[Hidden-tech] Municipal Broadband in Northampton

Chris Hoogendyk hoogendyk at bio.umass.edu
Sun Dec 1 10:34:01 EST 2013


Be sure to check out what Leverette did. They are smaller and residential, but longer distances 
given the population size. They have gone through a process of specifying what they want, putting 
out request for quotes, reviewing all that, and so on. I don't know quite where they are in the 
process, but I thought they were shooting for 2014 to be online.

You could contact George Drake <george at bio.umass.edu> for information. He is our IT and Network 
manager. His background is electrical engineering, and he was one of the principles in working out 
the details.


On 11/30/13 11:50 AM, Seth Fischer wrote:
> Well it seems like it's worth more discussion.
>
> I actually wasn't thinking so much about WIFI at this point, but more along the lines of running 
> fiber and have very fast internet access piped to everyone's home/business. WIFI could be an 
> add-on for just downtown and Florence center.
>
> I appreciate the information. Comcast is currently the only game in town and while their costs 
> drop, their prices keep going up.
>
> I will be setting up a small meeting to discuss (and flesh out) a little more detail and then 
> possibly a larger forum to expand involvement.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Seth

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