Chelan Public Utility District To Restore Fiber After Storm Damage

Date: 5 Feb 2013 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In the week before Christmas, Mother Nature sent a powerful winter storm to Chelan County in Washington. Hundreds of trees along the south shore of Lake Wenatchee came down, causing extensive electrical and fiber outages. According to the Chelan PUD, most electrical customers have had power restored, but Internet, phone, and TV services dependent on the … Read More

Christopher Mitchell Interviewed For streets.mn Podcast

Date: 4 Feb 2013 | posted in: Media Coverage, MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Christopher Mitchell was recently interviewed by Bill Lindeke from streets.mn. Bill, a PhD Candidate in Geography, published the podcast as part of the streets.mn blog. He wanted to talk to Christopher about the work at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Bill discussed fiber optic infrastructure investment in the U.S. and touched on the Minneapolis City Wifi … Read More

Franklin Municipal FiberNET Spurs Economic Development, Serves Government, in Kentucky

Date: 4 Feb 2013 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Franklin, Kentucky expects to see more positive economic growth when it launches its new fiber optic network. According to an article in the Bowling Green Daily News, the south central community is ready for the upgrade: “We are super excited about it,” said James McCaslin, associate vice president of academic affairs and director of Franklin-Simpson Center. … Read More

Who Should Be the Next Head of the Federal Communications Commission?

Date: 2 Feb 2013 | posted in: Media Coverage, MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Guardian, February 2, 2013 As President Obama’s second term takes shape, many of his top appointees are leaving – a standard pattern for all two-term presidencies. While most of the press attention has been focused on the major cabinet posts such as Treasury, State and Defense, some important posts below that tier are also being … Read More

SEATOA Conference Set for March 21st-22nd

Date: 1 Feb 2013 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This March 21-22, the SouthEast Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (SEATOA) will be hosting the “Networking Communities for the New South” conference. The conference will be held at the Omni Charlotte Hotel. We are excited to see Susan Crawford as the keynote speaker. From the conference page: She will provide a broadband policy reality check, … Read More

MN House Committee Learns About the PUC/Broadband Relationship

Date: 31 Jan 2013 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

We want to thank Ann Treacy from the Blandin Foundation for getting out and reporting on many events dealing with telecommunications. We know we can rely on her to faithfully share her findings via the Bladin on Broadband blog. Last week, Ann attended the Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries Committee at the Minnesota House of Representatives. … Read More

Longmont Soon to Connect Businesses, Residents in Colorado Community

Date: 30 Jan 2013 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Readers know we have offered extensive coverage of the publicly owned network in Longmont, Colorado. The utility will soon offer telecommunications services to businesses and residents that are physically located within 500 feet or less of its existing network. At this stage, policies and procedures for the service are being finalized by Longmont Power and Communications … Read More

Discussing the FCC’s Gigabit Challenge

Date: 30 Jan 2013 | posted in: MuniNetworks, Podcast | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Last week, I joined Craig Settles on his Gigabit Nation show to discuss Chairman Genachowski’s Gigabit Challenge along with Jim Baller, Masha Zager of Broadband Communities Magazine, Gary Evans of Hiawatha Broadband Communications, and Arkansas Senator Linda Chesterfield. I take a more moderated stance in this discussion than I have previously, in part because we do … Read More

Scarlett McGrady Explains Virginia’s Wired Road

Date: 29 Jan 2013 | posted in: MuniNetworks, Podcast | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Wired Road is an ambitious fiber optic and wireless project offering Internet access to several underserved areas in rural Virginia. For the 31st episode of our Community Broadband Bits Bits podcast, Scarlett McGrady joins me to discuss its history and impact on the region. McGrady is the Director of the Grant Community Computing Center [link … Read More

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