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<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-network-future-community-broadband-bits-podcast-207" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Ammon's Network of the Future - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 207</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 21, 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/ammons-network-future-community-broadband-bits-podcast-207" 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">On the heals of releasing our <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/ammons-model-virtual-end-cable-monopolies" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">video on Ammon, Idaho</a>, we wanted to go a little more in-depth with Bruce Patterson. Bruce is Ammon's Technology Director and has joined us on the show before (episodes <a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/muni-fiber-idaho-helps-911-dispatch-and-first-responders-community-broadband-bits-episode-17" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">173</a> and <a href="http://muninetworks.org/content/how-ammon-idaho-builds-digital-roads-community-broadband-bits-episode-86" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">86</a>). We recommend watching the video before listening to this show.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">We get an update from Bruce on the most recent progress since we conducted the video interviews. He shares the current level of interest from the first phase and expectations moving forward.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">But for much of our conversation, we focus on how Ammon has innovated with Software-Defined Networks (SDN) and what that means. We talk about how the automation and virtualization from SDN can make <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> much more efficient and open new possibilities.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">... <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/ammons-network-future-community-broadband-bits-podcast-207">Listen to the Show Here</a> ... <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/transcript-community-broadband-bits-episode-207">Read the Transcript 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/islesboro-and-rockport-so-near-and-yet-so-far-ftth-vote" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Islesboro and Rockport: So Near and Yet So Far (On FTTH Vote)</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 22, 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/islesboro-and-rockport-so-near-and-yet-so-far-ftth-vote" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-maine_0.jpg" alt="" title="" width="98" height="125" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.town.rockport.me.us/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Rockport</a> was the first community in Maine to build a <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 to serve businesses, but their pioneering initiative will not extend to 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>). At their annual town meeting on June 15th, the local Opera House was packed as citizens showed up to speak on funding an FTTH engineering and network design study. After an extended debate, attendees voted on the measure and defeated the town warrant to spend $300,000 on the project.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.penbaypilot.com/article/town-meeting-2016-rockport-rejects-fiber-network-study-and-waste-disposal-proposal/71941" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">According to the Penobscot Bay Pilot</a>, passions flared as a number of people stood up to explain their vote. Several people in support of the project had previous experience with life after fiber:</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">Deborah Hall, on the other hand, said she led an effort in another state to take fiber optics to 500 homes. That effort resulted in the fact that the “average resident is now saving 100 dollars every month in getting rid of Comcast.”</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">She recounted how the <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/rockport-builds-maine%E2%80%99s-first-municipal-network" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">fiber optic system already in place</a> in Rockport was a draw for her family to return to live in the town. They improved their Internet on Russell Avenue by personally spending the money to extend the fiber to their home, and consequently “reduced our collective Internet and television bills by $155 a month. That’s over 50 percent.”</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/islesboro-and-rockport-so-near-and-yet-so-far-ftth-vote">... Read the Good News from Islesboro Here with a Disappointing Rockport Update ...</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/fibrant-gets-ok-will-expand-local-government-manufacturers-nc" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Fibrant Gets The "OK": Will Expand To Local Government, Manufacturers in NC</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 22, 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="line-height:18.004px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/fibrant-gets-ok-will-expand-local-government-manufacturers-nc" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-fibrant-new.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="40" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Salisbury’s fiber network, <a href="http://fibrant.solutions/Business" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Fibrant</a>, is about to connect to three more large customers in North Carolina.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The Salisbury Post writes that Rowan County government and two local manufacturing facilities <a href="http://www.salisburypost.com/2016/06/15/206409/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">will be connecting to</a><a href="http://www.salisburypost.com/2016/06/15/206409/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"> </a>Salisbury’s municipal fiber network. After considering the needs of several local manufacturers and the Rowan County Government, Rowan County Commissioners <a href="http://www.wbtv.com/story/32276728/fibrant-to-expand-to-county-business-parks" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">gave the necessary approval</a> to expand Fibrant to serve their facilities.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/fibrant-gets-ok-will-expand-local-government-manufacturers-nc">... More Evidence that Muni Fiber Is Essential for North Carolina Businesses ...</a></p></div></div></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="https://muninetworks.org/content/dark-fiber-available-lewiston-rivers-slow-expansion" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Dark Fiber Available In Lewiston But Rivers Slow Expansion</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/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/dark-fiber-available-lewiston-rivers-slow-expansion" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-port-lewiston.jpg" alt="" title="" width="125" height="39" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">The Port of Lewiston’s dark fiber network is up and running and now has connected a commercial customer, <a href="http://www.4-traders.com/CABLE-ONE-INC-22795883/news/Cable-One-Port-of-Lewiston-limited-by-lack-of-fiber-optic-link-under-Memorial-Bridge-22518012/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">reports 4-Traders</a>, but achieving the maximum reach has hit some resistance.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Warehousing and distribution company <a href="http://portoflewiston.com/intermodal-transportation/warehousing/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Inland 465</a>, is operating a 150,000 square-foot warehouse and obtaining Internet access from <a href="http://www.fsr.com/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">First Step Internet</a>, which leases dark fiber from the Port of Lewiston’s network. Community leaders hope this is the first of many commercial customers.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Last summer the community announced that they intended to <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/fiber-sailing-port-lewiston-idaho" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">deploy an open access dark fiber network</a> to spur economic development opportunities. The network plan called for a connection to nearby Port of Whitman’s fiber network, which has operated for more than a decade.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/dark-fiber-available-lewiston-rivers-slow-expansion">... We Cast Light on This Dark 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/tacoma-click-saga-2015-part-3" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">The Tacoma Click Saga of 2015: Part 3</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 21, 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-3" 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 3 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. </em><em>In Part 2,<a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/tacoma-click-saga-2015-part-2" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">published on June 7</a>, we reviewed the main reasons why Tacoma Public Utilities considered the possibility of leasing out all of the Click operations. On May 31,<a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/tacoma-click-saga-2015-part-1" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">we published Part 1</a>, which shared the community's plans for the network. Part 3 covers why we believe the Click municipal network is positioned to thrive in the years ahead within the modern telecommunications marketplace.</em></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Part 3: Positioning Click for the Future</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">If Tacoma leaders decide to move ahead with the “all in” plan that they're currently exploring, several factors suggest that Click can become an increasingly self-sustaining division of Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU). To recap, the “all in” plan would reportedly involve two major changes at Click. One, it would mean upgrading the network to enable gigabit access speeds. Two, the all in option would likely mean cutting out the “middlemen” private companies that currently have exclusive rights to provide Internet and phone services over the network. Instead of the current system, where Click only offers cable TV services while middlemen provide Internet and phone, the new all in plan would position Click as the retail provider for all three services.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/tacoma-click-saga-2015-part-3">... Read the Third Part of our Multi-Part Feature 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/sampling-food-and-fiber-annual-dmea-meeting" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Sampling the Food and Fiber at Annual DMEA Meeting</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 24, 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="line-height:18.004px"><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class=""><div class=""><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/sampling-food-and-fiber-annual-dmea-meeting" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-dmea-coop.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="45" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">In Colorado, the <a href="http://www.dmea.com/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Delta-Montrose Electric Association</a> (DMEA) saw record crowds at their Annual Meeting of Members. Hundreds of people came to check out the event on June 16th and try out the super fast speeds of Elevate Fiber, DMEA’s 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>) project.  The project will bring speeds of up to a Gigabit 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>) to DMEA’s 27,000 members. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Elevate Fiber</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">During the event, members were able to check out the speed in person and preregister their homes and businesses. It requires a 12-month contract at a minimum of $49.99 each month according to the <a href="http://www.dmea.com/content/elevate-fiber" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">DMEA’s website</a>. Residents can sign up at <a href="https://join.elevatefiber.com/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">https://join.elevatefiber.com/</a>. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/sampling-food-and-fiber-annual-dmea-meeting">... DMEA's Region is an Exciting Place to Keep Tabs On ...</a></p></div></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="https://muninetworks.org/content/ten-cities-honored-rs-fiber-cooperative-project" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Ten Cities Honored For RS Fiber Cooperative Project</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 23, 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="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/ten-cities-honored-rs-fiber-cooperative-project" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-rs-fiber-coop.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="53" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">The <a href="http://www.lmc.org/page/1/home.jsp" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">League of Minnesota Cities</a> has honored ten communities in the south central part of the state for their role in assisting to launch the RS Fiber Cooperative.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">At its annual state conference on June 16th, the League awarded its “City of Excellence Award” in the 5,000 to 19,999-population category to the cities of Brownton, Buffalo Lake, Fairfax, Gaylord, Gibbon, Green Isle, Lafayette, New Auburn, Stewart, and Winthrop.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/ten-cities-honored-rs-fiber-cooperative-project">... Well Deserved!!!! ...</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/old-town-orono-release-broadband-survey-maine" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Old Town, Orono Release Broadband Survey in Maine</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">Sat, June 25, 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/old-town-orono-release-broadband-survey-maine" class="" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-maine_0.jpg" alt="" title="" width="98" height="125" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Nonprofit <a href="http://www.otofiber.com/about-us.html" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Old Town Orono Fiber</a> (OTO Fiber) is awaiting responses to a <a href="http://www.otofiber.com/surveys.html" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">recently posted broadband survey</a>. A <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 is in the works for both Orono and Old Town, <a href="http://wabi.tv/2016/06/08/orono-old-town-officials-looking-to-expand-broadband-access/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">but funds are limited</a>. Local officials seek input from local residents and business to “determine both the interest in this project and where the Internet infrastructure would need to be established.”</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Approximately 7,800 people live in Old Town; a little over 10,000 people are in Orono and there are also over 11,000 University of Maine students who attend classes there.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Old Town, Orono, and the University of Maine <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/time-warner-cable-successfully-blocks-funds-community-network-maine-project-continue" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">lost a funding battle against Time Warner Cable</a> in 2015. That incident dealt with an area where only about 320 potential subscribers could be served with approximately four miles of fiber. A recent $250,000 grant from the Northern Border Regional Commission put the consortium <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/orono-and-old-town-receive-funding-fiber-maine" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">back on track</a> to finish that project. OTO Fiber is now gathering more information about where to best deploy a broader network; they have funding for about six miles of fiber in each community.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/old-town-orono-release-broadband-survey-maine">... Read More About the Survey's Conclusions ...</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-27-0" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Community Broadband Media Roundup - June 27</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 27, 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-27-0" 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_12.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="125" class="" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Arkansas</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.telecompetitor.com/telecom-utility-partnership-pursues-arkansas-gigabit/?mc_cid=f49961b582&mc_eid=2910c7b52b" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Telecom, utility partnership pursues Arkansas gigabit</a> by Joan Engebretson, Telecompetitor</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 rural <a class="" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term608" 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="Telephone company - a provider of telecommunications services such as voice (telephony) and data services.  Also called common carriers or LECs (Local Exchange Carriers); ILECs are incumbent providers, often AT&T or Verizon.  ">telco</cite></a> is South Arkansas Telephone (SATCO) and the power company is Ouachita Electric Cooperative (OECC). The telecom, utility partnership has formed a new company called <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/16/06/p8119298/gigabit-internet-access-coming-to-south-arkansas" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Arkansas Rural Internet Service</a> (ARIS) – and according to ARIS Director Mark Lundy, each owner has a 50% share of ARIS.<span style="font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.5em"> </span></p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Colorado</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.eptrail.com/ci_30041119/broadband-initiative-moving-forward" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Broadband initiative moving forward</a> by David Persons, Estes Park Trail Gazette</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-june-27-0">... Read the Full Community Broadband Networks Media Roundup Here ...</a></p></div></div></div>

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