<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"><b>Seriously, vote.</b></i></div><div><i style="font-size:13px"><b><br></b></i></div><div><i style="font-size:13px"><b><br></b></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/pinetops-threatened-hurricane-and-nc-legislature-community-broadband-bits-podcast-226" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Pinetops Threatened by Hurricane and NC Legislature - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 226</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, November 01, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://muninetworks.org/users/christopher" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">christopher</a></span></div><div class="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/pinetops-threatened-hurricane-and-nc-legislature-community-broadband-bits-podcast-226" 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">Pinetops, a town of about 1,300 outside Wilson, North Carolina, is suffering a double calamity as Hurricane Matthew has left floods and incredible damage in its wake. Less natural but no less frustrating is the unforced error by the North Carolina Legislature in effectively prohibiting municipal broadband networks.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">This week, we have a doubleheader interview with Will Aycock, the General Manager of Wilson's <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> Greenlight service, and Suzanne Coker Craig, a local business owner and town council member. They talk discuss the devastation from the hurricane and the threat from the town's only broadband provider being forced to leave town by an ill-conceived state statute.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">We often talk about how important modern Internet networks are, but the Pinetops reaction to this storm is a stirring reminder of how true that is. Whether it was as the hurricane approached, hit, or left town, local leadership had to continue fighting to retain Wilson's Internet service because it is that important to them.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Fortunately, Wilson has announced that it will not cut off Pinetops as expected. Instead, it will offer free service, which is not prohibited by current law. Wilson is generously giving the state six months to fix the law so Pinetops is not economically harmed by losing high quality Internet access.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">... <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/pinetops-threatened-hurricane-and-nc-legislature-community-broadband-bits-podcast-226">Listen to the Show Here</a> ... <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/transcript-community-broadband-bits-episode-226" style="color:rgb(121,80,37)">Read the transcript of 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/san-francisco-proposal-aims-giving-multi-tenants-access-choice-isps" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">San Francisco Proposal Aims at Giving Multi-Tenants Access Choice of ISPs</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"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Wed, November 02, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://muninetworks.org/users/scott" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Scott</a></span></div><div class="gmail-content" style="font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif"><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/san-francisco-proposal-aims-giving-multi-tenants-access-choice-isps" 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-san-fran.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="124" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">If San Francisco Board of Supervisor <a href="http://sfbos.org/supervisor-farrell-district-2" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Mark Farrell</a> gets his way, tenants in multiple-occupancy buildings will have a greater opportunity to choose their Internet Service Providers. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px">In October, Farrell introduced a proposed ordinance that would require owners of multi-tenant residential and commercial properties to give building access to all state-licensed ISPs. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Choice Effectively Denied </strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Farrell’s proposal comes amidst reports of tenants denied access to ISPs of their choice.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/san-francisco-proposal-aims-giving-multi-tenants-access-choice-isps">... Read More and Consider This Approach For Your Community ...</a></p></div></div></div><div><i style="font-size:13px"><b><br></b></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/paul-bunyan-communications-keeps-expanding-gigabit-territory" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Paul Bunyan Communications Keeps Expanding Gigabit Territory</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/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,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/paul-bunyan-communications-keeps-expanding-gigabit-territory" 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-paulbunyan-coop.gif" alt="" title="" width="125" height="67" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.paulbunyan.net/index.html" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Paul Bunyan Communications </a>in Minnesota reports it has expanded its “GigaZone” Internet service territory to Turtle River, Puposky, and Tenstrike and to additional areas of Bemidji.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">More than 2,800 additional locations now have access to, among other services, Internet speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second (<a class="gmail-glossary-term" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term14" style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted 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>) following the recent upgrades to its <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." style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(0,136,0);color:rgb(121,80,37)"><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)">fiber-optic</a> </cite>communications network, the <a href="http://www.paulbunyan.net/cooperative/news/index.html#GigaZone" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Bemidji-based co-op notes.</a>  </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">"Over the next several months we'll be activating the GigaZone in many more areas,” Gary Johnson, CEO of Paul Bunyan Communications, said in a company statement. "We will continue to do as much as we can to bring the GigaZone to all our members and the communities we serve as fast as we can." </p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/paul-bunyan-communications-keeps-expanding-gigabit-territory">... More on this Rural Minnesota Co-op 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/fccs-new-privacy-rules-irk-big-isps-munis-mellow" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">FCC's New Privacy Rules Irk Big ISPs, Munis Mellow</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"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Fri, November 04, 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"><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/fccs-new-privacy-rules-irk-big-isps-munis-mellow" 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-fcc-2012.PNG" alt="" title="" width="111" height="102" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Consumers should be able to expect a certain amount of privacy and recent rules adopted by the FCC are a step in the right direction. That step has also revealed some key differences between profit-driven national Internet service providers, smaller ISPs, and municipal networks. The different attitudes correspond with the different cultures, proving once again that small ISPs and munis have more than just profit in mind.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">On October 27th, the FCC <a href="https://prodnet.www.neca.org/publicationsdocs/wwpdf/fcc16148.pdf?mc_cid=9cbb5a7474&mc_eid=e00c29a42c" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">adopted an Order</a> to allow ISP customers to determine how their data will be collected and used. According to the FCC, they made the decision in response to public comments about the concern for personal data protection.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/fccs-new-privacy-rules-irk-big-isps-munis-mellow">... Read Our Full Story and Reactions from Small Providers Here ...</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/el-paso-county-co-commissioner-urges-yes-local-authority" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">El Paso County, CO, Commissioner Urges "Yes" On Local Authority</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"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Thu, November 03, 2016 | Posted by <a href="https://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez" title="View user profile." style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">lgonzalez</a></span></div><div class="gmail-content" style="font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif"><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/el-paso-county-co-commissioner-urges-yes-local-authority" 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-el-paso-county-co.gif" alt="" title="" width="125" height="124" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">This has been a “loud” general election. The candidates, the campaign ads, and the supporters have all blasted their messages to voters in every state, drowning out some initiatives that are equally important. In Colorado, 26 local governments are asking voters to decide whether or not to opt out of <a href="https://muninetworks.org/tags/tags/sb-152" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">SB 152</a>, the state’s restrictive law passed in 2005 that looted local telecommunications authority.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">In addition to seven counties, 19 municipalities have the issue on the ballot. Most of them use similar language from years past, when dozens of Colorado local governments presented the same question to voters.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>El Paso County</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">There are about 664,000 people in the county, with approximately 456,000 living in the county seat of Colorado Springs. Rural residents and businesses typically struggle to obtain Internet access.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/el-paso-county-co-commissioner-urges-yes-local-authority">... More Information on This Colorado Community Considering Local Internet Choice ...</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/aspen-public-radio-digs-local-sb-152-ballot-measures" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Aspen Public Radio Digs Into Local SB 152 Ballot Measures</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"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Mon, November 07, 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"><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/aspen-public-radio-digs-local-sb-152-ballot-measures" 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-aspen-public-radio.jpg" alt="" title="" width="125" height="71" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">On November 4th, Aspen public radio news <a href="http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/what-do-about-sb-152#stream/0" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">featured a story</a> about local ballot initiatives to opt out of state law SB 152 in Aspen, Carbondale, and Garfield County. The western communities are three of 26 that have the measure on their ballots this election. <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/el-paso-county-co-commissioner-urges-yes-local-authority" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">El Paso County</a>, <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/co-editors-want-yes-its-only-logical" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Montezuma County</a>, and the small town of Dolores are only a few others.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><strong>Justification</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px">Reporter Wyatt Orme spoke with Jim English, head of IT at Colorado Mountain College (CMC) who described how, because of lack of redundancy, a single <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> cut a year ago left the community isolated. "It took down all services between South Glenwood to Aspen, including 911 in Aspen. [It] got people’s attention," he said.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/aspen-public-radio-digs-local-sb-152-ballot-measures">... Read More Here ... Stayed Tuned This Week for 26 Vote Results ...</a><br><br></p></div></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/rural-electric-co-ops-power-gig-pacific-northwest" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Rural Electric Co-ops Power Up a Gig in Pacific Northwest</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"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Tue, November 01, 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"><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/rural-electric-co-ops-power-gig-pacific-northwest" 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-ls-networks.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="28" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">Rural electric cooperatives are <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/midwest-energy-cooperative-connects-rural-michigan-community-broadband-bits-podcast-225" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">providing next-generation connectivity</a>. In Oregon a consortium of electric cooperatives called LS Networks built a <a class="gmail-glossary-term" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term456" style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(0,136,0);color:rgb(121,80,37)"><cite title="Middle mile is a term most often referring to the network connection between the last mile and greater Internet.  For instance, in a rural area, the middle mile would likely connect the town's network to a larger metropolitan area where it interconnects with major carriers.">middle mile</cite></a>network a few years ago and now are taking the next step with <a class="gmail-glossary-term" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term17" style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(0,136,0);color:rgb(121,80,37)"><cite title="Describes the final leg of a connection between a service provider and the customer. In DSL and cable systems, this is the most frequent bottleneck and the most expensive to resolve.  The service provider may run a faster fiber-optic network into the neighborhood but deliver the last mile (which could be considerably less than a mile -">last mile</cite></a>connectivity.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">LS Networks’ Connected Communities program hopes to bring <a href="http://cascadebusnews.com/central-oregon-grows-powered-local-broadband-networks/" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">last mile fiber connectivity to 25 communities</a> in rural Oregon and Washington. Internet access will officially be available in early 2017 in some communities. Depending on the needs of each community, the solution could be Fiber-to-the-Home (<a class="gmail-glossary-term" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term13" style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted 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>), or fixed wireless using the <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 for <a class="gmail-glossary-term" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term812" style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(0,136,0);color:rgb(121,80,37)"><cite title="A general term for the segment of a network between the core and the edge.  An example: the connection from a community network hub in a small town to a carrier hotel where it connects to the Internet backbone.">backhaul</cite></a>.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/rural-electric-co-ops-power-gig-pacific-northwest">... Read More on How Co-ops Are Improving Internet Access in Oregon 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/jamming-dapl-protest-ask-fcc-investigate" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Jamming At DAPL Protest? Ask The FCC To Investigate</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"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Fri, November 04, 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"><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/jamming-dapl-protest-ask-fcc-investigate" 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-move-on.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">According to a <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/document/warning-jammer-use-public-and-local-law-enforcement-illegal" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">2014 Enforcement Advisory</a>, cell phone and <a class="gmail-glossary-term" href="https://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term29" style="text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(0,136,0);color:rgb(121,80,37)"><cite title="This is a suite of protocols that allow wireless devices to exchange information using unlicensed frequencies.  Equipment carrying the Wi-Fi brand is interoperable.  Recently, a number of cities and some private companies attempted to blanket their cities with Wi-Fi but the technology is not well suited to such large scale efforts.  Wi-Fi has proved tremendously successful in homes and businesses on small cities.">Wi-Fi</cite></a> jamming by state and local law enforcement is illegal by federal law. And yet, persistent allegations of jamming are coming from Water Protectors at the Standing Rock protests in North Dakota. Any jamming by law enforcement to monitor protestor cell phone communications is a serious breach of their Fourth Amendment rights as it amounts to unreasonable search and seizure. First Amendment rights of freedom of speech are also compromised when the method of transmitting reports is purposely blocked.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">In order to pressure the FCC to determine whether jamming is happening in North Dakota, MoveOn.org has posted an online petition. </p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/jamming-dapl-protest-ask-fcc-investigate">... Jamming is a Big Deal and Has Been Increasingly Common. More 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/research-rural-connectivity-power-electric-co-ops-bbc-mag-conference" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Research on Rural Connectivity Power from Electric Co-ops at BBC Mag Conference</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"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Sat, November 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="font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif"><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/research-rural-connectivity-power-electric-co-ops-bbc-mag-conference" 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-bbcmag.png" alt="" title="" width="125" height="81" class="gmail-imagecache gmail-imagecache-teaser" style="border: 0px;"></a></div></div></div><p style="margin:1em 0px">In October in Minneapolis, Broadband Communities Magazine hosted the <a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/broadband-communities-regional-conference-fall-minneapolis" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">“Fiber for the New Economy” conference</a>. The first day featured a set of four panels on the role of rural electric cooperatives in providing much-needed connectivity to far-flung communities.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">We want to provide the highlights and give further context to some of the most fascinating stories. In this post, we’ll cover some of the latest research coming out of <a href="http://cms.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/cics" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Ball State University’s Center for Information and Communication Sciences.</a></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/research-rural-connectivity-power-electric-co-ops-bbc-mag-conference">... Read More on Hannah's Story 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/community-broadband-media-roundup-november-7" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration:none">Community Broadband Media Roundup - November 7</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"><span class="gmail-submitted" style="font-size:0.9em">Mon, November 07, 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="font-family:verdana,tahoma,"dejavu sans",sans-serif"><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-november-7" 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>Colorado</strong></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://motherboard.vice.com/read/26-colorado-communities-will-vote-on-building-their-own-internet-networks" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">26 Colorado communities will vote on building their own Internet networks</a> by Jason Koebler, Motherboard Vice</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">Next Tuesday, November 8, 26 separate Colorado communities will vote on whether their local governments should build high speed fiber internet networks to compete with or replace big telecom internet service providers.</p><p style="margin:1em 0px">So-called municipal fiber ballot initiatives have become an annual tradition in Colorado, as roughly 100 communities have voted on measures that provide legal cover to governments who want to build new networks.</p></blockquote><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.montrosepress.com/opinion/broadband-a-necessity-for-building-our-economy/article_fbee82fa-9e61-11e6-b7b2-13f465198da3.html" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(121,80,37);text-decoration:none">Broadband: A necessity for building our economy</a> by David White, Montrose Daily Press (subscription required to view the entire article)</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-november-7">... Read the Full Community Networks Media Roundup Here ...</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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