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<div><br></div><div><b><i>Delayed this week, but coming LIVE from Broadband Communities Summit in Austin, Texas!</i></b></div><div><br></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/montgomery-sees-job-gains-alabama-after-establishing-internet-exchange-community-broadband-b" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Montgomery Sees Job Gains in Alabama After Establishing Internet Exchange - Community Broadband Bits Episode 195</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:18.004px"><span class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Tue, March 29, 2016 | 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="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.004px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/montgomery-sees-job-gains-alabama-after-establishing-internet-exchange-community-broadband-b" 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">In a partnership with the Department of Defense, the city of Montgomery has created Alabama's first Internet Exchange. This week, project manager for<a href="http://mix-al.net/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Montgomery Cyber Connection</a>, Ben Venable, joins us to discuss this project and the gains the community is already seeing from it.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The effort is a true partnership between General Steven Kwast at Maxwell Air Force Base, the city and county of Montgomery, and others like Wide Open West, the nation's 9th largest cable company. WOW!'s network architect brought not only important technical knowledge, but a major ISP that recognized the benefits of local interconnection.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">We discuss how the project began, why it is important, expected (and already achieved) benefits, and how other communities might consider creating their own Internet Exchange. Additional background on the story from <a href="http://www.wsfa.com/story/31013173/montgomery-to-become-first-city-in-al-to-have-internet-exchange" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">WSFA</a> and <a href="http://www.govtech.com/network/Montgomery-Launches-First-City-Owned-Internet-Exchange-Point-in-Alabama.html" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">GovTech</a>.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/montgomery-sees-job-gains-alabama-after-establishing-internet-exchange-community-broadband-b">... Listen to the Show 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/att-tries-end-magic-one-touch-make-ready" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">AT&T Tries to End the Magic of One Touch Make-Ready</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:18.004px"><span class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Mon, March 28, 2016 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/hannah" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">hannah</a></span></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.004px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/att-tries-end-magic-one-touch-make-ready" 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">On the border of Kentucky and Indiana a fight is brewing as AT&T and Google Fiber have both announced plans to bring Gigabit Internet service to Louisville, Kentucky. Home to over half a million, the city could see major economic development with new ultra high-speed Internet access, but there’s a problem: the utility poles.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/metro-government/2016/02/25/t-sues-city-over-google-fiber-proposal/80881870/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">AT&T is suing the city</a> over a “one touch make-ready” ordinance. On February 11, 2016, the <a href="http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/metro-government/2016/02/11/google-fiber-measure-passed-over-objections/80227296/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Louisville Metro Council passed the ordinance</a> in order to facilitate new competitors, i.e. Google Fiber. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Utility Poles: Key to Aerial Deployment</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Make-ready is the shorthand for making a utility pole ready for new attachments. Although it may seem simple, this process is often expensive and time-consuming. To add a new cable, others may have to be shifted in order to meet safety and industry standards. Under the common procedure, this process can take months as each party has to send out an independent crew to move each section of cabling. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/att-tries-end-magic-one-touch-make-ready">... Read our Full Coverage 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/it-takes-village-yellow-springs-ohio-grassroots-group-wants-fiber" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">It Takes a Village: Yellow Springs, Ohio Grassroots Group Wants Fiber</a></h2><div class="" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:18.004px"><span class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Thu, March 31, 2016 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/hannah" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">hannah</a></span></div><div class="" style="line-height:18.004px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/it-takes-village-yellow-springs-ohio-grassroots-group-wants-fiber" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-yellow-springs-oh.jpg" alt="" title="" width="125" height="50" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">In the Village of Yellow Springs, Ohio, <a href="http://www.yellow-springs.net/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Springs-Net</a> has created quite a stir among the 3,500 people. This grassroots group of villagers is advocating for a municipal network. Last year, they hosted a <a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/fiber-forum-yellow-springs-will-share-info-munis-ohio-community" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">community Fiber Forum featuring our own Chris Mitchell</a>. Now, they’re continuing the push for better home Internet access.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Springs-Net released a <a href="http://www.yellow-springs.net/download.html" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">white paper on a possible municipal fiber network</a>, bringing <a href="http://ysnews.com/news/2016/03/village-council-group-urges-a-village-wide-fiber-network" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">the results to the Village Council</a> on February 16th. Although cautious of leaping into a large project, the Village Council recognized the benefits a network could have for the town and agreed to meet with the group in April to discuss next steps to improving connectivity.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/it-takes-village-yellow-springs-ohio-grassroots-group-wants-fiber">... More on What Yellow Springs is Looking To Do 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"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/southern-tier-network-continues-fiber-expansion-upstate-new-york" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Southern Tier Network Continues Fiber Expansion in Upstate New York</a></h2><div class="" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:1em;font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px"><span class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Fri, April 01, 2016 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/ternste" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">ternste</a></span></div><div class=""><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.004px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/southern-tier-network-continues-fiber-expansion-upstate-new-york" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-southern-tier-network.jpg" alt="" title="" width="125" height="77" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.004px">The <a href="http://www.southerntiernetwork.org/aboutus" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Southern Tier Network (STN)</a>, a community-owned dark fiber network that spans multiple counties in upstate New York, enables fast, affordable, reliable Internet access in New York’s Southern Tier region. Locally based private Internet service provider Empire Access offers services via the network as it continues to expand.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.004px">The <a href="http://www.the-leader.com/article/20160228/NEWS/160229758" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Corning Leader reports</a> that Empire Access intends to offer residential Internet access over the STN in the Cities of Corning and Elmira sometime in the next year. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.004px"><strong>Empire Access</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.004px"><a href="http://www.empireaccess.com/news-offers/current-offers" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Empire Access</a>, which offers current customers Internet access, voice, and 200-plus Digital TV channels, is waiting to launch services in Corning and Elmira until after they gain approval from the New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) to provide digital TV services in these communities. Although the company could begin offering fiber and phone services at any time, the company wants to be able to offer the full bundle of options before they officially launch in Coring and Elmira.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.004px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/southern-tier-network-continues-fiber-expansion-upstate-new-york">... We Shed More Light on This Dark Fiber Here ...</a><br><br></p><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/sixth-annual-shlb-conference-april-27-29-crystal-city-va" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Sixth Annual SHLB Conference April 27 - 29 at Crystal City, VA</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:18.004px"><span class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Sat, April 02, 2016 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/ternste" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">ternste</a></span></div><div class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.004px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/sixth-annual-shlb-conference-april-27-29-crystal-city-va" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-shlb.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="37" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">The Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) is hosting its sixth annual conference from April 27 - 29 at the <a href="https://aws.passkey.com/g/54843686" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, VA</a>(near Reagan National Airport in Washington DC).</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">From <a href="http://shlb.org/conference" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">the SHLB website</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">Every year SHLB's Annual Conference attracts 200-300 people from across the country to discuss key broadband policy issues that are important to anchor institutions and their communities. This year's sixth Annual Conference will focus on E-rate Compliance, Lifeline Reform, Telehealth, and Fiber Build Out, as well as other policies and funding programs that will impact broadband deployment for anchor institutions and communities.</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px">The conference officially kicks off at 12 p.m. noon on Wednesday, April 27th<span style="line-height:18.004px">.</span></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><span style="line-height:18.004px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/sixth-annual-shlb-conference-april-27-29-crystal-city-va">... More on This Event Here ...</a><br><br></span></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/community-broadband-media-roundup-april-4" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Community Broadband Media Roundup - April 4</a></h2><div class="" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:18.004px"><span class="" style="font-size:0.9em">Mon, April 04, 2016 | Posted by <a href="http://muninetworks.org/users/nick" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Nick</a></span></div><div class="" style="line-height:18.004px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-april-4" 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_0_4.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="125" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>California</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/broadband/government-google-help-san-francisco-improve-its-internet-connectivity" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Government, Google to help San Francisco improve its Internet connectivity</a> by Jason Axelrod, American City & County Magazine</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"> </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Michigan</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.record-eagle.com/news/local_news/sarah-lucas-business-depends-on-high-speed-internet/article_99c27ef5-5a0a-5046-b399-bdd1f2a1171b.html" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Business depends on high-speed Internet</a> by Sarah Lucas, Traverse City Record Eagle</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"> </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>New York</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.statetechmagazine.com/article/2016/03/county-federal-governments-collaborate-local-broadband-deployments" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">County, federal government to collaborate on local broadband deployments</a> by Phil Goldstein, State Tech Magazine</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-april-4">... Read the Full Roundup of Community Broadband Media Stories Here ...</a></p></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>

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