[Hidden-tech] WiredWest fiberoptic broadband

nestor at fuzzy-math.com nestor at fuzzy-math.com
Wed Apr 14 12:21:20 EDT 2010


>
> 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.

Isn't anti-business equal to pro-resident/consumer?  At least in this  
case?   Surely your not  defending Comcast's right to their monopoly,  
and their apparent desire to restrict internet speech as a  business  
plan?  To be clear, I'm the last person to be anti-business, and I   
mean what I say in the friendliest nature possible.

>
> 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.

Clearly a municipal model is the future of  Broadband access: like   
water, or trash pickup.  It's too bad that politics will never let  
something 'unproven' like this into larger towns whose budgets are  
already intertwined with the cable providers(correct me if  I'm wrong).

>
> Charlie Heath
> Town Websites
>
>
> From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net 
> ] On Behalf Of nestor at fuzzy-math.com
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 11:32 AM
> To: Reva Reck
> Cc: Hidden Tech
> Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] WiredWest fiberoptic broadband
>
> 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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