<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><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="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/google-fiber-pauses-no-one-else-should" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Google Fiber Pauses - But No One Else Should</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"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Thu, October 27, 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="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px"><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/google-fiber-pauses-no-one-else-should" 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/google.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="45" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Google Fiber has <a href="http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/2016/10/advancing-our-amazing-bet.html" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">finally announced its plans</a> for the future after weeks of dramatic speculation that it will lay off half its workforce and give up on <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>s entirely. Google has now confirmed our expectations: they are pausing new Google Fiber cities, continuing to expand within those where they have a presence, and focusing on approaches that will offer a better return on investment in the short term.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Nothing Worth Doing Is Easy</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">In short, Google has found it more difficult than they anticipated to deploy rapidly and at low cost. And in discussions with various people, we think it can be summed up in this way: <em>building fiber-optic networks is challenging and incumbents have an arsenal of dirty tricks to make it even more so, especially by slowing down access to poles.</em></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/google-fiber-pauses-no-one-else-should"><b>... Read My In-Depth Exploration of What Google Fiber Pause Means ...</b></a></p></div></div><div><i style="font-size:13px"><br></i></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/wilson-offer-greenlight-pinetops-no-charge" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Wilson To Offer Greenlight To Pinetops At No Charge</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"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Tue, October 25, 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"><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/wilson-offer-greenlight-pinetops-no-charge" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser gmail-imagecache-li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<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/midwest-energy-cooperative-connects-rural-michigan-community-broadband-bits-podcast-225" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Midwest Energy Cooperative Connects Rural Michigan - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 225</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"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Tue, October 25, 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"><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/midwest-energy-cooperative-connects-rural-michigan-community-broadband-bits-podcast-225" 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">Telephone and electric cooperatives are making strides in bringing high-quality connectivity to rural areas while national providers stay in the city. This week we speak with two gentlemen from rural southwest Michigan’s <a href="http://www.teammidwest.com/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Midwest Energy Cooperative</a>: President and CEO Bob Hance and Vice President of Regulatory Compliance Dave Allen.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">The electric cooperative has embarked on a project to bring <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>connectivity to its members within its electric distribution grid. The multi-year project will bring better functionality to electric services and high-speed Internet access to areas of the state struggling with yesterday’s technologies. Bob and Dave describe the cooperative’s commitment to it’s members and discuss the deep roots of the cooperative in the region. They also touch on how the project is already improving lives in the areas that are being served.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Bob, Dave, and Chris, also spend some time discussing the difficulties that face rural cooperatives, especially regarding federal funding and its distribution. Serving sparsely populated areas is a challenge. Federal funding is often distributed more favorably to big corporate providers that promise to deliver much slower speeds than cooperatives like Midwest Energy. Co-ops are delivering better services, and building better networks with less federal funding; they also face higher hurdles to obtain that funding.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">... <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/midwest-energy-cooperative-connects-rural-michigan-community-broadband-bits-podcast-225">Listen to the Show Here</a> ... <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/transcript-community-broadband-bits-episode-225">Read the Transcript Here</a> ...</p></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/blair-levin-wilson-nov-4-event-greenlight" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Blair Levin In Wilson For Nov. 4 Event On Greenlight</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"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Tue, October 25, 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="gmail-content" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,tah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Unfortunately, these frequencies degrade quickly over distance, meaning customers must live within a mile of the central office to get the fastest speeds.">DSL</cite></a> Internet service providers strike terror in the hearts of subscribers…if they survive. Mesmerizing fees, hair-raising customer service, and shockingly slow connections can drive one to the brink of madness.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">In celebration of Halloween 2016, our writers each selected a national ISP and reimagined it as a classic horror character. The results are horrifying! Read them here…<em>if you dare!</em></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/movie-monster-madness-muninetworks-internet-terror-triple-feature"> .... Weee! Not Too Late to Enjoy These Short Spooky Stories ...</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/community-broadband-media-roundup-october-31-0" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Community Broadband Media Roundup - October 31</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"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Mon, October 31, 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="gmail-content" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px"><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/community-broadband-media-roundup-october-31-0" 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/media-roundup-community-bb_0_17.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"><strong>Georgia</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.connectsavannah.com/NewsFeed/archives/2016/10/24/city-and-county-launch-municipal-broadband-survey" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">City and county launch municipal broadband survey</a> by Jim Morekis, Connect Savannah</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"> </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Minnesota</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.perhamfocus.com/news/4146204-countys-broadband-speeds-rank-fourth-worst-mn" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">County's broadband speeds rank fourth-worst in MN</a> by Marie Johnson, Perham Focus</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.bbcmag.com/2016mags/Aug_Sep/BBC_Aug16_RSFiber.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">RS Fiber: A new rural Internet cooperative</a> by Scott Carlson and Christopher Mitchell, Broadband Communities Magazine</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.postbulletin.com/opinion/letters/letter-rochester-city-council-needs-to-act-on-municipal-broadband/article_3e3861a3-bd90-5a5b-b939-e47641ee4ae7.html" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Rochester City Council needs to act on municipal broadband</a> by Jim Jensen, Rochester Post Bulletin</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-october-31-0"> ... Read the Full Community Networks Media Roundup ...</a></p></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>

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