How Recycling and Reuse Created Thousands of Jobs and a $1 Billion Boost to Austin’s Economy — Episode 120 of Building Local Power

Date: 18 Feb 2021 | posted in: Building Local Power, Composting | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Gena McKinley of Austin, Texas, discusses the economic and environmental benefits of the city’s Circular Economy Program — including highlights from a recent economic impact report that found it resulted in more than $1.1 billion in total economic activity and approximately 6,300 permanent jobs.… Read More

Blue Ribbon Panel: The Public and Private Sectors Working Together

Date: 8 Jun 2016 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Like electricity in the last century, advanced communications services and capabilities can become the drivers and enablers of simultaneous progress in economic development, education, government services, digital equity, and just about everything else that matters most to our communities. This Blue Ribbon Panel explores the challenges of establishing effective partnerships to bring better connectivity to local … Read More

CLIC to Host Preconference Day in Austin on April 4th

Date: 21 Mar 2016 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Are you going to the Austin Broadband Communities Conference this spring? If you plan on attending the April 5 – 7 event, you may want to head out one day early so you can check out the Coalition for Local Internet Choice (CLIC) Preconference Day event on April 4. From the CLIC email invite: CLIC’s pre-conference … Read More

CLIC Presents Special Pre-Conference Event at 2015 Broadband Summit in Austin

Date: 27 Jan 2015 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The 2015 Broadband Communities Summit is scheduled for April 14 – 16 in Austin, Texas. When you book your flight and reserve your room, plan on coming a day early so you can take advantage of the is year’s special pre-conference event. The Coalition for Local Internet Choice (CLIC) will offer a full day’s agenda on … Read More

Local Voices Show Support for Local Connectivity Options

Date: 9 Jan 2015 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Our readers have heard the media murmur around municipal networks steadily grow to a loud hum during the past year. An increasing number of local press outlets have taken the opportunity to express their support for municipal networks in recent months. In communities across the U.S. letters to the editor or editorial board opinions reflected the … Read More

2014 Broadband Communities Summit In Austin, Texas Set for April 8 – 10

Date: 7 Mar 2014 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The 2014 Broadband Communities Summit is scheduled for April 8 – 10 in Austin, Texas. Chris Mitchell will be speaking at 3 p.m. on April 8 during the Economic Development Program as part of the talk titled “Economic Development: The Killer App.” Chris will be back on April 10th to speak during the Rural TeleCon segment. He will … Read More

AT&T Fails Big in Dallas, Makes Big Claims for Austin

Date: 7 Oct 2013 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Even though I regularly read examples of terrible customer service from the massive corporations like AT&T, Time Warner Cable, CenturyLink, and more, I apparently retain the capacity to be surprised as how bad they are. The Dallas Morning News recently ran this piece: “AT&T Never Misses An Opportunity to Miss An Opportunity.” In a neighborhood with … Read More

Greater Austin Area Telecommunications Network Saves Millions for Taxpayers

Date: 16 Sep 2013 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Austin, Texas, with a little over 820,000 people, is home to several centers of higher ed, the Southwest Music Festival, and a next generation network known as the Greater Austin Area Telecommunications Network (GAATN). It was also the second metro area selected by Google for the Google Fiber deployment. But before they got Google Fiber, a … Read More

Google Buys Provo Community-Owned Network

Date: 19 Apr 2013 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

I just left the Broadband Communities Summit in Dallas, where I ran into many people doing great work to ensure everyone has access to affordable, reliable, and fast Internet networks. Also while there, Google announced it had reached an agreement to offer Google Fiber in Provo by purchasing the municipal FTTH network. Provo has long been … Read More

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