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BBC Oct17 Webfinal.Pdf BROADBAND COMMUNITIES SUMMIT SPONSORS MAY 1-3, 2018 • AUSTIN SUMMIT OFFICIAL CORPORATE HOST: I loved sharing our story at the Summit. My favorite quote afterward: “I loved your presentation. It gave me hope for my rural broadband expansion project!” – Cheryl DeBerry, Natural Resources Business Specialist DIAMOND SPONSOR: Garrett County, MD GOLD SPONSORS: SILVER SPONSORS: The Summit is full of energy and offers the best The show was very productive and we look forward to getting of everything: A great staff, awesome and varied more involved in the magazine. presentations, a tremendous knowledge base – James Lightfoot, President/CEO that is shared and an opportunity to network with ACRS other professionals from across the spectrum of telecommunications. This is my number one event of the year, and I recommend you make it yours! – Gordon Caverly, Regional Vice-President FEATURED SPONSORS: Mid-State Consultants, Inc. We loved exhibiting at and attending the Broadband Communities Summit in Dallas. Not only did we get to meet some of the most interesting people, but a few weeks later, we are already closing deals from people we met at the show! It’s a nice balance of education and business connections. We will be back! BROADBAND COMMUNITIES SUMMIT EXHIBITORS – Layne Sisk, CEO ServerPlus Great conference. I wish I could have spent more time there than just one day. – Stacy Cantrell, Vice President, Engineering Huntsville Utilities ® Here’s what attendees are saying about the 2017 Summit! Make plans to attend the 2018 Summit now. EDITOR’S NOTE Community CEO Barbara DeGarmo / [email protected] Broadband PUBLISHER Nancy McCain / [email protected] Is a Local Choice EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Masha Zager / [email protected] EDITOR-AT-LARGE Steven S. Ross / [email protected] Citizens and local elected officials should be able to ADVERTISING SALES ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE control their communities’ broadband destinies. Irene Prescott / [email protected] EVENTS COORDINATOR Dennise Argil / [email protected] his issue presents the magazine’s of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. COMMUNITY NEWS EDITOR Marianne Cotter / [email protected] annual listing of community The UPenn authors made serious fiber networks – a listing factual errors and, more important, did DESIGN & PRODUCTION T Karry Thomas that grows longer each year. At least not understand the networks’ financial 216 municipalities, or groups of models or take account of many of their CONTRIBUTORS Rollie Cole, municipalities, are building fiber to the community benefits. Sagamore Institute for Policy Research premises of residents and/or businesses. It is true that some – not many – David Daugherty, Korcett Holdings Inc. Many citizens and elected officials community broadband networks failed Heather Burnett Gold, Fiber Broadband Association don’t believe their communities should and proved burdensome to taxpayers. Joanne Hovis, CTC Technology & Energy enter the telecom business. That’s Some were sabotaged by political Michael A. Kashmer, Digital Broadband a legitimate opinion. There are any opposition, and others suffered self- Programming Consultant W. James MacNaughton, Esq. number of good reasons not to build a inflicted wounds. Still others, though Christopher Mitchell, Institute for broadband network. But it’s a mistake not outright failures, had disappointing Local Self-Reliance to think that community broadband results. Henry Pye, RealPage, Inc. Bryan Rader, UpStream Network represents creeping socialism: Nearly However, private companies fail, too. Craig Settles, Gigabit Nation 20 of the networks are owned in When multiple financial institutions Robert L. Vogelsang, Broadband collaboration with private enterprises, collapsed in 2008 and had to be bailed Communities Magazine about half engage private companies to out by taxpayers to the tune of at least operate them or provide services, and half a trillion dollars, no one suggested BROADBAND PROPERTIES LLC nearly all the communities are motivated that private companies didn’t belong in CEO by the desire to support local businesses. the banking business. Generalizing from Barbara DeGarmo In fact, most of the communities would isolated examples is always dangerous. VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS & have preferred private providers to build The community networks that OPERATIONS Nancy McCain their networks – community broadband succeed perform an important is nearly always a last resort. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD function: They introduce competition where there was none before. This Robert L. Vogelsang ARE COMMUNITY results in lower broadband costs and VICE CHAIRMAN NETWORKS A BAD DEAL FOR better broadband service. In many The Hon. Hilda Gay Legg TAXPAYERS? documented instances, community BUSINESS & EDITORIAL OFFICE The other criticism leveled at BROADBAND PROPERTIES LLC broadband strengthens local economies 1909 Avenue G • Rosenberg, TX 77471 community networks is that they’re a and enables more efficient government 281.342.9655 • Fax 281.342.1158 “bad deal for taxpayers.” Most of these service delivery. www.broadbandcommunities.com criticisms are spurious. For example, Because the potential benefits are so a study published earlier this year by great, each community must be allowed Broadband Communities (ISSN 0745-8711) (USPS 679-050) (Publication Professor Christopher Yoo and student to decide for itself whether to invest in Mail Agreement #1271091) is published 7 times a year at a rate of $24 per year Timothy Pfenninger of the University this essential infrastructure. Only the by Broadband Properties LLC, 1909 Avenue G, Rosenberg, TX 77471. Periodical of Pennsylvania that claimed several postage paid at Rosenberg, TX, and additional mailing offices. community can determine whether it POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to Broadband Communities, well-known community networks were needs a network and has the capacity to PO Box 303, Congers, NY 10920-9852. financial failures received a great deal of build and manage it. v CANADA POST: Publications Mail Agreement #40612608. Canada Returns press. This report was swiftly debunked to be sent to Bleuchip International, PO Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2. Copyright © 2017 Broadband Properties LLC. All rights reserved. by the network owners themselves as well as many independent experts, including Blair Levin of the Brookings Institution and Christopher Mitchell [email protected] 2 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | OCTOBER 2017 Did you like this article? Subscribe here! OUR FIBER network brings the world to your community TM Simply Exceptional Connections Contact US TODAY 800.677.6812 [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS COVER STORY: IN THIS ISSUE CENSUS OF MUNICIPAL NETWORKS PROVIDER PERSPECTIVE A Record Increase In Municipal Fiber Broadband / 18 8 Blueberries or By Masha Zager, Broadband Communities Broadband, Consumer BROADBAND COMMUNITIES’ 2017 census of municipal and public-private fiber Shifts Are Real / networks now shows 216 active projects – and many more in preliminary stages. By Bryan J. Rader, UpStream Network What do consumers really FEATURES want? COMMUNITY 50 Planning for Poles / MULTIFAMILY BROADBAND By Ken Demlow, BROADBAND NewCom Technologies TECHNOLOGY 32 Slow and Steady Wins The Fiber Race / Projects have foundered on pole 10 Using Resident and By H. Trostle, attachments. Plan carefully! Community Data / By Bruce Sanders, Multifamily Institute for Local Self-Reliance Broadband Council and Elauwit Feasibility Studies for Three communities take gradual 54 Analyze data to improve approaches to building fiber. Municipal Broadband / service. By Lori Sherwood, Vantage Point Solutions 36 Why Municipal Networks NEW WORLD Should Be Disruptive / What to do in a feasibility study and OF VIDEO what to save for later ByJeff Christensen and 12 Disney/ESPN’s Risky Robert Peterson, EntryPoint Streaming Strategy / Companies Whose By Michael A. Kashmer, Emulating the incumbent 58 Consultant broadband model isn’t enough. Offerings Support Fiber for the New Economy Can Disney save ESPN? Huntsville Becomes A 40 THE LAW PROPERTY Gig City / By Masha Zager, OF THE MONTH Broadband Communities 62 The Connect America Fund Reverse Auction / 14 Student Housing, Texas- Google Fiber becomes a provider on Size: TAMU Park West, By Douglas Jarrett, a municipal network. College Station, Texas / Keller and Heckman LLP By Steven S. Ross, 44 Topics in Community Competitive providers will be able to Broadband Communities Broadband / By BBC Staff bid for CAF funds in 2018. Aggies get gigabit service. Q&A with Clearfield’s Cheri Beranek; news from Fort Morgan and Leverett TECHNOLOGY THE GIGABIT HIGHWAY 68 Clean Up Your Act / 48 Engaging the Community / By Mike Jones, MicroCare Corp. 76 FCC Should Focus On By Bob Knight, Harrison Edwards Broadband Experience / Clean fiber means faster networks. By Heather Burnett Gold, How to generate community Fiber Broadband Association support for a broadband project Speed isn’t everything. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENTS Visit www.bbcmag.com for COVER up-to-the-minute news of EDITOR’S NOTE broadband trends, technologies 2 and deployments New York artist BANDWIDTH HAWK Irving Grunbaum 6 celebrates MARKETPLACE ADS the power of 72 twitter.com/bbcmag communities working together. 75 ADVERTISER INDEX / CALENDAR 4 | BROADBAND COMMUNITIES | www.broadbandcommunities.com | OCTOBER 2017 MAKE THEIR CONNECTIONS MOVE-IN READY. In our world of connected devices, speed and reliability are more important than ever. Spectrum Community Solutions™ has you covered. Spectrum Fiber WiFi lets
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