So Gigabit Squared failed. CenturyLink has a plan for gigabit service in Seattle but it doesn’t include Pinehurst. What other options are there? The technology advisory board for Seattle is hosting two forums next week. They’re free and they just ask for an RSVP so they can figure out the head count. I know there was a LOT of interest in gigabit Internet when it was first announced for the area and a lot of disappointment when it didn’t happen. Lets channel that energy in moving closer to the goal of better Internet for Seattle.
Mayor Murray outlined a path forward with his Broadband Initiative. It will evaluate strategies to increase the availability of competitive, affordable and equitable broadband options, including the potential for a municipal broadband option. The City of Seattle’s Citizens’ Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board is exploring implications of a municipally-owned broadband system in Seattle with two forums at City Hall with Christopher Mitchell, Director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
Lunch & Learn:
Chris Mitchell on Community-owned Networks – Exploring the Realities of a Municipally-owned Seattle Broadband Provider
Seattle City Hall / Wednesday, October 8th / Noon – 1 PM / Boards and Commissions Conference Room L-280
http://seattlemunicipalbroadbandlunch.bpt.me
Evening Public Forum:
Exploring Municipal Broadband in Seattle with Chris Mitchell
Seattle City Hall / Wednesday, October 8th / 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM / Bertha Knight Landes Room
http://seattlemunicipalbroadband.bpt.me
I am so happy to see this being discussed seriously and to have a Mayor who actually is supportive!