[1st-mile-nm] NYC accelerates Internet Master Plan | Smart Cities Dive

[Steve Ross]

I would not trust NYC to build an outhouse, at least not on time or on
budget.

On Tue, Jul 14, 2020, 12:51 PM Christopher Mitchell <christopher at ilsr.org>
wrote:

> I think the framework of the NYC Master Internet plan is important.
>
> The idea of far more neutral infrastructure is great. Making it so network
> builders don't have to focus on middle mile but can focus on the actual
> deployments is smart policy. That assumes the city gets its part correct.
> The focus on affordable housing is good and important - but the
> revolutionary part is building lots of neutral, low-cost fiber and places
> to cross-connect.
>
> Christopher Mitchell
> Director, Community Broadband Networks
> Institute for Local Self-Reliance
>
> MuniNetworks.org <http://www.muninetworks.org/>
> @communitynets
> 612-545-5185
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.org>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2020-07-14 06:24, Trey Scarborough wrote:
>> > No not simple at all not in NY.
>>
>> Not sure why the NYC Gig Broadband Planning process is
>> relevant to this NM area list, though some of us may be
>> interested.
>>
>> Briefly, my sense is that this planning and deployment
>> process has many additional steps and mis-steps to go through.
>> With over half of the announced funds coming from defunding of
>> law enforcement, along with the opportunity to build out new
>> smart city 5G wireless, I expect that public housing facilities
>> will be outfitted with the latest in ubiquitous networked video
>> surveillance and sensing systems along with digital divide
>> bridging apps.
>>
>> Stay tuned.  Stay healthy.  Stay informed.
>> RL
>>
>>
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