Not long ago, we told you about Farmington, New Mexico, a community of 32,000 residents who want to capitalize on its current fiber network. Residents are tired of waiting for private investment in their community and want to take matters into their own hands. The city’s electric utility uses the existing fiber network and the city … Read More
In December, 2010, Verizon Wireless began operating its network via C-Block spectrum with licenses it acquired in the 2008 auction. In keeping with net neutrality rules unique to C-Block usage, Verizon agreed long ago that it would not block or limit consumers’ ability to tether on their 4G LTE network. Tethering allows a consumer to use … Read More
The people of Warren County, Ohio, endured some rough weather in June as a 70 mph derecho whipped through this southwest county. A series of errors from CenturyLink kept 911 service inoperable for more than 15 hours. According to Stop the Cap!: During the outage, callers initially heard nothing after dialing 911. Sometime later, someone at … Read More
Just on the heels of Time Warner Cable announcing 81 new jobs in Kansas City in response to the newly competitive environment created by Google’s Gig, we learned that Comcast is adding more jobs to its workforce in Chattanooga. In talking points, the lobbyists and spokespeople for these major carriers often claim that community networks will … Read More
We have watched Tacoma’s Click! Network for years, sharing its advances and benefits with you. The latest achievement in Tacoma is a new option for customers – 100 Mbps. The network is a division of Tacoma Power, which has been providing electricity to the community for over 100 years. The municipal utility upgraded recently to DOCSIS … Read More
Pioneer Press, August 22, 2012 From issuing a permit to taking a 911 call to checking out a library book, governments run on their technology networks. “No network, no city services,” says Andrea Casselton, St. Paul’s director of technology and communications. … Maximum construction costs are $13.7 million if Ramsey County is the sole government entity … Read More
We want to alert readers to some upcoming events that will discuss community broadband networks. The first will be most interesting to those who are attending the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC) conference in Minneapolis from September 6-8. On Saturday, September 8, Christopher Mitchell will join a panel entitled “Digital Frontiers: Copryright, Censorship, … Read More
If you are a current or potential Verizon customer, by now you know that you no longer have the option to order stand alone DSL. When the business decision became public knowledge in April, DSL Reports.com looked into the apparent step backward and found existing customers were grandfathered in but: However, if you disconnect and reconnect, … Read More
The ninth episode of the Community Broadband Bits podcast features Leslie Nulty, from the East Central Vermont Fiber Optic Network, commonly called ECFiber. ECFiber is using a unique financing arrangement, wherein debt is sold to those in the community as the network slowly expands. They have already raised over $1 million dollars and are providing services … Read More
