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Day 4 – The Battle for North Carolina Broadband
Well, so much for the value of representative democracy. That concept took a big hit yesterday. Community representatives in N. Carolina were led to believe by state house member Avila, “author” of...
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Day 18 – The Battle for N. Carolina Broadband Rolls On
If a picture is worth 1000 words, then this one of Time Warner’s favorite pocket legislator, Rep. Marilyn Avila, with Time Warners lobbyists of the hour, Brad Phillips and Marc Trathen (r), says it all...
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Day 30 – N. Carolina Broadband Battle of Inches Shifts Momentum
I coach two adult women’s soccer teams because, well, heaven knows I don’t have enough to occupy my time. Like many coaches, I appreciate our Hollywood counterparts’ inspirational speeches that make...
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Day 58 – N. Carolina Broadband Battle’s Toll on Private Business
Another vote looms in another NC legislative committee that appears to be on the verge of pushing anti-muni network bill H129 a little further down the line. It’s time to rally one more effort to get...
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An Open Letter to N Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue: Support Community Broadband
I just called North Carolina Gov. Purdue’s office to explain why passing H129 – that abomination of anti-muni network legislation – would be bad for the state and the community broadband movement...
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Small Providers in the Big Picture of FCC Broadband Initiatives
Monday I stopped by Oakland Children’s Hospital & Research Center to catch up with FCC Chairman Genachowski who was announcing the Healthcare Connect Fund (HFC), and giving a shout out to those in...
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Incumbents Try [Again] to Get Georgia State Legies to Kill Muni Broadband!
EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it! FCC Chair calls for a gigabit network in every state! Big telcos tell Georgia businesses and students 1.5 Mbps is plenty. Wow. You have to give it ALEC (American...
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Stemming Anti-Muni Network Tide with Economic Development Wins
Last Thursday, the forces for truth, justice and the community broadband way scored a major victory, rallying a <gasp!> bi-partisan coalition of Georgia state legislators to defeat the anti-muni...
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Building the Gigabit City – My Latest Book Launches
Last week I released my first e-book, Building the Gigabit City. Enthusiasm for building broadband networks on their own or in public private partnerships is growing rapidly in communities across the...
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Colorado Muni Networks Win Twin Victories at the Ballot Box!
One of the more deceitful of the telco/cableco tactics to eliminate municipal-owned broadband networks is the state-legislated local referendum asking citizens to approve these projects. Mercifully,...
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