[1st-mile-nm] How a new model can expand broadband access across communities

[Christopher Mitchell]

Worth explaining that AT&T is the incumbent telephone company that
CenturyLink is partnering with the city of Springfield to compete against
other. This is an arrangement that CenturyLink lobbyists have
previously tried to ban in Missouri and are still trying to ban
arrangements like this in other states.

I think this is nonetheless a sign of hope for more choice in urban areas
and I hope it works well.

Christopher Mitchell
Director, Community Broadband Networks
Institute for Local Self-Reliance

MuniNetworks.org <http://www.muninetworks.org/>
@communitynets
612-545-5185


On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 6:30 PM David Breecker [dba] <
david at breeckerassociates.com> wrote:

> I’m curious to know if folks have any reactions to this model:
>
> City Utilities (CU), Springfield, Missouri’s city-owned electric utility,
> recently announced plans
> <https://www.cityutilities.net/2019/08/13/20190813-network/> to expand
> its fiber optic network to every home in the city and lease excess fiber—on
> a nonexclusive basis—to the internet service provider (ISP) CenturyLink.
> CenturyLink, in turn, will offer high-speed fiber broadband services
> citywide and pay for marketing and customer service costs.
>
> https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/02/13/how-a-new-model-can-expand-broadband-access-across-communities/?utm_campaign=Metropolitan
> Policy Program&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=83662871
> David Breecker,
> President
>
>
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