<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><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/ammons-model-virtual-end-cable-monopolies" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Ammon's Model: The Virtual End of Cable Monopolies</a> VIDEO</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">Wed, June 15, 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/ammons-model-virtual-end-cable-monopolies" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-ammon-id.gif" alt="" title="" width="125" height="41" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">The city of Ammon, Idaho, is building the Internet network of the future. Households and businesses can instantly change Internet service providers using a specially-designed innovative portal. This short 20 minute video highlights how the network is saving money, creating competition for broadband services, and creating powerful new public safety applications.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">We talk with Ammon's Mayor, local residents, private businesses, and the city's Technology Director to understand why a small conservative city decided to build its own network and then open it to the entire community. We explain how they financed it and even scratch the surface of how software-defined networking brought the future of Internet services to Ammon before any larger metro regions.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Ammon's network has already won awards, including a National Institute of Justice Challenge for Best Ultra-High Speed Application, and spurred economic development. But perhaps most important is that most communities can replicate this model and bring these benefits to their communities.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">For more information, see our <a href="https://muninetworks.org/tags-304" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">in-depth coverage on Ammon</a>. <a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/sign-newsletters" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Sign up for our weekly newsletter</a> to stay informed on what local governments are doing to improve Internet access.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/ammons-model-virtual-end-cable-monopolies">... Watch the Video Here! Share it Far and Wide! ...</a></p></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/glenwood-springs-shares-lessons-learned-community-broadband-bits-podcast-206" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Glenwood Springs Shares Lessons Learned - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 206</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, June 14, 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/glenwood-springs-shares-lessons-learned-community-broadband-bits-podcast-206" 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">Last week, while at my favorite regional broadband conference - <a href="http://mountainconnect.org/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Mountain Connect</a>, I was asked to moderate a panel on municipal fiber projects in Colorado. You can watch it via the <a href="https://twitter.com/MountainConnect/status/740257186119487489" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">periscope video stream that was recorded</a>. It was an excellent panel and led to this week's podcast, a discussion with Glenwood Springs Information Systems Director Bob Farmer.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Bob runs the <a href="http://gscbn.com/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Glenwood Springs Community Broadband Network</a>, which has been operating for more than 10 years. It started with some fiber to anchor institutions and local businesses and a wireless overlay for residential access. Though the network started by offering <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>, the city now provides services directly. We discuss the lessons learned.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Bob also discusses what cities should look for in people when staffing up for a community network project and some considerations when deciding who oversees the network. Finally, he shares some of the successes the network has had and what continues to inspire him after so many years of running the network.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">... <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/glenwood-springs-shares-lessons-learned-community-broadband-bits-podcast-206">Listen to the Show Here</a> ... <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/transcript-community-broadband-bits-episode-206" style="color:rgb(121,80,37)">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/bridgewater-state-university-connects-opencape" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Bridgewater State University Connects to OpenCape</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 13, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://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="https://muninetworks.org/content/bridgewater-state-university-connects-opencape" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-opencape-new.jpg" alt="" title="" width="125" height="19" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.capenet.com/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">CapeNet</a>, the local Internet service provider, on the <a href="http://opencape.org/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">OpenCape community network</a> is expanding in southeastern Massachusetts. <a href="http://bridgewater.wickedlocal.com/article/20160421/NEWS/160429147" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Bridgewater State University will connect to the OpenCape network</a> for more <a class="" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term2" 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="The rate at which the network can transmit information across it.  Generally, higher bandwidth is desirable.  The amount of bandwidth available to you can determine whether you download a photo in 2 seconds or 2 minutes.">bandwidth</cite></a> and more reliable Internet access.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Connectivity for Education</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.bridgew.edu/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Bridgewater State University</a> needed to ensure reliable connectivity for its students because many university courses have online, <a class="" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term6" 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="Some refer to the entire Internet as a cloud - the idea being that all the information is just out there and it does not matter where.  More commonly now, cloud computing refers to services such as Amazon's S3 where users pay a fee to store information on Amazon's servers without ever really knowing the physical location.  As we gain access to faster Internet connections (particularly on the upstream) cloud services may offer cheaper means of accomplishing tasks and more reliable back ups.">cloud</cite></a>-based, or video components. In fact, nearly every school CapeNet serves requests more bandwidth each year, <a href="http://bridgewater.wickedlocal.com/article/20160421/NEWS/160429147" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">reports the Bridgewater Wicked Local</a>.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/bridgewater-state-university-connects-opencape">... Read the Full Story 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/kane-countys-fiber-open-business-illinois" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Kane County's Fiber Is Open For Business In Illinois</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, June 14, 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/kane-countys-fiber-open-business-illinois" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-kane-county-il.jpg" alt="" title="" width="125" height="125" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.countyofkane.org/Pages/default.aspx" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Kane County, Illinois</a>, is hoping its <a class="" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term10" 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="A system that uses glass (or plastic) to carry light which is used to transmit information.  Typically, each side of the fiber is attached to a laser that send the light signals.  When the connection reaches capacity, the lasers may be upgraded to send much more information along the same strand of fiber.  This technology has been used for decades and will remain the dominant method of transmitting information for the foreseeable future.">fiber-optic</cite></a> network will attract more businesses looking for better connectivity. As it turns out, they've had the resources for some time but are now making more of an effort to market the benefits of their publicy owned network.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Sharing The Savings, Services, Speeds</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">In 2011, <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-fiber-optic-network-st-0531-20160530-story.html" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">reports the Chicago Tribune</a>, the county took advantage of road reconstruction and in a coordinated effort, Kane County and the Kane County Department of Transportation deployed fiber along one of its main thoroughfares, Randall Road. Since then, the county has expanded the network to approximately 47 miles, connecting county facilities in five area cities. Kane County contributed $1.5 million to the construction of the underground network that now offers 10 Gigabits per second (<a class="" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term14" 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="Gigabits per second - or one billion bits per second.  8 Gbps means that 8 billion bits are transferred each second.  Using an 8 Gbps connection, it would take 1 second to transfer a 1 GB (Gigabyte) file - a compressed 90 min movie, for instance.  1 Kbps (Kilobits)<1 Mbps (Megabits)<1 Gbps">Gbps</cite></a>) capacity.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/kane-countys-fiber-open-business-illinois">... More on the Savings from this Network ...</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/haywood-county-nc-releases-feasibility-study-rfp" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Haywood County, NC, Releases Feasibility Study RFP</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 17, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://muninetworks.org/users/alexander" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">alexander</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/haywood-county-nc-releases-feasibility-study-rfp" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-haywood-county-nc.gif" alt="" title="" width="125" height="125" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Last month, the Haywood Advancement Foundation (HAF) <a href="http://www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/17738" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">sowed the seeds for a long-term broadband strategy</a> in <a href="http://www.haywoodnc.net/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Haywood County, North Carolina</a>. The nonprofit foundation posted a <a href="http://www.haywoodnc.net/downloads/admin/2016%20Stuff/HAF%20Broadband%20RFP-%20Final%205-17-16.pdf" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Request for Proposals</a> (RFP) for a feasibility study as part of their strategy to develop a master plan and improve local connectivity. A $10,000 grant from the Southwest Commission and a matching $10,000 grant from HAF will fund the early stages of Haywood’s broadband initiative. <strong>The due date for proposals is July 15th</strong>.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Living In The Present, Planning For The Future</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Located about 30 minutes west of Asheville, Haywood County is home to approximately 60,000 residents. Asheville’s status as a cultural hub might be <a href="http://www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/17731-the-phoenix-rises-haywood-county-s-real-estate-market-gets-back-in-the-game" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">driving up Haywood County property values</a>, but it has failed to bring high quality Internet access to its rural neighbors. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/haywood-county-nc-releases-feasibility-study-rfp">... Many More Details About This Network 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="https://muninetworks.org/content/westminsters-fiber-network-enables-makerspace" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Westminster's Fiber Network Enables Makerspace</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 15, 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/westminsters-fiber-network-enables-makerspace" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-westminster-md.png" alt="" title="" width="83" height="82" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">The high-speed, municipal fiber network in <a href="http://www.westminstermd.gov/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Westminster, Maryland</a>, (pop. 18,000) is making possible another intriguing resource service for the community’s businesses and residents.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">In May, Westminster officials and the city’s fiber network partner, <a href="https://ting.com/internet" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Ting</a>, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the coming this fall of the first Ting Makerspace, a service featuring 3-D scanning technology, including “an electronic router that can carve digital designs into physical objects and laser engraving," <a href="http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/ph-cc-makerspace-20160511-story.html" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">reports the Carroll County Times. </a></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Ting Makerspace And 3D Printing</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The Times story notes:</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 3-D scanner “takes any object smaller than a sofa and records the shapes and contours using light patterns, digitizing it,” according to the news story. Then, the digital rendition can be printed on a mini 3-D printer, “which can scale down the scanned object or print original computer designs. The 3-D printer ejects layers of heated, rapidly cooling plastic to create plastic models of these designs.” The newspaper reported that the subscription fee for using the 3-D scanner will be $5 a day, $30 a month or $300 a year. </p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/westminsters-fiber-network-enables-makerspace">... More Muni-Enabled Makerspace News 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/lafayette-pro-fiber-blog-lives" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">"Lafayette Pro Fiber Blog" Lives On!</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">Thu, June 16, 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/lafayette-pro-fiber-blog-lives" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-LPFBanner.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="49" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">In January, our friend John St. Julien from Lafayette, Louisiana, <a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/john-st-julien-lafayette-community-leader-passes" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">passed away</a>. Without John to help organize the people of Lafayette, the LUS Fiber network would not have had the strong grassroots support that made the project a success.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">One of the ways John helped get the project going and spread the word about the many benefits of a municipal fiber network was through the <strong>Lafayette Pro Fiber Blog</strong>. The blog was a collection of resources, writings, and comment fights that shed light on the local issues that affected, and were affected by, Lafayette's previously poor connectivity and the municipal fiber network project.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/lafayette-pro-fiber-blog-lives">... More Information Here - Info on how to Donate in John's Memory ...</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/calories-carbs-data-caps-isp-nutrition-labels-broadbandsearch" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Calories? Carbs? Data Caps? ISP Nutrition Labels From BroadbandSearch</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 18, 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/calories-carbs-data-caps-isp-nutrition-labels-broadbandsearch" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-bbd-search.jpg" alt="" title="" width="125" height="125" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Depending on where you live, you may be able to choose between two or three big name ISPs. No matter which one you ultimately select, you might face some difficulty obtaining the kind of service you deserve. If you know what to expect, it’s easier to prepare yourself and, in the event you DO have a choice, pick the one that’s right for you.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">BroadbandSearch has likened transparency in the telecommunications industry to nutrition information on food packaging. They have produced a set of “Nutrition Labels” for your Internet access diet.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/calories-carbs-data-caps-isp-nutrition-labels-broadbandsearch">... See the Label 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/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-20" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Community Broadband Media Roundup - June 20</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 20, 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-20" 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_11.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="125" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Florida</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.theledger.com/article/20160613/NEWS/160619820?tc=ar" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Polk Vision hosts Smart Communities Summit</a> by John Ceballos, The Ledger</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 key to giving everyone in Polk County access to affordable high-speed Internet has less to do with <a class="" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term2" 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="The rate at which the network can transmit information across it.  Generally, higher bandwidth is desirable.  The amount of bandwidth available to you can determine whether you download a photo in 2 seconds or 2 minutes.">bandwidth</cite></a> and more to do with community leaders banding together to achieve that goal.</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"> </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-20">... Read the Full Community Broadband Network Media Roundup ...</a></p></div></div><div><br></div></div>

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