana County Airport, the county parks and the departments of Children and Youth Services and Human Services will all be on the new system.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">From the Gazette article:</p><blockquote style="margin:1em 2em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.5em"><p style="font-style:italic;margin:1em 0px">“This is just the beginning of the savings we’ll see from the fiber optic network,” Baker said. Coming soon will be lower costs for county government’s Internet service.</p></blockquote><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/indiana-county-saving-fiber-pennsylvania">... Link to this Story Here ...</a><br><br></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/community-broadband-media-roundup-may-15" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Community Broadband Media Roundup - May 15</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, May 18, 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="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/community-broadband-media-roundup-may-15" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/media-roundup-community-bb.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="125" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Community Broadband Stories, by State:</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>California</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.signalscv.com/section/24/article/136766/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">A Disconnected Valley</a>: SCV's high-speed technology crawls by Jana Adkins, Signal Santa Clarita Valley</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.signalscv.com/section/24/article/136767/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Why Santa Monica Built its Own Internet Service</a>: It all comes down to how well you connect, and when you do - word travels quickly by Jana Adkins, Signal Santa Clarita Valley</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Massachussetts</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/05/hyper-fast_internet_coming_to.html" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Hyper-fast Internet coming to parts of Westfield, but it's not from a company you'd guess</a> by Dan Glaun, MassLive.com</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-may-15">... The Full Roundup is Here ...</a></p></div></div><div><br></div></div>

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