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Comcast Trying to Gouge Palo Alto, Lesson for Others
It looks like Palo Alto should move quickly on expanding its publicly owned fiber-based I-NET - as the city renegotiates the cable franchise with Comcast, the private cable company is trying to rip-off...
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Community Broadband Bits 26 - Josh Wallace, Palo Alto
This week, Josh Wallace from the City of Palo Alto Utilities joins us to talk about the City's dark fiber network for episode 26 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Josh describes how the dark...
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Palo Alto Mayor Calls for Expansion of Muni Fiber System to Secure City's Future
“Fiber is the key to assuring Palo Alto's long-term position as the Leading Digital City of the Future"That was Palo Alto Mayor Greg Scharff who was giving his State of the City Address at Tesla Motors...
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Palo Alto Dark Fiber Brings $2.1 Million Per Year, Expansion Plans Developing
The city owned dark fiber network in Palo Alto is bringing in a steady stream of revenue that may lead to better connectivity for the entire community. According to a Gennady Sheyner Palo Alto Online...
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Consultant Argues Never Used Financing Mechanism Also Won't Work in Palo Alto
I was troubled to see Broadband Communities publish an odd and misleading story about Palo Alto in the May-June issue [pdf]. Authored by Stephen Blum of Tellus Venture Associates, a consultant that has...
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Palo Alto, CA, and Pikeville, KY, Release RFIs
Two new Requests for Information (RFI) were recently released in Palo Alto, California, and Pikeville, Kentucky. Pikeville, KentuckyPikeville is open to both public ownership and Gigabit service via...
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Our "Open Access Networks" Resources Page Now Available
When communities decide to proceed with publicly owned infrastructure, they often aim for open access models. Open access allows more than one service provider to offer services via the same...
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Neighborly Announces 35 Communities Joining Accelerator Program
Earlier this summer, we talked with Jase Wilson and Lindsey Brannon from Neighborly, the investment firm that uses online investing to allow individuals to invest in publicly owned infrastructure...
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"We Can Do This," Says Palo Alto Muni Fiber Leader
During the 20-year on-again-off-again relationship between Palo Alto and a possible fiber optic municipal network, the people of the community have waited while plans have changed, leadership has...
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Christopher to Talk at Muni Fiber Palo Alto Informational Event July 9th
On July 9th, Christopher will be in Palo Alto, California, for a talk on municipal networks and the possibilities as the city searches for better connectivity. Organizers from Muni Fiber Palo Alto will...
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Palo Alto Residents Meet with Christopher to Learn About Possibilities: Video
For years, Palo Alto residents have patiently waited for the city to move forward on building a citywide municipal Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. In recent months, local supporters have started...
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Cambridge City Manager is Case Study of Willful Muni Broadband Ignorance
I have been tracking from afar local grassroots efforts in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to start a municipal broadband network for years. I've visited them locally and spoken to various people from...
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