Tips for Nominating Portland
If you’re considering nominating Portland for Google’s Fiber RFI, you may be wondering what you can say to help make the case. The most important thing you can do is fill out the form, because doing so...
View ArticleWednesday, March 17th, Be Green for Fiber
Many of us probably already planned to wear green tomorrow, but, this year, please join me in being “Green for Fiber.” There are a lot of reasons to be green for fiber: 1. High speed networks make...
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Gigabit IPA recipe is open-source!
From: http://code.google.com/p/gigabitipa/ When Google invited America to get inspired by gigabit fiber technology, Portland’s innovative geek and brewer communities responded by creating a fresh and...
View ArticleMay 11 Draft Broadband Strategic Plan
As of a few days ago, the City has posted a draft Broadband Strategic Plan. I encourage everyone to read the document and then to comment on it and to point out where it comes up short. Portland needs...
View ArticleEuropeans win with competition
Wm Leler forwarded a link to an Engadget article analysing why the Europeans have so much cheaper bandwidth than we do and blaming our Government. The reason? We allow operators to exclude competition....
View ArticleSandy moving ahead with a municipal fiber network
So far, Sandy residents seem solidly behind the project. In a survey the city conducted to gauge interest in building the network, one resident wrote, “I am so proud to be part of a city that is this...
View ArticleContact your Multnomah County Board of Commissioners!
Sharon Meieran, Multnomah County Commissioner from District #1 has filed a proposed budget amendment to fund part of a feasibility study for a Municipal Broadband Utility. They will vote on this...
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