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Hi Steve and Gonzalo <br>
<br>
I agree that the blow is important for say the 2 minute talk we
would give to people we are speaking with at Farmers Market, or
wherever. <br>
It's also good to talk about the speeds, but it's not a sentence
that encapsulates concisely what the project is. <br>
<br>
People need that statement, so when they tell their friends about it
at the grocery store, the meme can spread.<br>
<br>
I'm moving houses this weekend, but should have more time starting
next week, to lend more effort.. <br>
<br>
Thx<br>
RAN<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/21/2015 10:33 AM, Steve McMahon
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAOqzbgj1sa56eFAY2YGbozDw6Hp0asApG6_31CBb1-mom=5=Kw@mail.gmail.com"
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<div dir="ltr">I'd say concentrate on the problem. Something like:
<div><br>
</div>
<div>"""</div>
<div>High-speed Internet access is crucial infrastructure for a
community like ours. Davis is way behind comparable
communities. We can't depend on Comcast and AT&T to fix
this for us. We need to do it ourselves.</div>
<div>"""</div>
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<div>In my mind, the point is to start a discussion, not say
everything in 10 seconds. I want to tell people "wake up; this
is important for our future" but more politely ;)</div>
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<div>Ideally, the response to a statement like the one above is
one or more questions we're ready to talk about:</div>
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<ul>
<li>What do you mean we're way behind?<br>
</li>
<li>Why is it crucial?<br>
</li>
<li>Don't we have high-speed Internet?<br>
</li>
<li>Why can't the private sector do this without involving
the city?<br>
</li>
<li>What would it look like if we did it ourselves?</li>
<li>What are other communities doing?</li>
</ul>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 10:19 AM,
Robert Nickerson <span dir="ltr"><<a
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Hi <br>
<br>
A colleague from the DCN board suggested, and rightly so,
that we need to be able to describe the Davis Gig effort
in 1-2 sentences. They want to tell people about it, but
truth be told, Internet Access is confusing, another board
member said people think of internet like its magic. <br>
<br>
So I'd like us to refine and work up a sentence or 2 that
captures the whole concept. <br>
<br>
Here is one...<br>
<br>
City Owned Fiber Internet tubes provides MegaBroadband to
residents, with private company service partners. Gives
citizens Internet Access price safety, privacy, and
intra-city network.<span class="HOEnZb"><font
color="#888888"><br>
<br>
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