Reprint with permission of Muninetworks.org Nov 5 BLOG: Yesterday, Colorado voters in three counties and five municipalities were asked whether they want to restore local government authority to build or partner for broadband networks. A 2005 law, lobbied for heavily by incumbents, prevents local municipalities from offering telecommunications services, even if they already have the i…
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PALO ALTO TO FCC: SUPPORT WILSON & CHATTANOOGA PETITIONS SO NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND
CLIC posts this excerpt from the City of Palo Alto’s Reply Comments to provide a flavor of some of the filings in support of the Wilson/Chattanooga FCC proceeding: “Local control of critical utility and communications infrastructure is an important principle for the City of Palo Alto. In addition to supporting the effective delivery of municipal services, this principle of local control…
read moreWilson, NC on Public’s Vital Role in Deploying High Capacity Broadband
CLIC readers should enjoy this detail from Wilson, NC's Reply comments on the the vital role the public plays in the deployment of high capacity broadband for our country: “...the Commission must also seek to ensure that America makes adequate progress in deploying high-capacity broadband networks. Why is this critically important? As CenturyLink candidly acknowledges in its opposition,…
read moreWHEELER ON LOCAL BROADBAND CHOICE & AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY
Amidst enormous applause and a final standing ovation, FCC Chairman Wheeler spoke to NATOA two weeks ago about the critical federal-local partnership that is essential for “all citizens” “to have access to robust broadband networks.” CLIC revisits this important speech and Chairman Wheeler’s focus on Lafayette’s local broadband victory to demonstrate the inherent value in local com…
read moreGOOGLE TO LAUNCH ITS AUSTIN GIGABITS IN DECEMBER
It’s happening! Google will launch its much anticipated, ultra-fast Google Fiber Internet service this December, according to Google officials yesterday. Austin was named Google’s second U.S. city after Kansas City to get its Google Fiber 1-gigabit service. Signups will begin in December for new users in the southern areas of Austin, according to Mark Strama, head of Google Fiber’s Austin op…
read moreKEEP FILING COMMENTS FOR THE WILSON/CHATTANOOGA FCC PETITIONS — JUST MARK THEM “EX-PARTE”
You can continue filing comments in the FCC Wilson (14-115) and Chattanooga (14-116) proceedings! Until the Commission closes its “Sunshine Period,” the public can continue to file comments as long as they are marked “Ex-Parte” on the document. See our instructions on how to do this for quick “Express” comments or for longer “Expert” comments here. You can write about your person…
read moreFILE YOUR REPLY COMMENTS BY MONDAY FOR THE WILSON/CHATTANOOGA PETITIONS
We encourage CLIC members to get involved. Take five minutes and file an “Express” comment at the FCC website here for proceedings 14-115 (Wilson) and 14-116 (Chattanooga EPB), with your personal broadband need story or just a statement of support for the Wilson and Chattanooga Petitions, found here. You also can file longer support documents through “Expert” reply comments. Click here for…
read moreCLIC Welcomes Netflix’s Chris Libertelli to Our Board of Advisors
On September 18, 2014, Chris Libertelli officially joined CLIC’s Board of Advisors. Mr. Libertelli has been Vice President of Global Public Policy at Netflix since December 2011. During his time at Netflix, he has been a champion for a variety of internet policy issues including efforts to increase competition among internet providers. Prior to joining Netflix, Mr. Libertelli managed Sky…
read moreTHE INTERNET ASSOCIATION FILES AT FCC IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL NET CHOICE
The Internet Association represents the interests of America’s leading Internet companies and their global community of users, including: Airbnb, Amazon, AOL, eBay, Expedia, Facebook, Gilt, Google, IAC, LinkedIn, Lyft, Monster Worldwide, Netflix, Practice Fusion, Rackspace, reddit, Salesforce.com, SurveyMonkey, TripAdvisor, Twitter, Uber Technologies, Inc., Yelp, Yahoo!, and Zynga. On Friday…
read moreCLIC Commends Chairman Wheeler for Recognizing the Importance of Local Net Choice
Once again, CLIC thanks FCC Chairman Wheeler for his recognition of the importance of local Internet choice embedded in two separate letters responding to Congressmen who wrote him on the issue of FCC preemption of state anti-competitive broadband laws. On July 22, 2014, Chairman Wheeler responded to various questions posed in a letter dated June 12, 2014, from Rep. Blackburn (R-TN) and other H…
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