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<font face="Tahoma">I've been following this issue at a distance and
now that you are asking for $$ and for me to encourage others to
do the same, I have questions that I need answers to before I get
all starry-eyed talking to my neighbors.<br>
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1. What are the critical milestones for getting this network
installed?<br>
</font><font face="Tahoma"><font face="Tahoma">2. What
guarantee would I have that once a fiber optic network is in
place that I would have access</font> at my address?<br>
3. How much time would lapse between the initial phases of
installation and total build out?</font><br>
<font face="Tahoma"><font face="Tahoma"> 4. What data speeds and
how much throughput would fiber optic provide at my address?</font><br>
5. What price would I have to pay?<br>
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<div class="moz-signature">Dave Hart, Davis, CA 95618</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/1/16 10:22 AM, Robert Nickerson
via Davisgig-announce wrote:<br>
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style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Greetings Davisites</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Our effort to bring a community fiber-optic network to Davis proceeds -- with some good news to report.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">First,</span><a
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style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">DavisGIG</span></a><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> has teamed up with the long time Davis nonprofit,</span><a
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style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Davis Community Network</span></a><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, to be our fiscal agent, to collect funds, and assist with our campaign to build this network.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Second, the Broadband Advisory Task Force, which City Council authorized in Dec 2015, had its first meeting March 23rd, and its composition is a powerhouse of community leaders. They have come together to make a recommendation to our city council on the best course of action to create a world-class, fiber-optic network for Davis. Nearly half of the BATF membership have been involved with the DavisGIG effort, and are aware of what we want to accomplish. We need to educate the remaining Task Force members of how much we all value a community-owned alternative to Internet Duopoly.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"
style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Third, for the City to move forward, we will need a Feasibility Study Report that objectively evaluates options for a fiber-optic deployment for Davis. We want this to be prepared by a professional broadband planning consultancy. DavisGIG volunteers have completed and are ready to publish a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit a vendor for this report.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">We believe it would be a very powerful statement to our community leaders if we funded this report from contributions made by everyone from our City! If we match our ardor with a small investment, it will demonstrate to City leaders how important this will be to our community. An investment in our City's infrastructure is an investment in your future. Please</span><a
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style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">donate</span></a><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> today! Link at bottom! And be ready to help on May 3</span><span style="font-size:7.999999999999999px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font
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normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap;">rd</span><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, the</span><a
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style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Big Day of Giving</span></a><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">!</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">We also need your help NOW to convince our City leaders we want better Internet options. We want equal network access opportunities for all residents, lower prices and better service, through competitive choice, and a boost for our economy. One of the many benefits to community ownership would mean a portion of our monthly broadband payments returned to support our city.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">There are THREE (3) ways we are asking everyone to help move this project forward.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">1) Make a tax-deductible*</span><a
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style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">donation</span></a><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> at the bottom of our page to help pay for the study we need. Consider DavisGIG on the</span><a
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style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Big Day of Giving</span></a></p>
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style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">2) Send a letter about your broadband experiences, and what you would like for Davis’ broadband future to the staff liaison of the</span><a
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href="http://cityofdavis.org/city-hall/commissions-and-committees/broadband-advisory-task-force"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Broadband Advisory Task Force</span></a><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, please forward a copy to <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:help@dcn.org">help@dcn.org</a></span></p>
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style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">3) Forward this message to your friends, neighborhood lists, and community groups.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:13.333333333333332px;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">With your help we can address many problems our City faces with this one solution. We can diversify the economy, attract and retain businesses, provide better, cheaper Internet connections to our residences, address digital-divide issues, and create new revenues for our city.</span></p>
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