[1st-mile-nm] Fwd: Broadband in LC

[Carroll Cagle]

Gary makes good points -- as he has for years.

Generally I agree.

 Requiring conduit open to all who wanted to pull fiber through it would
help greatly.  I continue to think, though, that  the governments should go
beyond a conduit mandate and also install  multi-strand fiber.  This
abundant fiber should be open at wholesale rates to all providers of content
who could meet technical quality standards.

This would help the state leapfrog even farther and faster --  so as to
stimulate the economy ,improve educational offerings,  and in other ways.

John Brown is correct that the incumbents make sure they have their thumb on
the scales.

As helpful as open fiber would be, it also would benefit the state and its
residents and businesses if there were to be structural separation of the
incumbents.   When they provide the cable and the content, they naturally
favor themselves and freeze out other providers, or make life devilishly
hard on them.  Thus they are able to keep prices high and services fewer
than would be manifest in a robust free-enterprise system.

Now that the cable companies and telcos have emerged as a duopoly, New
Mexico ends up with two, inadequate, overlapping networks.

Carroll 



-----Original Message-----
From: 1st-mile-nm [mailto:1st-mile-nm-bounces at mailman.dcn.org] On Behalf Of
Gary Gomes
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 2:44 PM
To: 'John Brown'; 'Nan Rubin'
Cc: '1st-Mile-NM'
Subject: Re: [1st-mile-nm] Fwd: Broadband in LC

I conceptually concur with John.

NM would get much more bang for the buck by facilitating network expansion
and competition.

Right-of-way and construction costs are the major barrier to entry and
expansion.  I have advocated for almost 10 years that the state and local
governments install fiber conduit (not the fiber, just the conduit and
access points) while doing roadwork and make it available to broadband
network service providers on an open basis.  The incremental costs of
including this conduit during road construction would be negligible, but
somehow the concept never sees the light of day in New Mexico - to the
disadvantage of the populace.

Gary

-----Original Message-----
From: 1st-mile-nm
[mailto:1st-mile-nm-bounces+ggomes=soundviewnet.com at mailman.dcn.org] On
Behalf Of John Brown
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 2:29 PM
To: Nan Rubin
Cc: 1st-Mile-NM
Subject: Re: [1st-mile-nm] Fwd: Broadband in LC

What would make the most sense isn't so much tax breaks the like, but the
ability to remove all the useless red-tape around right way, pole
attachment, and other roadblocks.

While Federal Law now says that Broadband providers have a legal right to
Pole-Attachment, the actual ability to "get that" in NM is well, umm, a
significant challenge and expense.  Some conversations have been going on
for nearly a year

Rural Coop electrical providers are not required under federal rules to
provide access to their poles.  Thus keeping and creating a further monopoly
in those communities.

I suspect if legislators actually got out and spoke with ALL of the various
providers, they would learn a great many things and could come away with
some meaningful ideas for bills that would truly improve broadband in this
state.


I've seen proposals that would provide all of the schools in ABQ  free Dark
Fiber.....
For APS that would save an estimated $1.2Million a year in connectivity
costs, FOR EVER And allow them to have virtually unlimited bandwidth between
all of their schools.
How many new teachers could that hire ??

I've seen proposals that would provide major health care providers in ABQ
free Dark Fiber.....
Such connectivity would interconnect all of the providers and enhance the
quality of healthcare in our City...
I've seen proposals that would save the City of ABQ nearly $2Million a year
in telecom costs, FOR EVER.

I've seen the State of NM put requirements out for RFP's that in the end
cost taxpayers 300%or more for telecom costs because the "requirements"
limit who can bid to 2 or 3 companies.  So DoIT wastes taxpayer money.
The same basic incumbents that have been over-charging our state for
decades.

Hey Gov.  Why is DoIT allowed to waste so much money ??

Can we get a bill introduced that will legislate good common sense and
reasoned thinking ?? :)



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