[Hidden-tech] WiredWest fiberoptic broadband

[Town Websites]

Hi Nestor, the towns identified by the Wired West initiative are those that
currently have limited or no broadband access. I don't think Wired West
formed as an anti business initiative, but rather a pro-resident one in an
area where the private sector hasn't been able to identify a business model
to provide nearly universal access. 

 

I don't know a lot about Wired West except what I learned in  a brief
conversation with one of the members of its board.  It sounds like a group
of tech savvy residents in underserved towns  who think there may be  a
better way to do things in a rural area than by following the business and
service models that work well in higher density areas.  I hope they've
crunched their numbers, technologies, and residents interests well enough to
actually deliver but regardless, I applaud their taking the initiative and
wish them well, whether the end result is exactly as they have imagined or
some other outcome that extends the reach of broadband to underserved towns.

 

Charlie Heath

Town Websites

 

 

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Wow, this is great!   I did notice, however, that there are not any towns on
the main "corridor" that have joined in.  This seems like a great
alternative to Comcast, Charter, etc... hopefully towns such as NoHo,
Greenfield, etc would also see this as an opportunity to bring in
future-proof infrastructure improvements at a time when the future of open
and democratic communications are unsure.

 

 

On Apr 10, 2010, at 3:59 PM, Reva Reck wrote:





  ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
  ** If you did, we all thank you.


Those of you who live in western Mass. towns with limited or no broadband
should know about an exciting new initiative to bring fiber optic cable to
anyone with a landline phone or grid electricity in participating towns.
WiredWest will be a municipally controlled, non-taxpayer funded company
offering really fast internet, hdTV, and phone services. Over 30 towns have
placed articles on their town meeting warrants to join together to create
this network.

To see if your town is involved, and to learn more about this effort, visit
http://wired-west.net/

-- 

Reva Reck

reva at revareck.com

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