[Advisors] Fwd: Recently in Community Networks... Week of 12/4
Marita Moll
mmoll at ca.inter.net
Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:30:31 -0500
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This is a fabulous resource. I think our best way of doing this for the
Canadian scene would be to contribute to CEDNET.
http://ccednet-rcdec.ca/en
I used to have a membership but haven't been involved in a few years. I
tried but couldn't get much momentum going around the need for
broadband. I know Peter Frampton was always involved. Maybe he has
some ideas on this.
Marita
On 12/5/2012 10:00 AM, James Van Leeuwen wrote:
> This is my favourite newsletter and website.
>
> Perhaps TC should consider some kind of alliance, and focus on
> becoming Canada's experts on mapping and promoting the economic and
> social benefits of community broadband.
>
> The primary focus for advocacy needs to be our community/municipal
> sector... not senior government.
>
> JvL
>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> *From: *Christopher Mitchell <christopher@newrules.org
>> <mailto:christopher@newrules.org>>
>> *Subject: **Recently in Community Networks... Week of 12/4*
>> *Date: *5 December, 2012 7:45:26 AM MST
>> *To: *communitynetworks-weekly@ilsr.org
>> <mailto:communitynetworks-weekly@ilsr.org>
>> *Reply-To: *communitynetworks-weekly+owners@ilsr.org
>> <mailto:communitynetworks-weekly+owners@ilsr.org>
>>
>> /Recent Stories from MuniNetworks.org <http://MuniNetworks.org> - a
>> project of the //Institute for Local Self-Reliance). Instructions for
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>>
>>
>> New Fact Sheet: Community Broadband and Public Savings
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/new-fact-sheet-community-broadband-and-public-savings>
>>
>> Thu, November 29, 2012 | Posted by lgonzalez
>> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/new-fact-sheet-community-broadband-and-public-savings>
>>
>> We have already published a fact sheet
>> <http://www.ilsr.org/community-broadband-and-economic-development-fact-sheet-2/> on
>> the critical role community broadband plays in job development. Now,
>> ILSR presents a collection of how commnity owned broadband networks
>> save money for local government, schools, and libraries while
>> providing cutting edge services. The Public Savings Fact Sheet
>> <http://www.ilsr.org/ilsr-releases-new-public-savings-fact-sheet/> is
>> now available.
>>
>> Though schools, libraries, and other community anchors need access to
>> faster, more reliable networks, the big cable and telephone companies
>> have priced those services so high that they are breaking the budget.
>> But when communities create their own connections, affordable high
>> capacity connections are only one of the benefits. A community owned
>> network offers the promise of self-determination -- of upgrades on
>> the community's time table and increased reliability for emergency
>> responders.
>>
>> The Public Savings Fact Sheet is a great piece to share to mobilize
>> other members of your community.* Share it with decision makers* and
>> use it to start meaningful conversations.*Distribute *it widely and
>> often.
>>
>> ... Get the Fact Sheet Here!! ...
>> <http://www.ilsr.org/ilsr-releases-new-public-savings-fact-sheet/>
>>
>>
>> Community Broadband Bits 23 - Harold Feld from Public Knowledge
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-bits-23-harold-feld-public-knowledge>
>>
>> Tue, November 27, 2012 | Posted by christopher
>> <http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-bits-23-harold-feld-public-knowledge>
>>
>> One hundred years after Teddy Roosevelt and AT&T agreed to the
>> Kingsbury Commitment, Harold Feld joins us on Community Broadband
>> Bits podcast to explain what the Kingsbury Commitment was and why it
>> matters. In short, AT&T wants to change the way telecommunications
>> networks are regulated and Harold is one of our best allies on this
>> subject.
>>
>> AT&T is leaning on the FCC and passing laws in state after state that
>> deregulate telecommunications. Whether we want to deal with it or
>> not, these policies are being discussed and consumer protections thus
>> far have taken a beating. This interview is the first of many that
>> will help us to make sense of how things are changing and what we can
>> do about it.
>>
>> We also discuss the ways in which the Federal Communications
>> Commission and Federal Trade Commission spurred investment in
>> next-generation networks by blocking the AT&T-T-Mobile Merger on
>> anti-trust grounds.
>>
>> ... Listen to Our Discussion Here ...
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-bits-23-harold-feld-public-knowledge>
>>
>>
>> Fibrant Network Gains Subscribers Despite Technical Difficulties
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/fibrant-network-gains-subscribers-despite-technical-difficulties>
>>
>> Wed, November 28, 2012 | Posted by lgonzalez
>> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/fibrant-network-gains-subscribers-despite-technical-difficulties>
>>
>> As we emphasize time and time again, communities build their own
>> networks because they have to, not because they want to. North
>> Carolina's Fibrant <http://www.fibrant.com/> network in Salisbury is
>> no exception and a recent technical headache is a reminder that no
>> network is built without problems developing.
>>
>> Fortunately, Salisbury's strong reputation for providing great, local
>> customer service is helping as it deals with service interruptions
>> that are the fault of the gear that runs the network.
>>
>> According to an Emily Ford article
>> <http://www.salisburypost.com/News/111912-Fibrant-growing-pains> in
>> the Salisbury Post, there have been several outages this month. While
>> some outages are attributed to unreliable access gear, the city is
>> still investigating to determine what other factors continue to cause
>> problems. The network currently serves 2,160 subscribers, with 220 of
>> them being commercial customers.
>>
>> ... Get More Information Here ...
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/fibrant-network-gains-subscribers-despite-technical-difficulties>
>>
>>
>> Welcome to The Gigabit Club, BTES!
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/welcome-gigabit-club-btes>
>>
>> Thu, November 29, 2012 | Posted by lgonzalez
>> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/welcome-gigabit-club-btes>
>>
>> Bristol Tennessee Essential Services <http://www.btes.net/> (BTES)
>> announced November 19th that it now has the capability to offer 1
>> Gbps <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term14> service. While the
>> BTES rates do not reflect a standard cost for the service yet, 1 Gbps
>> is offered as an option to businesses and households.
>>
>> From the BTES press release
>> <http://www.btes.net/index.php/for-quick-links-menu/news/>:
>>
>> "Bristol now has one of the fastest, totally built out networks
>> in the United States. To give an example of how fast, you can
>> download <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term8> about two
>> hours of video or upwards of 200 songs in just six seconds," said
>> Dr. Michael Browder, CEO of BTES. "For our residential customers,
>> that means one person in the household can download a movie,
>> while another is playing an online game, while another is
>> watching an HDTV program – all without slowing down any of the
>> activities. For our business customers, it opens the way for
>> transporting and accessing 'big data', which is critical for
>> economic development of the area."
>>
>> ... Learn More About This Network Here ...
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/welcome-gigabit-club-btes>
>>
>>
>> We Can't Shop Our Way to a Better Economy
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/we-cant-shop-our-way-better-economy>
>>
>> Tue, November 27, 2012 | Posted by christopher
>> <http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher>
>>
>> Our colleague at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Stacy
>> Mitchell (too brilliant to be a relation of mine), recently gave an
>> incredible presentation that focuses on some of the threats to our
>> economy and how we can build stronger, more resilient communities.
>>
>> She doesn't discuss broadband explicitly, but much of her critique of
>> the largest corporations in banking and the food system applies to
>> the big cable and telephone companies. Highly recommended.
>>
>> ... Watch Our Video Here ...
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/we-cant-shop-our-way-better-economy>
>>
>>
>> Why Wi-Fi Performance Varies Greatly
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/why-wi-fi-performance-varies-greatly>
>>
>> Sat, December 01, 2012 | Posted by lgonzalez
>> <http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez>
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/why-wi-fi-performance-varies-greatly>
>>
>> Why can Wi-Fi <http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term29> be so great
>> in some places but so awful in others? (Ahem... Hotels.) Time to stop
>> imagining Wi-Fi as magic and instead think of it just as a means of
>> taking one connection and sharing it among many people without wires.
>>
>> If you take a ho-hum connection and share it with 10 people, it
>> becomes a bad connection. On the other hand, if you take a great
>> connection and share it with those same 10 people, they will be very
>> happy surfers. As Benoit Felten recently told us
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-bits-21-benoit-felten-stokab>,
>> the best wireless networks have been built in cities with the best
>> wired infrastructure.
>>
>> Wi-Fi still has hiccups but they are well worth it for convenience,
>> mobility, and ubiquity. In a recent GigaOm article, Stacey
>> Higgenbotham detailed additional reasons that not all Wi-fi is
>> created equal
>> <http://gigaom.com/2012/10/26/wi-fis-annoying-little-secret-not-all-wi-fi-is-created-equal/>.
>>
>> ... Learn More About Wi-Fi Here ...
>> <http://muninetworks.org/content/why-wi-fi-performance-varies-greatly>
>>
>>
>>
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This is a fabulous resource. I think our best way of doing this for
the Canadian scene would be to contribute to CEDNET. <br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ccednet-rcdec.ca/en">http://ccednet-rcdec.ca/en</a><br>
<br>
I used to have a membership but haven't been involved in a few years.
I tried but couldn't get much momentum going around the need for
broadband. I know Peter Frampton was always involved. Maybe he has
some ideas on this.<br>
<br>
Marita<br>
<br>
On 12/5/2012 10:00 AM, James Van Leeuwen wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:7444AE1B-8A1C-4775-8623-CD24400C6015@ventus.ca"
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This is my favourite newsletter and website.
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Perhaps TC should consider some kind of alliance, and focus on
becoming Canada's experts on mapping and promoting the economic and
social benefits of community broadband. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The primary focus for advocacy needs to be our
community/municipal sector... not senior government. </div>
<div><br>
<div>JvL</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
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<div>Begin forwarded message:</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><span
style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>From:
</b></span><span
style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: medium;">Christopher
Mitchell <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:christopher@newrules.org">christopher@newrules.org</a>><br>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><span
style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Subject:
</b></span><span
style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: medium;"><b>Recently in
Community Networks... Week of 12/4</b><br>
</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span
style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Date:
</b></span><span
style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: medium;">5 December, 2012
7:45:26 AM MST<br>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><span
style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>To:
</b></span><span
style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: medium;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:communitynetworks-weekly@ilsr.org">communitynetworks-weekly@ilsr.org</a><br>
</span></div>
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style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Reply-To:
</b></span><span
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moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:communitynetworks-weekly+owners@ilsr.org">communitynetworks-weekly+owners@ilsr.org</a><br>
</span></div>
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<div
style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i>Recent
Stories from <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://MuniNetworks.org">MuniNetworks.org</a>
- a project of the </i><i>Institute for Local Self-Reliance).
Instructions for unsubscribing appear at bottom. Send feedback.
Forward Widely.</i></div>
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<div>
<h2 class="title"
style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.3em; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://muninetworks.org/content/new-fact-sheet-community-broadband-and-public-savings"
style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">New Fact Sheet: Community Broadband
and Public Savings</a></h2>
<div class="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: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span
class="submitted" style="font-size: 0.9em;">Thu, November 29, 2012 |
Posted by <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez"
title="View user profile." style="color: rgb(121, 80, 37);">lgonzalez</a></span></div>
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style="font-family: Verdana,Tahoma,'DejaVu Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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style="margin: 0px 10px 1em 0px; float: left;">
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href="http://muninetworks.org/content/new-fact-sheet-community-broadband-and-public-savings"
class="imagecache imagecache-teaser imagecache-linked imagecache-teaser_linked"
style="color: rgb(121, 80, 37);"><img moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/fact-sheet-public-savings.png"
alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-teaser"
style="border: 0px none ;" height="116" width="125"></a></div>
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<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">We have already <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ilsr.org/community-broadband-and-economic-development-fact-sheet-2/"
style="color: rgb(121, 80, 37);">published a fact sheet</a> on the
critical role community broadband plays in job development. Now, ILSR
presents a collection of how commnity owned broadband networks save
money for local government, schools, and libraries while providing
cutting edge services. The <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ilsr.org/ilsr-releases-new-public-savings-fact-sheet/"
style="color: rgb(121, 80, 37);">Public Savings Fact Sheet</a> is now
available.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">Though schools, libraries, and other
community anchors need access to faster, more reliable networks, the
big cable and telephone companies have priced those services so high
that they are breaking the budget. But when communities create their
own connections, affordable high capacity connections are only one of
the benefits. A community owned network offers the promise of
self-determination -- of upgrades on the community's time table and
increased reliability for emergency responders.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">The Public Savings Fact Sheet is a
great piece to share to mobilize other members of your community.<strong> Share
it with decision makers</strong> and use it to start meaningful
conversations.<strong>Distribute </strong>it widely and often.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ilsr.org/ilsr-releases-new-public-savings-fact-sheet/">...
Get the Fact Sheet Here!! ...</a></p>
</div>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<h2 class="title"
style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.3em; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-bits-23-harold-feld-public-knowledge"
style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Community Broadband Bits 23 - Harold
Feld from Public Knowledge</a></h2>
<div class="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: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span
class="submitted" style="font-size: 0.9em;">Tue, November 27, 2012 |
Posted by <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://muninetworks.org/users/christopher"
title="View user profile." style="color: rgb(121, 80, 37);">christopher</a></span></div>
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<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">One hundred years after Teddy Roosevelt
and AT&T agreed to the Kingsbury Commitment, Harold Feld joins us
on Community Broadband Bits podcast to explain what the Kingsbury
Commitment was and why it matters. In short, AT&T wants to change
the way telecommunications networks are regulated and Harold is one of
our best allies on this subject.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">AT&T is leaning on the FCC and
passing laws in state after state that deregulate telecommunications.
Whether we want to deal with it or not, these policies are being
discussed and consumer protections thus far have taken a beating. This
interview is the first of many that will help us to make sense of how
things are changing and what we can do about it.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">We also discuss the ways in which the
Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission spurred
investment in next-generation networks by blocking the
AT&T-T-Mobile Merger on anti-trust grounds.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-bits-23-harold-feld-public-knowledge">...
Listen to Our Discussion Here ...</a></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><br>
</p>
<h2 class="title"
style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.3em; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://muninetworks.org/content/fibrant-network-gains-subscribers-despite-technical-difficulties"
style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Fibrant Network Gains Subscribers
Despite Technical Difficulties</a></h2>
<div class="meta"
style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span
class="submitted" style="font-size: 0.9em;">Wed, November 28, 2012 |
Posted by <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez"
title="View user profile." style="color: rgb(121, 80, 37);">lgonzalez</a></span></div>
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style="margin: 0px 10px 1em 0px; float: left;">
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href="http://muninetworks.org/content/fibrant-network-gains-subscribers-despite-technical-difficulties"
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style="color: rgb(121, 80, 37);"><img moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-fibrant.png"
alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-teaser"
style="border: 0px none ;" height="71" width="125"></a></div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">As we emphasize time and time again,
communities build their own networks because they have to, not because
they want to. North Carolina's <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fibrant.com/" style="color: rgb(121, 80, 37);">Fibrant</a> network
in Salisbury is no exception and a recent technical headache is a
reminder that no network is built without problems developing.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">Fortunately, Salisbury's strong
reputation for providing great, local customer service is helping as it
deals with service interruptions that are the fault of the gear that
runs the network. </p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">According to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.salisburypost.com/News/111912-Fibrant-growing-pains"
style="color: rgb(121, 80, 37);">an Emily Ford article</a> in the
Salisbury Post, there have been several outages this month. While some
outages are attributed to unreliable access gear, the city is still
investigating to determine what other factors continue to cause
problems. The network currently serves 2,160 subscribers, with 220 of
them being commercial customers.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://muninetworks.org/content/fibrant-network-gains-subscribers-despite-technical-difficulties">...
Get More Information Here ...</a><br>
<br>
</p>
<div style="margin: 1em 0px;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<h2 class="title"
style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.3em; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://muninetworks.org/content/welcome-gigabit-club-btes"
style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Welcome to The Gigabit Club, BTES!</a></h2>
<div class="meta"
style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span
class="submitted" style="font-size: 0.9em;">Thu, November 29, 2012 |
Posted by <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://muninetworks.org/users/lgonzalez"
title="View user profile." style="color: rgb(121, 80, 37);">lgonzalez</a></span></div>
<div class="content">
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style="margin: 0px 10px 1em 0px; float: left;">
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<div class="field-item odd"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://muninetworks.org/content/welcome-gigabit-club-btes"
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style="color: rgb(121, 80, 37);"><img moz-do-not-send="true"
src="http://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/imagecache/teaser/logo-bristol-tn.jpg"
alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-teaser"
style="border: 0px none ;" height="52" width="125"></a></div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.btes.net/" style="color: rgb(121, 80, 37);">Bristol
Tennessee Essential Services</a> (BTES) announced November 19th that it
now has the capability to offer 1 <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="glossary-term" href="http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term14"
style="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> service.
While the BTES rates do not reflect a standard cost for the service
yet, 1 Gbps is offered as an option to businesses and households.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">From the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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style="color: rgb(121, 80, 37);">BTES press release</a>:</p>
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<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">"Bristol now has one of the fastest,
totally built out networks in the United States. To give an example of
how fast, you can <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="glossary-term"
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title="Internet connections have two components - a downstream and upstream. Downstream refers to the rate at which the user's computer can receive data from the Internet.">download</cite></a> about
two hours of video or upwards of 200 songs in just six seconds," said
Dr. Michael Browder, CEO of BTES. "For our residential customers, that
means one person in the household can download a movie, while another
is playing an online game, while another is watching an HDTV program –
all without slowing down any of the activities. For our business
customers, it opens the way for transporting and accessing 'big data',
which is critical for economic development of the area."</p>
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Economy</a></h2>
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class="submitted" style="font-size: 0.9em;">Tue, November 27, 2012 |
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<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">Our colleague at the Institute for
Local Self-Reliance, Stacy Mitchell (too brilliant to be a relation of
mine), recently gave an incredible presentation that focuses on some of
the threats to our economy and how we can build stronger, more
resilient communities.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">She doesn't discuss broadband
explicitly, but much of her critique of the largest corporations in
banking and the food system applies to the big cable and telephone
companies. Highly recommended.</p>
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class="submitted" style="font-size: 0.9em;">Sat, December 01, 2012 |
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<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">Why can <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="glossary-term" href="http://muninetworks.org/glossary/1#term29"
style="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> be
so great in some places but so awful in others? (Ahem... Hotels.) Time
to stop imagining Wi-Fi as magic and instead think of it just as a
means of taking one connection and sharing it among many people without
wires.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">If you take a ho-hum connection and
share it with 10 people, it becomes a bad connection. On the other
hand, if you take a great connection and share it with those same 10
people, they will be very happy surfers. As <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-bits-21-benoit-felten-stokab"
style="color: rgb(121, 80, 37);">Benoit Felten recently told us</a>,
the best wireless networks have been built in cities with the best
wired infrastructure.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0px;">Wi-Fi still has hiccups but they are
well worth it for convenience, mobility, and ubiquity. In a recent
GigaOm article, Stacey Higgenbotham detailed additional reasons that <a
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href="http://gigaom.com/2012/10/26/wi-fis-annoying-little-secret-not-all-wi-fi-is-created-equal/"
style="color: rgb(121, 80, 37);">not all Wi-fi is created equal</a>.</p>
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