<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><i style="font-size:13px">Recent Stories from MuniNetworks.org - a project of the </i><i style="font-size:13px">Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Instructions for unsubscribing appear at bottom.  Send feedback.  Forward Widely.</i></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><i style="font-size:13px"><br></i></div><div><i style="font-size:13px"><br></i></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="https://muninetworks.org/content/over-100-years-muni-telecom-churchill-county-community-broadband-bits-podcast-204" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Over 100 Years of Muni Telecom in Churchill County - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 204</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, May 31, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://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="https://muninetworks.org/content/over-100-years-muni-telecom-churchill-county-community-broadband-bits-podcast-204" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://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">For more than 100 years, Nevada's Churchill County has been operating its own telecommunications system, Churchill Communications. In recent years, they upgraded the vast majority of the county from copper to fiber offering a gigabit connection to the Internet. Churchill Communications General Manager Mark Feest joins us this week for Community Broadband Bits Episode 204.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">We discuss the fascinating history behind their network and how they have built it without using any local taxpayer dollars.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Mark also explains two recent announcements that involve Churchill Communications offering its services in nearby areas where it already has some fiber. Finally, we discuss how some of the people that were originally skeptical of municipal networks have come around and are even asking Churchill Communications to expand.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">... <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/over-100-years-muni-telecom-churchill-county-community-broadband-bits-podcast-204">Listen to the Show Here</a> ... <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/transcript-community-broadband-bits-episode-204" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Read the transcript from this show here .</a>..<br><br></p></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="https://muninetworks.org/content/tacoma-click-saga-2015-part-1" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">The Tacoma Click Saga of 2015: Part 1</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, May 31, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://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="https://muninetworks.org/content/tacoma-click-saga-2015-part-1" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-click-network-tacoma.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="97" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px"><em>This is Part 1 in a four part series about the Click network in Tacoma, Washington, where city leaders spent most of 2015 considering a plan to lease out all operations of this municipal network to a private company. Part 1 explains Tacoma's plans for Click's immediate future.</em></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Part 1: Tacoma Votes to Explore Keeping Click!</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">2015 was a tense year for Tacoma Click, the nearly 20-year-old municipal network in this city of about 200,000 just south of Seattle. In March of 2015, Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) announced it was considering <a href="http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/March-2015/TPU-looks-to-lease-Click-to-Wave-Broadband/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">a proposal to sign a 40-year agreement to lease out the network</a> to a private Internet Service Provider (ISP). But after months of deliberations, the Tacoma City Council decided in December with a resounding 8-0 vote at the last City Council meeting of the year <a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/politics-government/article49992890.html" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">to explore what the city calls their “all in” option</a>: a plan which, if implemented, would include technological upgrades and major structural changes to the business model aimed at preserving Click as a municipally-owned network.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/tacoma-click-saga-2015-part-1">... Read Part 1 of our Four Part Series 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="https://muninetworks.org/content/minnesota-broadband-grant-program-gets-funded-issues-remain" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Minnesota Broadband Grant Program Gets Funded, Issues Remain</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, June 02, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://muninetworks.org/users/scott" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Scott</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="https://muninetworks.org/content/minnesota-broadband-grant-program-gets-funded-issues-remain" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://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">The Minnesota Legislature has just approved $35 million for the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant program for fiscal year 2017, the largest annual appropriation in the initiative’s two-year-old history.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">But the Legislature’s action still falls short of dramatically helping bring universal, high-speed Internet connectivity to all non-metro Minnesotans. Try to find a Representative or Senator that doesn’t talk about how important rural Internet access is, but compare that list to those who are actually voting for solutions. The Blandin on Broadband website captured a glimpse of this dynamic<a href="https://blandinonbroadband.org/2016/05/26/local-elected-official-get-push-back-from-constituent-for-lack-of-broadband-support/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">in a recent post</a>. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Nice Gains And Noticeable Failures</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The Legislature headed in the right direction this year to increase overall funding for broadband development. But we believe the Legislature’s action, which is moving at a snail’s pace, won’t help thousands of residents and businesses in Minnesota’s non-metro communities hurdle over the connectivity chasm. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/minnesota-broadband-grant-program-gets-funded-issues-remain">... Read our In-Depth Examination of the Minnesota Legislature Broadband Results ...</a></p></div></div></div><div><i style="font-size:13px"><br></i></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="https://muninetworks.org/content/idaho-falls-thinks-ahead-circa-network" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Idaho Falls Thinks Ahead With Circa Network</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, May 30, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://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:18.004px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/idaho-falls-thinks-ahead-circa-network" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-idaho-falls.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="100" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Businesses in Idaho Falls have access to the city’s municipal fiber network, <a href="http://www.ifcirca.net/index.php" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Circa</a>, but now the city council is considering how to bring better connectivity to residents.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>How Best To Use What We Have</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">In order to get a better idea of what options are available and the costs of each, in 2015 city leaders engaged two consulting firms to evaluate a citywide Fiber-to-the-Home (<a class="" href="https://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>) option, an <a class="" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term625" 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="An arrangement in which the network is open to independent service providers to offer services.  In many cases, the network owner only sells wholesale access to the service providers who offer all retail services (ie: triple play of internet, phone, tv).  Open access provides much more competition from which potential subscribers can choose.">open access</cite></a> network option, how commercial providers may step up to better serve the city, or the city taking on the role as Internet Service Provider (ISP). They are now beginning to evaluate those results.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/idaho-falls-thinks-ahead-circa-network">... Get More Details on Idaho Falls and Their Plans ...</a><br><br></p><h2 class="" style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/muninetworksorg-adds-tls-secure-connections" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">MuniNetworks.org Adds TLS for Secure Connections</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">Wed, June 01, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://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:18.004px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/muninetworksorg-adds-tls-secure-connections" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/https-icon.jpg" alt="" title="" width="125" height="44" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">As part of the ongoing effort to build a more secure Internet, <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/04/lets-encrypt-reaches-2000000-certificates" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">led in part by the Electronic Frontier Foundation</a>, MuniNetworks.org is now using TLS to encrypt all of our content. Nothing should change for your experience except you should see a locked padlock or green https in your browser depending on which browser you use.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">We believe this is important for multiple reasons, including to prevent unauthorized government snooping, corporate eavesdropping, and any inappropriate injection of content. Please let us know if you have any problems related to this change by <a href="mailto:broadband@muninetworks.org" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">email</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="https://muninetworks.org/content/decentralized-web-summit-june-8-9-san-francisco" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Decentralized Web Summit, June 8 - 9, San Francisco</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, May 31, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://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:18.004px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/decentralized-web-summit-june-8-9-san-francisco" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/decentral-event-logo.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="70" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">The <strong>Decentralized Web Summit: Locking the Web Open</strong> will happen on<a href="http://www.decentralizedweb.net/logistics/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">June 8th and 9th at Internet Archive in San Francisco</a>. The event will be live streamed if you can’t attend in person.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The event is a discussion of the future of the web. From the Summit website:</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">The World Wide Web is fragile. Links break and website content can disappear forever. The Web is not universally accessible. It is too easy for outside entities to censor connections, controlling what people can and cannot view on the Web. The Web is also not very private, exposing users to mass surveillance by corporations and governments. A Decentralized Web can address all of these problems by building in privacy, security and preservation by default, ensuring that websites are easily accessible to all as long as at least one person somewhere in the world is hosting a copy.</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.decentralizedweb.net/people/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Keynote speakers will be</a> <strong>Vint Cerf</strong>, considered one of the “Fathers of the Internet” and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google; <strong>Cory Doctorow</strong>, Special Advisor at the Electronic Frontier Foundation; and <strong>Brewster Kahle</strong>, Founder and Digital Librarian of the Internet Archive.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/decentralized-web-summit-june-8-9-san-francisco">... More Information 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="https://muninetworks.org/content/savannah-studies-situation-possible-muni" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Savannah Studies Situation for Possible Muni</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">Fri, June 03, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://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:18.004px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/savannah-studies-situation-possible-muni" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-savannah-ga.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="122" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">In early May, leaders in <a href="http://www.savannahga.gov/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Savannah, Georgia</a>, retained a consultant to prepare a feasibility study to help the community examine ways to improve local connectivity. Local leaders want consultants to consider ways to better serve municipal facilities, community anchor institutions, businesses, and residents.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Incumbent Trouble</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">In March, incumbent Comcast announced that <a href="http://savannahnow.com/exchange/2016-03-02/comcast-announces-fiber-optic-expansion-savannah" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">it would bring fiber-optic connectivity</a> to businesses in Savannah by the end of 2016, but the company has a poor reputation in the Hostess City with both residents and businesses.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/savannah-studies-situation-possible-muni">... Read our Full Story on Savannah's Considerations ...</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="https://muninetworks.org/content/south-bay-workforce-investment-board-accepting-master-plan-rfp-submissions" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">South Bay Workforce Investment Board Accepting Master Plan RFP Submissions</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, May 31, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://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:18.004px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/south-bay-workforce-investment-board-accepting-master-plan-rfp-submissions" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-sbwib.png" alt="" title="" width="123" height="125" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">The <a href="http://www.sbwib.org/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">South Bay Workforce Investment Board</a> (SBWIB) is now accepting submissions from firms interested in developing a Fiber Optic Master Plan for the organization. Interested organizations need to act quickly, however, as the submission deadline is tomorrow, <strong>June 1st, 2016, 5:00 p.m. (PST)</strong>.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">For details on the project budget, the scope of the work, timeline, and other important information, check out the<a href="http://media.wix.com/ugd/df9772_f245fa609a4a4b918eabeab24adcabdb.pdf" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"> Request for Proposals</a> (RFP) from the SBWIB.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">You can also contact Chris Cagle, Regional Affairs Manager, via email at ccagle(at)<a href="http://sbwib.org">sbwib.org</a> with questions.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/south-bay-workforce-investment-board-accepting-master-plan-rfp-submissions">... Link to this Post 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="https://muninetworks.org/content/sandpoint-sends-out-rfp-responses-due-june-16" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Sandpoint Sends Out RFP : Responses Due June 16</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, June 02, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://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:18.004px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/sandpoint-sends-out-rfp-responses-due-june-16" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-sandpoint-id.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="115" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjP2oirkaXLAhXETSYKHb2eC2EQFgggMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cityofsandpoint.com%2F&usg=AFQjCNFalbgKIbqRY2nV971sW9w5_KlDTQ" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Sandpoint, Idaho</a>, located in the state’s panhandle, is likely to <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/tings-next-stop-greater-sandpoint-idaho" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">host Ting’s Internet service</a> over publicly owned Fiber-to-the-Home (<a class="" href="https://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>) infrastructure. All that remains is for the service provider to determine that the demand exists in the anticipated service area of approximately 9,700 people. In addition to residents and businesses in Sandpoint, properties in nearby Dover, Ponderay, and Kootenai are anticipated potential subscribers.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Sandpoint, Idaho</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Approximately 7,500 people live in the city, which is the Bonner County Seat. The community is popular as a ski resort town and is located on Lake Pend Oreille. In addition to tourism, the manufacturing, aerospace, software, and healthcare industries are important employers in Sandpoint. It covers approximately 4.8 square miles and, five years ago, was named “most Beautiful Small Town” by Rand McNally and USA Today.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/sandpoint-sends-out-rfp-responses-due-june-16">... More Information on Sandpoint 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="https://muninetworks.org/content/video-break-chains-build-local-power" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Video: Break the Chains, Build Local Power</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">Wed, June 01, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://muninetworks.org/users/rebecca" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">rebecca</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="https://muninetworks.org/content/video-break-chains-build-local-power" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://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;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.004px">Since our founding in 1974, we have worked to rewrite the rules and empower communities to choose their own future. Across several vital economic sectors, we help break the corporate stranglehold that extracts wealth from local economies and undermines democracy.</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">We give communities the tools to build a strong local economy themselves. From banking to energy, healthy soils to community-owned Internet networks, time and again we have shown that when we level the playing field for individuals and businesses, we improve our economy and the quality of life for all citizens.</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">Support our work to help communities down the path to local self-reliance. This video illustrates our work, and explains how all of our unique and distinct initiatives, together, build a holistic philosophy of local self-reliance.</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="https://muninetworks.org/content/video-break-chains-build-local-power"><span id="goog_135237607"></span>... Watch the Video Here ...</a><br><br><span id="goog_135237608"></span></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="https://muninetworks.org/content/epb-power-munis-nation" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">EPB, Power of Munis In "The Nation"</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, June 04, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://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:18.004px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/epb-power-munis-nation" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-the-nation.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="91" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">This week <a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/chattanooga-was-a-typical-post-industrial-city-then-it-began-offering-municipal-broadband/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">in The Nation</a>, Peter Moskowitz highlighted some of the nation's fastest municipal networks, bringing these Gig cities to a new level of national awareness. From <a href="https://muninetworks.org/taxonomy/term/673" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Sandy, Oregon</a>, to <a href="https://muninetworks.org/tags-106" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Wilson, North Carolina</a>, and Chattanooga, Moskowitz touted these networks as a main reason the cities have been able to attract entrepreneurs and businesses.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The focus of the article was on <a href="https://muninetworks.org/tags/tags/epb" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Chattanooga's EPB Fiber</a> network, how it propelled the city into the 21st century, and continues to spark innovation. Chattanooga's EPB now boasts a subscribership of 82,000 -- testimony to fast, affordable, reliable connectivity and good customer service.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/chattanooga-was-a-typical-post-industrial-city-then-it-began-offering-municipal-broadband/">... Read the Full Article 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="https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-6" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Community Broadband Media Roundup - June 6</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, June 06, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://muninetworks.org/users/nick" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Nick</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="https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-6" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/media-roundup-community-bb_0_9.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://www.davisvanguard.org/2016/05/the-big-problem-facing-davis/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">City council candidate question 8: The big problem facing Davis</a> by David Greenwald, Davis Vanguard</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">One of the most pressing issues facing our community in the coming years is the need for faster and more reliable broadband. It is a vital element of Yolo and Davis’ economic sustainability that will keep our community competitive locally, and globally. Broadband is a driving force behind the competitiveness and productivity of our businesses and fostering innovation.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The primary broadband providers in our community, AT&T and Comcast, have spent little money upgrading their infrastructure over time. Davis’ situation isn’t unique. Communities throughout the country are facing the same future. Many of them, including those in the Sacramento region, are asking the Federal and State governments for assistance in solving this challenge.</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://statescoop.com/california-bill-allowing-voip-transition-stalls-but-opponents-fear-revival" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">California bill allowing VOIP transition stalls, but opponents fear revivial</a> by Alex Koma, StateScoop</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-6">... Read the Full Community Broadband Media Roundup Here ...</a></p></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>

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