[Hidden-tech] Progress on internet

[Reva Reck]

As Matt pointed out, WiredWest is working with several towns 
to bring fiber to homes and businesses.We expect to 
incorporate in August. We've talked to a few organizations 
interested in helping us get bond financing, and that's 
encouraging. What we really need now are donations to help 
us pay legal, consulting  and engineering fees so that we 
have a solid plan with realistic numbers that we can bring 
to financiers. We've just received a $50,000 planning grant 
from MBI, which will help a lot, but we need at least twice 
that. So for all of you bandwidth-hungry rural 
hidden-techies and everyone else who cares about the 
continued economic growth of this area, WiredWest has a 
DONATE button on our website at 
http://wired-west.net/how-you-can-help/support-the-project/

/Reva Reck/

/reva//@//revareck.com/


On 7/9/2011 11:39 AM, Matthew S. Crocker wrote:
>     ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>     ** If you did, we all thank you.
>
>
>> How's the Mass program coming to provide high speed internet service
>> in the
>> Hill Towns?
>>
>>
>> Jim Ussailis
>> jim at nationalwireless.com
> MassBroadband 123 is expected to be in production late 2013.   That network will provide a fiber node to each town (aka middle mile).  This project is funded and under way.  I have seen surveyors all over the valley measuring telephone poles.  I think they are planning on hanging fiber later this summer.   I-91 fiber is almost complete along with their connection to 1 Federal St.
> http://www.massbroadband.com/mb123/onetwothree.html
>
> WiredWest is working with towns to provide fiber to the home.
> http://wired-west.net/
>
> Levrett received a $40k grant from MBI to develop a design for fiber to the home.  Once the plan is developed it needs to be funded of course.
>
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