Comments on: successful municipal fiber network http://purplemotes.net/2008/04/13/successful-municipal-fiber-network/ a journal of whimsy and hope Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fibre Optic http://purplemotes.net/2008/04/13/successful-municipal-fiber-network/#comment-1255 Fibre Optic Mon, 04 May 2009 22:14:11 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2008/04/13/successful-municipal-fiber-network/#comment-1255 Did you know the Federal Government gave the US telecoms millions in tax incentives to build out a fiber network to homes. How much money did the spend? Did you know the Federal Government gave the US telecoms millions in tax incentives to build out a fiber network to homes. How much money did the spend?

]]> By: christopher mitchell http://purplemotes.net/2008/04/13/successful-municipal-fiber-network/#comment-1254 christopher mitchell Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:25:41 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2008/04/13/successful-municipal-fiber-network/#comment-1254 Thanks for citing my report! If you are interested in more details about municipal broadband and community networks, I recently put out a <a href="http://www.newrules.org/info/munibb.html" rel="nofollow">report looking at different broadband technologies</a> and the benefits of public ownership. I wish I had seen his presentation at FtC but I will be seeing it the Broadband Properties conference in Dallas at the end of April. Thanks for citing my report! If you are interested in more details about municipal broadband and community networks, I recently put out a report looking at different broadband technologies and the benefits of public ownership.

I wish I had seen his presentation at FtC but I will be seeing it the Broadband Properties conference in Dallas at the end of April.

]]> By: The Topiary Cow http://purplemotes.net/2008/04/13/successful-municipal-fiber-network/#comment-1253 The Topiary Cow Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:02:50 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2008/04/13/successful-municipal-fiber-network/#comment-1253 Cow wishes there were a Tim Nulty in every town so as to obviate the excesses of Comcast. Seems like a one-of-a-kind guy though. Moo! Cow wishes there were a Tim Nulty in every town so as to obviate the excesses of Comcast. Seems like a one-of-a-kind guy though.
Moo!

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