Huntsville Considers a Network Investment, as Its Businesses Consider Chattanooga

Date: 6 Aug 2014 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

We reported back in June on Huntsville, Alabama’s decision to undertake feasibility study to evaluate its options for increasing next generation fiber optic internet access throughout the city. AL.com is now reporting that Huntsville Utilities hopes to hear the results of the study within 90 days, allowing it to decide whether it will take steps to expand … Read More

Sanford, Maine Studies Municipal Broadband Deployment

Date: 4 Aug 2014 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Sanford, a city of about 21,000 in far southwestern Maine, is weighing its options for a limited fiber optic network. The Sanford Regional Economic Growth Council has been the driving force behind the project, hiring Tilson Technology Management of Portland earlier this year to develop a Broadband Plan for Sanford. The Growth Council began exploring broadband … Read More

Faster Internet? FCC Could Overturn State Bans on Cities’ Networks

Date: 1 Aug 2014 | posted in: Media Coverage, MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

USA Today, August 1, 2014 Chattanooga, Tenn., is the unlikely poster child for fast, affordable high-speed Internet.  It’s the first city in the nation to offer all residents and businesses up to gigabit-per-second Internet — about 50 times faster than what the Federal Communications Commission says is the national average. But laws in 19 states make … Read More

$1 Groupon Coupon for Rooftop Solar Energy Finds 800+ Takers

Date: 1 Aug 2014 | posted in: Energy, Media Coverage | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Inside Climate News, August 1, 2014 Over 800 people across the United States took advantage of a novel online deal to get a discount setting up solar panels on their rooftops. One of America’s top solar companies, SolarCity, partnered with the coupon website Groupon for the offer. For $1—the price of a regular cup of coffee … Read More

Rural Indiana Looks to Tax Increment Financing to Build Fiber Networks

Date: 30 Jul 2014 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Wabash County, Indiana wants to expand its access to high speed internet through a fiber optic network build out, and is planning to use a distinctive financial tool to do so. The Wabash County Redevelopment Commission has begun the process of assigning a special Economic Development Area designation for the purpose of helping to finance new … Read More

Cities Petition FCC to Remove State Barriers to Broadband Competition

Date: 24 Jul 2014 | posted in: Media Coverage, MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Government Technology, July 24, 2014 The fight over cities’ rights to own, operate and expand community broadband networks now has a new battleground – the FCC. Wilson, N.C.; and Chattanooga, Tenn.; filed a petition with the Commission on July 24 to remove state laws that prevent them from offering broadband services outside of their established territories. … Read More

Utopia at a Crossroads: Part 2

Date: 17 Jul 2014 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This is the second of a three part series, in which we examine the current state of the UTOPIA network, how it got there, and the choices it faces going forward. Part I can be read here and Part III here. With the status quo untenable, no easy exit strategy, and political opposition mounting, UTOPIA appeared besieged in … Read More

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