"Smart politicians aren't being sucked in by Musk's claim that he can billionaire his way out of the intractable laws of physics. They're pulling fiber, and lots of it. In Utah, the aptly named UTOPIA network is serving publicly owned fiber to 21 cities, and private businesses can offer service […]
Remember the idea of municipal broadband? How about Municipal AI to ensure the technology is under the control of the people it is purported to support...like a foundation...under the voters, not over it?!?
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Last week, the #CambridgeMA city council discussed and approved a policy order (POR 2025-13), quoted in part below:
> ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to create a plan with a schedule and milestones for a Municipal Broadband Network and present it for consideration by […]
Lineman in bucket truck elevated about tree line attaching fiber cable to utility pole
With the potential for big changes ahead for BEAD program, it's encouraging to see states like New York (Calif., Maine & Vermont) using American Rescue Plan $$$ to fund municipal broadband projects
NY is on a roll!
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#NetNeutrality ! This week's 1000 guest is Gigi Sohn. We look back at the smear campaign that eventually concluded with her withdrawing her FCC nomination. The good news: She has a new project now involving #MunicipalBroadband that's pretty awesome! pod.link/1707027844
You have no idea how happy seeing this makes me.
As I have been saying Municipal Area Fiber Networks!
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