Susan Crawford Presentation at Freedom to Connect

Date: 3 Jun 2012 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Susan Crawford was one of the featured presenters at Freedom to Connect 2012 and her presentation was noted by Tech Dirt: To support her thesis, Crawford presented some stunning numbers. In the last two years, Comcast market share has grown from 16.3 million subscribers to 18.5, a 14 percent growth. Time Warner Cable has grown 10 … Read More

Fiber Referendum Fails in Siloam Springs

Date: 31 May 2012 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In an unsurprising result, voters in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, chose not to build their own FTTH network. The margin was 58% against, 42% for. According to that article, the opponents (bankrolled largely by national cable company Cox) outspent proponents by 3:1. We previously covered this plan and were concerned that the number one reason identified for … Read More

HBC Steps Down from Managing FiberNet Monticello

Date: 30 May 2012 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In a surprise move, HBC has announced it will end management of FiberNet Monticello, though the actual time frame has not been announced. FiberNet Monticello is a FTTH network approximately 45 miles northwest of Minneapolis. HBC has been operating the publicly owned network, offering triple play services, since inception. FiberNet Monticello has had a particularly rough … Read More

Johnson City Teams up with BVU Authority for Broadband

Date: 29 May 2012 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

We have been watching Johnson City, Tennessee, examine its options to improve broadband options in their community using extra capacity from fiber-optic investments for smart-grid implementation. Johnson City has been looking for a partner that would offer services to local businesses and perhaps residents. We were concerned about that approach as a private-sector partner may be … Read More

Wally Bowen: Open Wireless is Essential Infrastructure

Date: 29 May 2012 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Once again, we are reprinting an opinion piece by Wally Bowen, founder of the nonprofit Mountain Area Information Network based in Asheville, North Carolina. The op-ed was originally published in the Asheville Citizen-Times. Once upon a time, Internet enthusiasts made the following comparison: the Internet is to 21st-century economies what navigable waterways and roads were to … Read More

The Future of the Internet, by TNR and Vint Cerf

Date: 27 May 2012 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In a recent editorial (May 24 issue), The New Republic argued that the Obama Administration was doing a decent job on Internet policy and obliquely referenced an article discussing carrier opposition to community broadband. The op-ed begins, Politicians aren’t always especially thoughtful about, or even familiar with, information technology. George W. Bush used the term “Internets” … Read More

Senator Lautenberg Asks FCC Chair About Muni Broadband Barriers

Date: 26 May 2012 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Free Press caught and isolated an excellent question from Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) to FCC Chairman Genachowski during recent hearings. The Senator notes that many Americans do not have sufficient access to broadband but 19 states have enacted barriers to make it harder for communities to build their own. FCC Chairman said he thinks innovative municipal … Read More

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