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

[Jane Coffin]

+1 to Chris.  Just a note that NYCMesh is part of the NYC plan and let’s hope this raises the profile of CommunityNets.

Best,
Jane

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From: 1st-mile-nm <1st-mile-nm-bounces at mailman.dcn.org> on behalf of Christopher Mitchell <christopher at ilsr.org>
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 12:51 PM
To: Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.org>
Cc: 1st-Mile-NM <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
Subject: Re: [1st-mile-nm] NYC accelerates Internet Master Plan | Smart Cities Dive

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<mailto: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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