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Community Broadband Media Roundup - April 24
California
Sonic CEO: Speak up as your Internet privacy gets sold for profit by Dane Jasper, North Bay Business Journal
New York
Tyre residents surveyed on desire for broadband access by David L. Shaw, Finger Lakes Times
Grand Island is right to explore its own Internet service by Buffalo News Editorial Board
Pennsylvania
Monroe County, Pa., issues RFP for 'Monroe Gigabit Project' by Bill Cameron, Pocono Record (Government Technology)
Oregon
Local ISPs say they'll never share information by John Darling, Ashland Daily Tidings
Tennessee
Private telecoms get another win over municipal broadand in Tennessee by David Z. Morris, Fortune
Rural Tennesseans could have gotten free Internet but their legislators shut it down by Lauren C. Williams, ThinkProgress
Tennessee bills send message on municipal broadband by Josh Cohen, Next City
Community Broadband Media Roundup - April 17
California
Bridging the digital divide is imperative for economic prosperity by Barbara O'Connor, The Sacramento Bee
Idaho
Why does broadband even matter? by Josh McDonald, Shoshone News Press
Minnesota
World-class medical community needs world-class broadband by Mike Schlasner, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Let's double down on what works: Border to Border Broadband Fund creates connectivity by Matt Schmit, MinnPost
To date, the argument for better broadband in Minnesota has focused on (1) the imperative for ubiquitous access for all homes and businesses, (2) the benefits of widespread use in applications ranging from e-commerce and distance learning to telehealth and precision agriculture, and (3) economic growth, opportunity, and competitiveness in every corner of the state.
Broadband remains the greatest of equalizers for economic opportunity, competitiveness, and quality of life in Greater Minnesota.
New York
State must help safeguard personal privacy by The Daily Gazette Editorial Board
Ohio
State laws allowed AT&T to exclude Cleveland's poorest neighborhoods from high-speed Internet service by Eric Sandy, Cleveland Scene
Pennsylvania
Community Broadband Media Roundup - April 10
Alabama
OPS broadband may soon move beyond the Gig City of Opelika by Elizabeth Lauten, Alabama Today
Branding itself “Alabama’s first Gig City,” Opelika invested about $43 million in the network offering customers “triple play” — telephone, television and Internet. But despite the 425 miles of fiber running throughout the city the service begins and ends in Opelika.
At least one Alabama Senator hopes to change that.
Colorado
2 more Colorado cities vote for municipal broadband Internet by Mark Harden, Denver Business Journal
In all, 66 Colorado cities and towns have now passed measures authorizing a community-based broadband service, either directly provided by local government or by a third-party vendor, according to the Colorado Municipal League. State law bars communities from running their own high-speed internet service unless local voters specifically authorize it.
Former Intel exec ready to help bring broadband to rural Colorado by Zack Quaintance, Government Technology
Minnesota
ISP privacy rules could be resurrected by states, starting in Minnesota by Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica
The Senate and House versions of the budget must be reconciled into a compromise version before final passage, the Pioneer Press noted. Republicans have a one-vote majority in the Minnesota Senate, but one Republican sided with Democrats in order to get the amendment into the Senate's final bill.
Community Broadband Media Roundup - April 3
Alabama
OPS broadband? Opelika mayor says yes, and here's why by Gary Fuller, OANow.com
"This is a go-to-war bill to me," Whatley says of Opelka's broadband expansion by Jim Little, OANow.com
Arizona
Arizona lags in schools' Internet access, but change is coming by Yoohyun Jung, Tucson Daily Sun
Florida
Jackson County officials are working to close digital divide by Keneisha Deas, MyPanHandle.com
Maine
Regional broadband approaches: Achieving scale with community networks by Peggy Schaffer, Bangor Daily News
Massachusetts
From unserved to connected: Leverett's fiber-optic system a model for rural towns by Larry Parnass, The Berkshire Eagle
Cambridge municipal broadband is municipal resistance by Saul Tannenbaum, Wicked Local Cambridge
Greenfield municipal broadband rollout a month away by Aviva Luttrell, Greenfield Reporter
Community Broadband Media Roundup - March 27
California
San Francisco ponders the largest community broadband network ever built by Karl Bode, TechDirt
Missouri
After years waiting for Google Fiber, KC residents get cancellation e-mails by Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica
Community Broadband ban bill ties the hands of MO communities by Phillip Dampier, Benton Foundation
North Carolina
Bill would allow Pinetops to keep Greenlight service by Corey Friedman, The Wilson Times
Muni broadband customers could lose service unless a new bill becomes law by Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica
Greenlight came close to shutting off Internet service to those new customers after the state ban on municipal broadband expansion was upheld by a federal appeals court. But in October 2016, the Wilson City Council voted to provide free Internet serviceto Pinetops and Vick Family Farms for six months. Wilson's wholesale providers agreed to waive their fees for six months, making this decision possible. Wilson's Greenlight ISP was technically in compliance with the state law as long as it didn't charge its new customers for service, but Wilson community leaders hoped the state legislature would eliminate or change the state law before the six months were up.
Community Broadband Media Roundup - March 21
California
Advisory panel revives San Francisco's citywide gigabit fiber plans by Colin Wood, StateScoop
San Francisco reveals latest #Resist effort - resisting sub-gigabit Internet access by Kieren McCarthy, The UK Register
Panel to study wiring San Francisco with high-speed Internet by Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle
Michigan
Fiber Internet rollout in downtown Holland will be ready in September by Sydney Smith, Holland Sentinel
New York
New York City sues Verizon, claiming broken promises of FiOS coverage by Patrick McGeehan, New York Times
North Carolina
Cooper highlights needs for rural broadband in address to General Assembly by Amy Cutler, WNCN
General
Bills limiting broadband move forward in Mo. and Tenn. legislatures by Craig Settles, The Daily Yonder
Community Broadband Media Roundup - March 13
California
Bo on utility commission's list for broadband Internet by Silas Valentino, Point Reyes Light
Colorado
The broadband debate: What 'we' want versus what 'they' want by Jim Spehar, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Massachusetts
Towns hear broadband service pitch by Diane Broncaccio, The Recorder
Missouri
Kansas City unveils a new strategy to get high-speed Internet access to all by Joe Robertson, Kansas City Star
Tennessee
How Chattanooga aims to cut poverty with superfast Internet by Lonnie Shekhtman, Christian Science Monitor
General
How Trump's FCC is quickly working to undo network neutrality by April Glaser, Recode
America's broadband market needs more competition by Hernan Galperin, Annette Kim & Francios Bar, The Conversation
The battle for the Internet in rural America by Nick Fouriezos, Ozy
Community Broadband Media Roundup - March 6
California
SF Internet access ordinance under fire from trade group by Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Gate
City officials back Riverside County broadband Internet plan by Alicia Robinson, The Press-Enterprise
Colorado
City Council signaling split on broadband by Amy Hamilton, Grand Junction Sentinel
Progress is coming city broadband initiative by John Fogle, Loveland Reporter Herald
Bringing broadband to rural areas hits roadblock in General Assembly by Marianne Goodland, Colorado Independent
Florida
Gainesville City Commission approves potential study to improve Internet connection by Nealy Kehres, WUFT-5
At the city commission general policy meeting yesterday, GRUCom’s chief business service officer, Lewis Walton, gave a PowerPoint presentation that explained GRUCom’s current business model, general costs for implementation of residential internet service and potential models Gainesville can implement as solutions.
Walton outlined the first model, the electric utility model, which would entail an expansion of GRUCom’s internet services throughout residential areas. He said similar models have worked in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Scottsboro, Alabama.
Massachusetts
Community Broadband Media Roundup - February 27
California
Why SF needs municipal broadband by Tim Redmond, 48 Hills Blog
Minnesota
Northern Minnesota and the 'digital divide' by Beth Bily, Business North
Missouri
Bill could hinder city efforts to expand broadband by Brittany Ruess, Columbia Tribune
Missouri the latest state to let telecom monopolies write awful, protectionist state law by Karl Bode, TechDirt
New York
Rural Franklin Co. broadband on wait-and-see timeline by Denise Raymo, Plattsburgh Press Republican
Tennessee
State needs better broadband, not subsidies by Christopher Mitchell, Knoxville News Sentinel
Blackburn has opportunity to shape future of Internet by Carolyn Tackett, The Leaf-Chronicle
Virginia
Bill won't curtail county broadband authority by Amber Galaviz, Orange County Review
West Virginia
Community Broadband Media Roundup - February 20
Alabama
Hunstville, Alabama is suddenly awash in broadband competition, showing why Comcast is so afraid of municipal broadband by Karl Bode, TechDirt
California
Broadband advocate brings rural perspective to California Assembly by Samantha Young, Government Technology
San Francisco community groups tapped for input on city broadband rollout by Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle
Colorado
Ex-FCC chief warns of concentrated Internet ownership, lax regulation by Greg Avery, Denver Business Journal
Firms make pitches for broadband by Grand Junction Sentinel
Massachusetts
'Bridge to nowhere'? So far, a middle mile with revenue problem by Patricia LeBoeuf, Berkshire Eagle
According to the RFP, eight potential providers indicated an interest in using the middle mile for those end-user connections that haven't materialized for most of Western Massachusetts.
"That was basically a bridge to nowhere — though the [community institutions] desperately needed it," said Christopher Mitchell, director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative based in Minnesota and an expert on community broadband networks. "Dollar for dollar, it was not a wise investment at the time."