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<p>Hi Folks, <br>
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<p>Sent this out to our large ANNOUNCE lists last week, and realized
I never sent it to the volunteer list here. Sorry if I get you
twice, but just want to make sure. We are seeing good feedback
from the community on this in the form of excitement and
donations, so Hurrah!</p>
<p>Take Care</p>
<p>RAN<br>
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<td>DavisGIG Moves Forward Please READ!</td>
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<td>Robert Nickerson <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rob@omsoft.com"><rob@omsoft.com></a></td>
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<p>Hi Davisites<br>
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We are pleased to announce some great progress in our effort to
bring community-owned fiber optic infrastructure to all our
homes and businesses in Davis. As you all know, the work
started by DavisGIG in 2015 to advocate for better broadband
options, has been taken up by the City of Davis, through its
Broadband Advisory Task Force. Last Tuesday night, City Council
authorized and executed a contract with CCG Communications, an
industry leader in the area of fiber optic planning, engineering
and design, to compare and contrast a variety of methods to
deploy fiber optic throughout Davis. <br>
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This is exactly the Feasibility Study we were fundraising for
last year to move this project forward, and now its underway.
This contract passed unanimously. The public process does take
its time, but we believe it is in the best interest of everyone
to have this infrastructure as a community asset. DCN and
DavisGIG believe that, at the same time, this investment
diversifies revenues for City of Davis, makes the city better
positioned to attract and retain various businesses, and
provides real competition in the broadband Internet market,
which provides better service, pricing and performance to
residents. <br>
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DavisGIG turned over its Feasibility Study RFP document last
year, to be used by the BATF, and it really helped motivate the
Task Force, and gave them something to consider and work through
right away, to get us where we are so quickly. <br>
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Last week at his "State of the City" address at the Progressive
Business Exchange, Mayor Davis listed community broadband as one
of the positive and worthwhile developments, like Community
Choice Energy, that could provide long lasting benefit to the
community. Just like Unitrans, a 50 year City and University
partnership, being one of the best and most cost effective
public transportation systems in the state, we can implement
DavisGIG to become an effective and successful community
collaboration. <br>
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A wholly new and modern telecommunications infrastructure is a
large undertaking, but a necessary one. Community ownership of
the infrastructure effectively decouples Internet access
services from the physical means used to deliver Internet
access, and removes the monopoly leverage the telecom duopoly
exerts on everyone that has to use their services.<br>
<br>
The support you all gave, and the interest level from the
community has really moved this along, thank you. You all are
helping this along. After the kick off meeting with CCG,
DavisGIG and DCN will likely be coming directly to you to help
provide data about your current network speeds, fees, and
willingness to take and use community owned fiber-optic
infrastructure. <br>
<br>
Please continue being aware of and supportive of DavisGIG. This
is a multi-year process to take back your most essential
economic toolkit, broadband internet access, away from investor
owned telecom giants, and put control of that infrastructure
back into your community. <br>
<br>
Now we need your help funding COS Systems Service Zones, a
broadband demand aggregation tool, and survey platform. We need
to raise $10000 to implement this tool over a 2 year period.
This will give City decision makers HARD numbers on the number
of households that would take a community fiber broadband
service, while at the same time gathering comprehensive
information from the community about your current broadband
performance, fees, and contracts. As the municipal fiber effort
proceeds, we will also use this tool to reach back out to you
and get residents signed up and deploy neighborhoods. An example
of this platform has been rolled out by Santa Cruz ISP, CruzIO,
and may be found <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://cruzio.servicezones.net/santacruz">here</a>. <br>
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Please support DavisGIG in this process by donating <a
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href="https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/DavisCommunityNetwork">here</a>
on the Big Day of Giving, Thursday May 4th 2017. Should you want
to donate directly, we have a PayPal link at the bottom of the
DavisGIG page <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.davisgig.org">here</a></p>
<p> Thank you Davis, publicly owned Fiber To the Home is on its
way thanks to YOU! <br>
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When you support Davis GIG you are: <br>
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Directly fighting back against the Internet Duopoly<br>
Directly setting up a system where you have better prices and
services for Internet Access<br>
Directly helping your City's fiscal situation by not only giving
it a tremendous hard physical asset, but a portion of your
monthly broadband revenues. <br>
Directly assisting City and Business efforts to grow more high
tech business in Davis. <br>
<br>
Thank you all and with your help we will keep working until this
is done, and we have public network infrastructure that will
last at last generations.<br>
<br>
<br>
Davis GIG Committee of Davis Community Network.<br>
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Robert Nickerson
UCD Class of 1996
CEO, Om Networks
cell: 5308483865
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.omsoft.com">www.omsoft.com</a>
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