Too important to lose: telco appeals city's fiber-optic win
By Nate Anderson (Published: November 7, 2008)
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Telco to fiber-deploying town: we sue because we care
By Nate Anderson (Published: September 11, 2008)
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Debating Municipal Broadband
Video Chat with Christopher Mitchell
Telco wouldn't install fiber network, sued to prevent city from doing so
By Nate Anderson • Arts Technica (Published: July 23, 2008)
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article for additional reading.
ADDITIONAL FIBER-RELATED ARTICLES:
NEW! "Bigger Vision: Capturing the Promise of Broadband"
White paper for the e-NC Authority of North Caroli
Written by Jim Baller (June 2008)
[Downloadable PDF, 3 MB]
NEW! "The Imperative Need for Big Broadband: The Future Is Now"
Power Point presentation from
Minnesota Conference on Broadband Development
HHH Institute of Public Affairs Minneapolis, MN (June 19, 2008) presented by Jim Baller
[Downloadable PDF, 536Kb]
NEW! "Why Bandwidth Is the Oil of the Informational Economy”
New York Times Article by Tim Wu – July 30, 2008
NEW! Municipal Broadband: Demystifying Wireless and Fiber-Optic Options
Written by Christopher Mitchell
[Downloadable PDF, 1.3 MB]
Overview of Competitors to FTTH
This short paper looks at the technical issues faced by incumbent providers and compares FTTH
(100% Fiber to the Home) to the existing technologies.
[Downloadable PDF, 144 KB]
Resolution of support for FiberNet Monticello from the
Monticello Industrial Development Committee
April 1, 2008
"Spectrum Engineering Puts Spark in Monticello Fiber Optic Project"
Monticello Times Newspaper - February 22, 2008
"Vote Creates Monticello Fiber Optics Network”
Monticello Times Newspaper - January 2008
"Why We Need More Fiber" (Economic Development)
Broadband Properties Magazine - December 2007
Fiber Optic Networks – The Roads of the Digital Age.
Christopher Mitchell's article in the Pioneer Press December 6, 2007
Groundbreaking for City of Monticello Fiber Optics Network.
Monticello Times newspaper photo November 2007
