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Case Western Gig Network Releases Video of Case Connection Zone
Case Western Reserve University, one of the original partners in the OneCommunity Project, lit up a 1 Gbps network in a poorly served neighborhood near campus. This video explains some of the uses they have found thus far.
Chattanooga's Gig Gets More Attention - Telecom TV
Guy Daniels heads to Chattanooga to learn about the best broadband network in the country -- interviews with Katie Espeseth (VP of EPB Fiber Optics) and Harold DePriest (President and CEO of EPB) from Telecom TV
Lake County, National Public Broadband, Go Separate Ways
For two years, National Public Broadband (led by Gary Fields and Tim Nulty) has worked with Lake County, Minnesota, to build a universal rural FTTH broadband network to everyone in the County and some nearby towns in Saint Louis County.
AT&T Pushes to Prevent Potential Broadband Competition in South Carolina
In South Carolina (the state TWC Forgot), AT&T is pushing harsher restrictions on any publicly owned broadband system in an attempt to derail one or more broadband sti
DC-Net Looks to Expand
Following 9/11, Washington DC built a muni fiber network for government use. We wrote about it Breaking the Broadband Monopoly -- noting its strong record of success.
Upcoming Minnesota Events
As Minnesota's rural county-wide FTTH projects move forward, we have the opportunity to learn more about them in upcoming events. Thanks to Blandin's broadband blog for covering these issues!
Another Example of Regulatory Capture
As you observe (or hopefully, participate in), the debates around network neutrality or universal service fund reform, remember that many of the loudest voices in support of industry positions are likely to be astroturf front groups.
Chattanooga Smart-Grid Receives Record Recognition
We've been raving about Chattanooga' FTTH network and smart-grid for quite some time now, but others are just learning about it. Chattanooga's Electric Power Board serves some 170,000 households and businesses across 600 sq miles. Though we have mostly focused on the triple-play benefits of the network
Father of Internet Praises Australia Publicly Owned FTTH Network
Vint Cerf recently discussed the importance of Australia's Open Access National Broadband Network.
Feb 7 Debate on the National Broadband Plan
Readers of this site may be interested in an upcoming debate between Craig Settles and Blair Levin, the architect and chief defender of the National Broadband Plan. On Monday, Feburary 7, New America will host and webcast the event.
Martin County Explores Uses for Network It is Building
Martin County, Florida, is building a county-owned network (that we wrote about back in September) in response to gross overcharging by Comcast for the connections they need to connect their Ci
Whose Internet? NC Communities Should Defend Freedom to Build Networks
Durham's Herald Sun published our op-ed about community broadband networks in North Carolina. Reposted here:
Mediacom Falsely Accuses Lake County Communities of False Statements
In a situation similar to the Frontier letters to Sibley we published last week, the cable company Mediacom has sent letters to Silver Bay and Two Harbors in Lake County to scare them into abandoning the rural county-wide FTTH network that they are building with federal broadband stimulus aid.
EC Fiber Pilot Project Exceeds Financing Goals
Update: We have covered the second round of financing from ECFiber here.
Cable Franchising Video: Keep Authority Local
In 2006, this short documentary helped to stop a push from incumbent providers to gut local authority over telecommunications and cable. Unfortunately, several states then gutted that same local authority, leading to higher prices for consumers and, surprise surprise, no real increase in competition.
Rewards and Tribulations of a Neighborhood Fiber Network
Ars Technica takes an inside look at a small fiber network in a subdivision in Washington State: "Tale of the Trench: What if your Subdivision laid its own Fiber?" The author makes a valid point in noting that not all community fiber networks offer the best speeds
Susan Crawford: Techies Ignore Broadband Policy at their Peril
Another excellent video from Susan Crawford, this one from Summer 2010.
RUS Stimulus Program, BIP, Greatly Favored For-Profit Companies with Grants
We are noted critics of federal policies that prioritize subsidies and support for private companies over the public sector (broadly defined to include local government, nonprofits, and cooperatives).