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Longmont Prepares to Vote on Fiber Bonds – Community Broadband Bits Episode #68
As Longmont prepares to vote on November 5, we are paying special attention to question 2B, which will authorize the city utility to issue revenue bonds to finance the FTTH network already being...
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As Emmetsburg Plans to Vote on Muni Network, Mediacom Misinforms
The Iowa community of 4,000 will take up Public Measure D on November 5th. Voters will decided whether to approve a $3.5 million bond issue to cover approximately half the cost to build a FTTH system....
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Election Day 2013 Community Owned Network Referendum Roundup
Starting with the good news, voters in Colorado overwhelmingly supported municipal network intiatives. Longmont voted 2:1 in favor of bonding to fast track network expansion. We have covered this...
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HB 286 Refined for New Hampshire Legislature
We caught up with Carole Monroe from New Hampshire FastRoads to get an update on what is happening in the legislature this sesssion. We reported last spring on HB 286, intended to allow local...
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High Speed in the Blue Grass State: Russellville’s Gig
The Logan Journal recently reported that the Russellville Electric Plant Board (EPB) now offers gigabit service to local businesses. The article notes that Net Index, an online tool to measure...
View ArticleFinancing Municipal Networks Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides information on the most common ways local communities finance their municipal networks. When a community decides it needs to establish its own publicly owned network...
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Harford County Network Goes Live in Maryland
Harford County, a mixed suburban and rural area in northeast Maryland, flipped the switch in late May on its Harford Metro Area Network (HMAN). The network includes 160 miles of fiber bringing high...
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UTOPIA at a Crossroads: Part 1
This is the first of a three part series, in which we examine the current state of the UTOPIA network, how it got there, and the choices it faces going forward. At the end of a month of public...
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Bill to Establish Broadband Grant Program in Montana State Legislature
In Missoula and Bozeman, momentum is building for improved connectivity by way of community network infrastructure. As usual, funding a municipal network is always one of the main challenges, but the...
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Local Communities Still Committed to RS Fiber Cooperative
Green Isle and nine other communities have reaffirmed their commitment to the RS Fiber Cooperative, reports the Belle Plain Herald. The project began in 2010 as a collaboration between a number of...
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Local Communities Still Committed to RS Fiber Cooperative
Green Isle and nine other communities have reaffirmed their commitment to the RS Fiber Cooperative, reports the Belle Plain Herald. The project began in 2010 as a collaboration between a number of...
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Waverly: The Next Gigabit Community in Iowa
Remember Waverly, Iowa? We introduced you to the town of 10,000 back in 2013 when they revived the community choice to develop a telecommunications utility. Recently in February, the Waverly Light and...
View ArticleElection Day 2013 Community Owned Network Referendum Roundup
Starting with the good news, voters in Colorado overwhelmingly supported municipal network intiatives. Longmont voted 2:1 in favor of bonding to fast track network expansion. We have covered this issue...
View ArticleHB 286 Refined for New Hampshire Legislature
We caught up with Carole Monroe from New Hampshire FastRoads to get an update on what is happening in the legislature this sesssion. We reported last spring on HB 286, intended to allow local...
View ArticleHigh Speed in the Blue Grass State: Russellville’s Gig
The Logan Journal recently reported that the Russellville Electric Plant Board (EPB) now offers gigabit service to local businesses. The article notes that Net Index, an online tool to measure download...
View ArticleFinancing Municipal Networks Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides information on the most common ways local communities finance their municipal networks. When a community decides it needs to establish its own publicly owned network...
View ArticleHarford County Network Goes Live in Maryland
Harford County, a mixed suburban and rural area in northeast Maryland, flipped the switch in late May on its Harford Metro Area Network (HMAN). The network includes 160 miles of fiber bringing high...
View ArticleUTOPIA at a Crossroads: Part 1
This is the first of a three part series, in which we examine the current state of the UTOPIA network, how it got there, and the choices it faces going forward. At the end of a month of public...
View ArticleBill to Establish Broadband Grant Program in Montana State Legislature
In Missoula and Bozeman, momentum is building for improved connectivity by way of community network infrastructure. As usual, funding a municipal network is always one of the main challenges, but the...
View ArticleLocal Communities Still Committed to RS Fiber Cooperative
Green Isle and nine other communities have reaffirmed their commitment to the RS Fiber Cooperative, reports the Belle Plain Herald. The project began in 2010 as a collaboration between a number of...
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