Old Town, Orono Release Broadband Survey in Maine
Nonprofit Old Town Orono Fiber (OTO Fiber) is awaiting responses to a recently posted broadband survey.
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Sampling the Food and Fiber at Annual DMEA Meeting
In Colorado, the Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) saw record crowds at their Annual Meeting of Members. Hundreds of people came to check out the event on June 16th and try out the super fast speeds of Elevate Fiber, DMEA’s Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) project.
Ten Cities Honored For RS Fiber Cooperative Project
The League of Minnesota Cities has honored ten communities in the south central part of the state for their role in assisting to launch the RS Fiber Cooperative.
Fibrant Gets The "OK": Will Expand To Local Government, Manufacturers in NC
Salisbury’s fiber network, Fibrant, is about to connect to three more large customers in North Carolina.
Islesboro and Rockport: So Near and Yet So Far (On FTTH Vote)
Rockport was the first community in Maine to build a fiber-optic network to serve businesses, but their pioneering initiative will not extend to Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH). At their annual town meeting on June 15th, the local Opera House was packed as citizens showed up to speak on funding an FTTH engineering and network design study.
The Tacoma Click Saga of 2015: Part 3
This is Part 3 in a four part series about the Click network in Tacoma, Washington, where city leaders spent most of 2015 considering a plan to lease out all operations of this municipal network to a private company. In Part 2, published on June 7, we reviewed the main reasons why Tacoma Public Utilit
Community Broadband Media Roundup - June 20
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Polk Vision hosts Smart Communities Summit by John Ceballos, The Ledger
The key to giving everyone in Polk County access to affordable high-speed Internet has less to do with bandwidth and more to do with community leaders banding together to achieve that goal.
Dark Fiber Available In Lewiston But Rivers Slow Expansion
The Port of Lewiston’s dark fiber network is up and running and now has connected a commercial customer, reports 4-Traders, but achieving the maximum reach has hit some resistance.
Calories? Carbs? Data Caps? ISP Nutrition Labels From BroadbandSearch
Depending on where you live, you may be able to choose between two or three big name ISPs. No matter which one you ultimately select, you might face some difficulty obtaining the kind of service you deserve. If you know what to expect, it’s easier to prepare yourself and, in the event you DO have a choice, pick the one that’s right for you.
Haywood County, NC, Releases Feasibility Study RFP
Last month, the Haywood Advancement Foundation (HAF) sowed the seeds for a long-term broadband strategy in Haywood County, North Carolina.
Network Neutrality At 80 mph
It’s good for you, it’s good for all of us, and for many people, discussing it is as thrilling as watching paint dry. We’re talking about the principle of network neutrality, if course.
"Lafayette Pro Fiber Blog" Lives On!
In January, our friend John St. Julien from Lafayette, Louisiana, passed away. Without John to help organize the people of Lafayette, the LUS Fiber network would not have had the strong grassroots support that made the project a success.
Ammon's Model: The Virtual End of Cable Monopolies
The city of Ammon, Idaho, is building the Internet network of the future. Households and businesses can instantly change Internet service providers using a specially-designed innovative portal. This short 20 minute video highlights how the network is saving money, creating competition for broadband services, and creating powerful new public safety applications.
Westminster's Fiber Network Enables Makerspace
The high-speed, municipal fiber network in Westminster, Maryland, (pop. 18,000) is making possible another intriguing resource service for the community’s businesses and residents.
Kane County's Fiber Is Open For Business In Illinois
Kane County, Illinois, is hoping its fiber-optic network will attract more businesses looking for better connectivity. As it turns out, they've had the resources for some time but are now making more of an effort to market the benefits of their publicly owned network.
Sharing The Savings, Services, Speeds
Bridgewater State University Connects to OpenCape
CapeNet, the local Internet service provider, on the OpenCape community network is expanding in southeastern Massachusetts.
BBC World Service Visits Chattanooga
Over the past few years, a number of media outlets have spotlighted Chattanooga’s rebirth from “dirtiest city in America” to a high-tech economic development engine. Recently, the BBC World Service produced “Chattanooga - the High Speed City” an episode in its Global Business Podcast series.
Peter Day presents the 27-minute story, described by the BBC as:
Another RFP: Egremont, Massachusetts
Egremont, Massachusetts, population approximately 1,000, is seeking a firm for design, engineering, and consulting services for a Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. They released a Request or Proposals (RFP) in mid-May and proposal submissions are due on June 15th.
Mount Washington Voters Ready To Fund Muni
With only about 150 full-time residents, it’s hard to get the big ISPs to pay attention to you, especially when you are situated in forest-covered mountains. The people of Mount Washington, Massachusetts, realize that if they want high-quality connectivity, they have to do it themselves.