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Community Broadband Media Roundup - February 13
California
Call Kurtis: Why your Internet provider choice is limited by Kurtis Ming, CBS Sacramento
Florida
City must play catch-up with Internet service by Ron Cunningham, Gainesville Sun
In the absence of fast, reliable and affordable broadband access, should a city simply wait for the private sector to hook it up? Or should it declare that - like education, infrastructure, public safety and sanitation - ensuring access for all ought to be a basic function of government?
Chattanooga went with broadband access as a basic public service.
Meanwhile, back in Gainesville. Home of the University of Florida. Self-styled Innovation City. Would-be spawner of cutting edge start-ups. We're still pretty much a sleepy way stop on the High Speed Highway.
Massachusetts
Eagle Eye Team Report: Broadband expansion languished in Berkshires by Larry Parnass & Patricia LeBoeuf, Berkshire Eagle
“Getting high-quality internet is not the first time we’ve done this. We electrified the entire country and did it in a fiscally responsible manner,” he said.
Rather than start with a middle mile, Mitchell thinks Massachusetts should have fostered last-mile connections with alternative ways of connecting to distant trunk lines on the internet. And when it comes to local town networks, he believes people should think of what’s best locally. “Do you want that money [for service] going to Philadelphia or staying in your community?” he asked.
Inside the broadband meltdown: WiredWest retools after losing faceoff with MBI by Larry Parnass, Berkshire Eagle
Community Broadband Media Roundup - February 6
Idaho
First Ammon fiber district goes live by Kevin Trevellyan, Idaho Falls Post Register
Michigan
Community partnership opens up broadband potential by Jillian Fellows, Petoskey News-Review
Minnesota
Mapping out the future of broadband in Hibbing by Kelly Grinsteinner, Hibbing Daily Tribune
New York
Charter Sued by New York Over Internet Speeds by Shalani Ramachandran, Wall Street Journal
Oregon
Fix digital divide in rural America by Jordan Feyerherm, Chinook Observer
Tennessee
Tennessee Governor proposes rural broadband initiative by Andy Sher, Government Technology
Haslam plan tilts broadband playing field by Sam Stockard, Memphis Daily News
State Reps. Pat Marsh and Art Swann emerged from a meeting underwhelmed by Gov. Bill Haslam’s legislation to spread broadband internet access across Tennessee. “I thought there would be a lot more to it,” says Marsh, a Shelbyville Republican, calling the proposal “a drop in the bucket” financially but at least a starting point.
Community Broadband Media Roundup - January 30
Colorado
One town's quest to join tech revolution - and what it says about digital inequality by Kyle Spencer, Christian Science Monitor
Newcomer exploring gigabit Internet service for city of Centennial by Tamara Chuang, The Denver Post
New York
FCC approves $170 million for New York broadband rollout by Andrew Dalton, Engadget
North Carolina
The digital divide is still way too wide by Scott McLeod, Smoky Mountain News
WNC officials seek rural broadband solutions by Davin Eldridge, WCQS
Ohio
Meigs, Vinton accessing broadband access by Sarah Hawley, My Daily Sentinel
Tennessee
Haslam snubs EPB with broadband expansion plan that won't include city-owned utilities by Andy Sher, Chattanooga Times Free Press
Virginia
Our broadband speeds are slower than Latvia by Roanoke Times Editorial Board
Google, Ting, Netflix dare to suggest that maybe giant, anti-competitive ISPs shouldn't be writing stat telecom laws by Karl Bode, TechDirt
Community Broadband Media Roundup - January 23
California
SF's model for citywide gigabit-speed Internet service could come by June by Joshua Sabatini, San Francisco Examiner
Colorado
Colorado Governor joins the battle to bring better broadband to rural America by Laura Hamilton, CED Magazine
Illinois
Shelby County, Ill., looks to boost broadband speeds by Stan Polanski, Government Technology
Massachusetts
Who is killing the towns of Western Massachusetts? by Susan Crawford, BackChannel
Michigan
Rural Internet expansion group rallying support by Jennifer Eberbach, Livingston Daily
Montcalm County adopts plan for broadband Internet growth by Amy Biolchini, MLive
New York
"Dig Once" policy is common sense legislation by WNYMedia Network
Oregon
City seeks input on developing a publicly owned fiber optics network by Karrie Frillman, Wilsonville Patch
Virginia
Community Broadband Media Roundup - January 16
Massachusetts
Massachusetts joins effort urging the FCC to release Connect America funding to state by Joan Engebretson, Telecompetitor
Minnesota
Nobles County, Westbrook receive broadband grants by Karl Evers-Hillstrom, Daily Globe
New Hampshire
The fast road to better broadband by The Keene Sentinel
Virginia
Local leaders fear proposed bill could detail Roanoke Valley municipal broadband by Jacob Demmitt and Carmen Forman, Roanoke Times
A state House bill could limit municipal broadband initiatives in Virginia and derail expansion in the Roanoke Valley less than a year after the local authority landed its first customer.
Del. Kathy Byron, R-Campbell, said Thursday that the aim of the legislation she introduced is to limit tax money spent on government-subsidized internet service in areas already covered by private providers. The intent, she said, isn’t to kill local efforts to build a government-owned network across the region.
That, however, would be the effect for the Roanoke Valley Broadband Authority, according to Roanoke City Manager Chris Morrill.
General
Why Marsha Blackburn's rise is bad news for net neutrality and science by Sam Gustin, Motherboard Vice
Community Broadband Media Roundup - January 9
California
High-speed Internet service is Rancho Santa Fe Association board's top priority by Rick Sapp, Rancho Santa Fe Review
San Francisco first US city to outlaw ISP lock-ins by landlords by Shaun Nichols, The Register
Georgia
Area broadband utility uses $13.5 million grant by Augusta News Times
Kansas
Kansas City is leading the charge to bridge the digital divide by Ron Farmer, Kansas City Star
Maryland
After millions of investment, jurisdictions try to achieve potential of fiber network by Natalie Sherman, Baltimore Sun
Christopher Mitchell is a researcher for the Institute for Local Self Reliance, which follows broadband efforts across the country. In other countries, he said, developers responding to tenant demand have played a critical role in building out networks with competitive offerings.
"I'm glad to hear that real estate is getting more involved in this," Mitchell said. "I would expect to have more of this."
Massachusetts
Verizon's Boston FiOS Fiber to the Home plan needs investigating - now. by Bruce Kushnick, Huffington Post
North Carolina
Let's make 2017 the year of Fibrant by Rex Boner, Salisbury Post
Community Broadband Media Roundup - January 2
California
Oroville may adopt 'dig once' broadband policy by Risa Johnson, Oroville Mercury
New ordinance gives SF apartment dwellers more Internet options by Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle
Thanks to a groundbreaking ordinance passed this month by the Board of Supervisors, owners of multiple-occupancy buildings will no longer be able to block their tenants’ access to the Internet providers of their choosing under most circumstances.
The ordinance, which passed unanimously, appears to be the first of its kind enacted by a U.S. city. It applies to both commercial and residential properties.
Colorado
Fort Collins might vote on broadband by Kevin Duggan, The Coloradoan
Fort Collins Internet effort mired in uncertainty by Kevin Duggan, The Coloradoan
CML's 7 legislative areas of interest for upcoming session by Mike McKibbin, Colorado Statesman
How Rio Blanco shows that a 'shared network' can make sense in rural Colorado by Broadband Breakfast
Rio Blanco County, a rural county in northwestern Colorado with a population of less than 7,000, held an override vote in 2014 and is now connecting customers to Rio Blanco Broadband, a network that will deliver fiber or wireless broadband access to nearly all premises.
New Hampshire
Community Broadband Media Roundup - December 19
California
Broadband choice for the Bay Area by Emma Peck, San Francisco Examiner
Sonoma County increases rural area Internet access by Sonoma County Gazette
Georgia
Atlanta wraps up RFIs for fiber, wireless by Mari Silbey, LightReading
Massachusetts
Three rural communities get $1.9 million in state broadband money by Mary Serreze, MassLive
Three rural western Massachusetts communities without high-speed Internet could be on their way to joining the 21st century. The Massachusetts Broadband Institute last week approved $1.9 million in grants to support rural broadband deployment in Warwick, Alford, and Otis.
Minnesota
Grant to allow Lake County students Internet access on buses by Jamey Malcomb, Duluth News Tribune
New York
Two New York cities explore joint initiative with broadband possibilities by Maury Thompson, GovTech
Ohio
The hold in the digital economy by David Talbot, MIT Technology Review
Community Broadband Media Roundup - December 12
Florida
Lake Worth sees 'social justice' in setting up free Wi-Fi by My Palm Beach Post Editorial Board
Lake Worth’s Community Redevelopment Agency has a plan to do just that. It is pushing for free public Wi-Fi citywide, particularly in the city’s poorest areas, to help school kids get ahead.
“Kids do everything on the internet,” Joan Oliva, the CRA’s executive director, recently told the Post’s Kevin Thompson. “How do kids even do their homework when they’re not in school and they don’t have a computer or they can’t get on the internet?”
Ohio
Everstream helps Lakewood launch high-speed fiber network by Crain's Ceveand Business
Tennessee
Chattanooga's EPB rated best internet provider in America by Dave Flessner, Times Free Press
Wisconsin
Area residents struggle to receive Internet service in rural areas by Bailey Harbit, WSAW-TV 7
Dane County woman calls for action over nonexistant rural Internet service by Leah Linscheid, WISC-TV 3000
Advocates' fears realized as Wisconsin directs energy dollars to Internet access by Kari Lydersen, Midwest Energy News
Area group provides panel presentation on Internet affordability by Abigail Hantke, WEAU-TV 13
Community Broadband Media Roundup - December 5
Kansas
Kansas launches initiative to boost high-speed Internet access in schools by Jonathan Shorman, The Topeka Capital Journal
Massachusetts
State seeks 'last-mile' broadband providers by Diane Broncaccio, The Greenfield Recorder
New Mexico
Project creates 'digital backbone' along Central by Kevin Robinson-Avila, Albuquerque Journal
New York
Ambitious plan would connect city to fiber Internet by Justin Murphy, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
"I think this model Rochester is considering will (eventually) become the most popular," Mitchell said. "It's not unprecedented, but it's new-ish, and it's exciting to be considering it."
The rub, of course, is how to pay for it. While operating a fiber network is not particularly expensive, building one can be.
High-speed broadband coming to Alleghany County by Mike Desmond, WBFO 88.7
Ohio
FairlawnGig challenges AT&T, Frontier hold with 1 Gbps plans by Sean Buckley, FierceTelecom
FairPoint establishes 'customized treatment' in its municipal broadband program by Sean Buckley, FierceTelecom
FairlawnGig municipal FTTP network connects customers by Lightwave