[dms-discuss] DCN News: fiber broadband

[Braden Pellett]

Hi,

These sound like great ideas!

I really like the idea of an "open network" that can act as a common carrier for various providers.

Would this and the idea of a CLEC be part of a resolution in support of the goal that Jim suggests?  Or a separate document?

Here is the relevant document from the April 22 City Counctil Agenda:

    http://city-council.cityofdavis.org/Media/Default/Documents/PDF/CityCouncil/CouncilMeetings/Agendas/20140422/04G-RFEI-for-Davis-Broadband.pdf

I have not had the chance to read the whole thing yet... but it seems to give a sense of the kinds of things the city is looking for in broadband fiber.

  - Braden


On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 01:27:48PM -0700, Robert Nickerson wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I would...
> 
>  Do you think its feasible we request that whomever puts this in, it be open
> to use by other providers already present in the City?
> 
>  Like Instaconnect, Omsoft and Cal.net? or other new companies that want to
> sell over it? An open network type of thing?
> 
> I have desires and ideas to do this sort of thing, just don't have the
> investors to fund it.
> 
> The first step would be to make a CLEC, which is a  phone/telecom company.
> It can take about a year, but its a fairly straightforeward process,  but
> then it can negotiate agreements with like ATT, PGE and the City to get
> access to the poles.
> 
> If we  made a community based non profit type CLEC, that had all the
> stakeholders involved through its membership and or board, it could be the
> entity that takes on the debt to put in the project, and make sure there are
> enough providers running over it.
> 
> Burlington VT is a good example
> 
> http://www.burlingtontelecom.net/About-Us/Burlington-Telecom-Advisory-Board
> 
> Thanks all for your thoughts
> RAN
> 
> On 4/22/2014 12:34 PM, Jim Stewart wrote:
> >Would anyone be interested in drafting
> >a resolution in support of the goal?
> >
> >I would be.
> >
> >-jim
> >
> >
> >Braden Pellett wrote:
> >>Hi DMS peoples,
> >>
> >>I just saw this mentioned in the DCN email news update:
> >>
> >>----- Forwarded message from Davis Community Network News
> >><dcn-news at mailman.dcn.org> -----
> >>
> >>--snip--
> >>
> >>3. Citywide broadband fiber
> >>This subject will be worth tracking. On the consent calendar of the
> >>April
> >>22 Davis City Council meeting, item G asks the council to authorize
> >>Chief
> >>Innovation Officer Rob White to seek proposals to use "city
> >>infrastructure
> >>to install a communications network that provides ultra-high speed,
> >>broadband fiber (gigabit and above), and other next-generation
> >>communications services citywide."
> >>
> >>--snip--
> >>
> >>----- End forwarded message -----
> >>
> >>
> >>Indeed, something work tracking.  Anyone have some good ideas on how we
> >>might track that issue?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>   Braden