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<div><h2 class="gmail-title" 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/madison-wisconsin-gets-serious-about-municipal-fiber" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Madison, Wisconsin, Gets Serious About Municipal Fiber</a></h2><div class="gmail-meta" 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="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Wed, September 07, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://muninetworks.org/users/katesvitavsky" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">KateSvitavsky</a></span></div><div class="gmail-content" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.004px"><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-type-filefield gmail-field-field-image" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class="gmail-field-items"><div class="gmail-field-item gmail-odd"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/madison-wisconsin-gets-serious-about-municipal-fiber" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser gmail-imagecache-linked gmail-imagecache-teaser_linked" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-madison-wi.jpg" alt="" title="" width="125" height="125" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">The City of Madison, Wisconsin is one step closer to constructing a citywide municipal fiber network after obtaining the results from a <a href="http://www.ctcnet.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Madison-FTTP-Feasibility-Study-Final-20160808.pdf" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">broadband feasibility study</a>. The consulting firm hired in December 2015 recently completed the study and made it available to the city’s Digital Technology Committee and the public.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The report recommends Madison build an <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/open-access" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">open access</a> dark fiber network and engage a partner to offer services to subscribers via the infrastructure. <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/p3-between-westminster-and-ting-%E2%80%9Ccommunity-broadband-innovative-partnership-year%E2%80%9D" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Westminster, Maryland</a>, and <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/muni-network-huntsville-draws-google-fiber" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Huntsville, Alabama</a>, use the same approach with partners Ting and Google Fiber. Madison’s network would build on the existing <a href="http://mufn.org/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Metropolitan Unified Fiber Network</a> (MUFN), a smaller fiber network that was funded with stimulus dollars through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). It connects public institutions such as the University of Wisconsin, Dane County, hospitals, K-12 schools, and <a href="http://www.danenet.org/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">DaneNet</a>, which is made up of 28 community groups serving low income families and seniors. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/madison-wisconsin-gets-serious-about-municipal-fiber">... Could Madison Build the Biggest Muni Fiber Network to Date? ...</a><br><br></p><h2 class="gmail-title" style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:tahoma,arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/eliminate-digital-divide-community-broadband-bits-podcast-218" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Eliminate the Digital Divide - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 218</a></h2><div class="gmail-meta" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif;line-height:18.004px"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Tue, September 06, 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="gmail-content" style="font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif;line-height:18.004px"><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-type-filefield gmail-field-field-image" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class="gmail-field-items"><div class="gmail-field-item gmail-odd"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/eliminate-digital-divide-community-broadband-bits-podcast-218" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser gmail-imagecache-linked gmail-imagecache-teaser_linked" 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="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">After his daughter asked how her classmates could do their school homework if they did not have a computer or Internet access at home, Pat Millen's family formed <a href="http://www.e-2-d.org/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">E2D - a nonprofit organization called Eliminate the Digital Divide</a>. This week, Pat and I talk about their strategy, which was created in the footprint of North Carolina's municipal MI-Connection but is now expanding through Charlotte and working with incumbent operators.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">E2D has arranged an innovative and replicable program to distribute devices, provide training, and arrange for an affordable connection. Along the way, they developed a sustainable funding model rather than merely asking people with deep pockets for a one-time donation.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">An important lesson from E2D is the richness of opportunity when people take action locally. That is often among the hardest steps when success is far from assured - but these local actions are the ones that can be the most successful because they are tuned to local needs, assets, and culture.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">... <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/eliminate-digital-divide-community-broadband-bits-podcast-218">Listen to the Show Here</a> ... <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/transcript-community-broadband-bits-episode-218" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Read the transcript of this episode here.</a>..</p></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><h2 class="gmail-title" 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/harlan-continues-bump-fiber-rural-iowa" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Harlan Continues Bump Up To Fiber In Rural Iowa</a></h2><div class="gmail-meta" 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="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Mon, September 05, 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="gmail-content" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.004px"><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-type-filefield gmail-field-field-image" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class="gmail-field-items"><div class="gmail-field-item gmail-odd"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/harlan-continues-bump-fiber-rural-iowa" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser gmail-imagecache-linked gmail-imagecache-teaser_linked" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-harlan-municipal-utilities.gif" alt="" title="" width="125" height="79" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">With charming cornfields and bustling cities, Iowa is a Midwest hub of community networks. Harlan, the county seat of Shelby County, is located in west central Iowa. About 5,400 people live in the town, situated along the West Nishnabotna River. Back in the ‘90s, <a href="http://www.cityofharlan.com/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Harlan</a> was one of several Iowa towns that built their own cable networks to deliver video and Internet services. In August,<a href="http://www.harlannet.com/index.htm" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Harlan Municipal Utilities</a> (HMU) announced it will continue upgrading to fiber, a project they started in 2012. Upon completion in early 2017, much of the town will have Internet access via fiber.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>The Present: 2016-2017 Fiber Project</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">HMU announced the project on their website in early August. For more details, we spoke with Director of Marketing, Doug Hammer, previously a guest on our Community Broadband Bits podcast. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/harlan-continues-bump-fiber-rural-iowa">... Many More Details about Harlan's Upgrade ... </a><br><br></p></div></div><div><h2 class="gmail-title" 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/feasibility-study-offers-food-thought-fort-collins-co" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Feasibility Study Offers Food For Thought In Fort Collins, CO</a></h2><div class="gmail-meta" 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="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Tue, September 06, 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="gmail-content" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.004px"><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-type-filefield gmail-field-field-image" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class="gmail-field-items"><div class="gmail-field-item gmail-odd"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/feasibility-study-offers-food-thought-fort-collins-co" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser gmail-imagecache-linked gmail-imagecache-teaser_linked" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-fort-collins-co.gif" alt="" title="" width="125" height="83" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Fort Collins has the numbers, now it must weigh its options as it steps forward. This month the City Council received the results of a feasibility study it commissioned late in 2015 to help fill in its Broadband Strategic Plan. The results, along with city staff analysis, <a href="http://citydocs.fcgov.com/?cmd=show_related&vid=72&dt=SUMMARY+AGENDA&rid=August+23%2C+2016" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">are now available for review</a> (item no. 3 from the Aug. 23rd meeting).</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>A Growing Interest</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Last fall, voters <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/voters-quiet-drums-polls-colorado" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">chose to reclaim local authority</a> by opting out of Colorado’s SB 152, which in 2005 took away local telecommunications infrastructure decisions from municipalities. A resounding 83 percent of voters voiced their desire to have the option to develop a municipal utility. <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/fort-collins-local-media-endorses-muni-option" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Local media</a> and <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/businesses-fort-collins-colorado-advocate-local-authority" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">businesses had expressed</a> their support for better connectivity through public ownership. Residents <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/let-it-be-local-43-colorado-communities-vote-better-broadband" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">wrote to local papers</a> describing how Fort Collins needed better Internet access to spur <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/municipal-networks-and-economic-development" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">economic development</a>. Clearly, the momentum was running strong.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/feasibility-study-offers-food-thought-fort-collins-co">... More Information on the Models Under Consideration in Fort Collins ...</a><br><br></p><h2 class="gmail-title" style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:tahoma,arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/culver-city-construction-begins-better-connectivity" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Culver City: Construction Begins For Better Connectivity</a></h2><div class="gmail-meta" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif;line-height:18.004px"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Sat, September 10, 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="gmail-content" style="font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif;line-height:18.004px"><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-type-filefield gmail-field-field-image" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class="gmail-field-items"><div class="gmail-field-item gmail-odd"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/culver-city-construction-begins-better-connectivity" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser gmail-imagecache-linked gmail-imagecache-teaser_linked" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-Culver-city.jpg" alt="" title="" width="100" height="100" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Culver City <a href="http://www.culvercity.org/Home/Components/News/News/246/722?backlist=%2F" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">officially broke ground</a> on its new municipal <a class="gmail-glossary-term" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term10" style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted 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 in August and expects to finish the project within one year. The beginning of construction marked the realization of a process that started some time ago in “The Heart of Screenland.”</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Enter Culver Connect</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.culvercity.org/Home/Components/News/News/81/722" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Culver Connect</a> will integrate existing publicly owned fiber to improve connectivity for municipal facilities, the Culver City Unified School District, and local businesses. The design for Culver Connect includes three rings and will add 21 miles to ensure redundancy and expand the footprint of the existing network.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/culver-city-construction-begins-better-connectivity">... Another Exciting Development in Improving Local Connectivity! ...</a><br><br></p></div><h2 class="gmail-title" style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:tahoma,arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/unanimous-dissent-radio-munis-fcc-decision-and-state-barriers" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Unanimous Dissent Radio On Munis, The FCC Decision, And State Barriers</a></h2><div class="gmail-meta" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif;line-height:18.004px"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Thu, September 08, 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="gmail-content" style="font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif;line-height:18.004px"><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-type-filefield gmail-field-field-image" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class="gmail-field-items"><div class="gmail-field-item gmail-odd"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/unanimous-dissent-radio-munis-fcc-decision-and-state-barriers" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser gmail-imagecache-linked gmail-imagecache-teaser_linked" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/radio-mic.jpg" alt="" title="" width="118" height="125" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Last week, Christopher was a guest on the <a href="https://soundcloud.com/the-district-sentinel/unanimous-dissent-9216-lives-of-millions-continue-to-improve-as-scalia-remains-dead" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Unanimous Dissent Radio Show</a>. Sam Sacks and Sam Knight asked him to share information about the details on state barriers around the country.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The guys get into the nitty gritty on state level lobbying and anti-muni legislation. They also discuss how a growing number of communities are interested in the local accountability, better services, and improved quality of life that follows publicly owned Internet infrastructure.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The show is now posted on SoundCloud and available for review. Christopher’s interview starts around 17:00 and runs for about 15 minutes. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/unanimous-dissent-radio-munis-fcc-decision-and-state-barriers">... Listen to the Show Here ...</a><br><br></p><h2 class="gmail-title" style="line-height:1.3em;margin:0px 0px 0.5em;font-family:tahoma,arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/nashville-one-touch-make-ready-moves-forward" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Nashville: One Touch Make Ready Moves Forward</a></h2><div class="gmail-meta" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-style:italic;margin-bottom:10px;font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif;line-height:18.004px"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Fri, September 09, 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="gmail-content" style="font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif;line-height:18.004px"><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-type-filefield gmail-field-field-image" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class="gmail-field-items"><div class="gmail-field-item gmail-odd"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/nashville-one-touch-make-ready-moves-forward" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser gmail-imagecache-linked gmail-imagecache-teaser_linked" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-nashville.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="125" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">On September 6th, the Nashville Metro Council approved a proposed One Touch Make Ready (OTMR) ordinance by a <a href="http://patch.com/tennessee/nashville/pot-decriminalization-google-fiber-pole-proposal-clear-crucial-council-hurdles" style="color:rgb(25,82,122);text-decoration:none">wide margin of 32-7 on a roll call vote</a> (computers were down). This was the second vote to advance the ordinance, designed to streamline deployment of <a class="gmail-glossary-term" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term10" style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted 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> networks in a city looking for better connectivity. Elected officials responded to Nashville residents who flooded their council members’ offices with emails.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The Nashville Metro Council will take up the ordinance one last time; passage could speed up competition in the country music capital. Google Fiber has been pushing for a OTMR, while incumbents AT&T and Comcast look for a non-legislative solution to the problem of the poles while protecting their positions as dominant Internet Service Players (ISPs).</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/nashville-one-touch-make-ready-moves-forward">... Many More Details Here ...</a></p></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><h2 class="gmail-title" 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/vallejo-releases-rfp-responses-due-october-7th" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Vallejo Releases RFP: Responses Due October 7th</a></h2><div class="gmail-meta" 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="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Thu, September 08, 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="gmail-content" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18.004px"><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-type-filefield gmail-field-field-image" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 1em 0px"><div class="gmail-field-items"><div class="gmail-field-item gmail-odd"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/vallejo-releases-rfp-responses-due-october-7th" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser gmail-imagecache-linked gmail-imagecache-teaser_linked" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none"><img src="https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/seal-vallejo-ca.jpg" alt="" title="" width="125" height="74" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Vallejo’s Fiber Optic Advisory Group (FOAG) and the city manager are in the middle of developing the details of a citywide <a class="gmail-glossary-term" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term10" style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted 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 master plan. As part of the process, the city recently <a href="http://www.ci.vallejo.ca.us/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=5206059" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">released a Request for Proposals</a> (RFP) for a dark fiber connection to an Internet Point of Presence (POP). The RFP also includes calls for wholesale Internet services. Responses to the RFP are <strong>due on October 7</strong>.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Intelligent Integration</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">As <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/vallejo-commits-develop-fiber-master-plan" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">we reported in 2015</a>, the community already has a significant amount of publicly owned fiber in place controlling the city’s Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). Vallejo also owns a considerable amount of <a class="gmail-glossary-term" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term305" style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(0,136,0);color:rgb(121,80,37)"><cite title="A reinforced tube through which cabling runs. Conduit is useful both to protect fiber-optic cables in the ground and because one can place the conduit underground when convenient and later">conduit</cite></a> that can be integrated into any fiber network. As part of the <a href="http://www.ci.vallejo.ca.us/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=2530493" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">master plan the city adopted</a> in February, they intend to build off that infrastructure and offer better connectivity to businesses, community anchor institutions, and municipal facilities. Vallejo is considering a municipal utility, operating as an Internet Service Provider (ISP), or engaging in some form of public private partnership. They are still considering which route is best for the community.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/vallejo-releases-rfp-responses-due-october-7th">... More Information Here ...</a></p></div></div><div><br></div></div>

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