[CAnet - news] Open access infrastructure for community networks and economic benefits of rural broaband

"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Tue, 12 May 2009 16:35:32 -0400
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For more information on this item please visit my blog at 

http://green-broadband.blogspot.com/ or http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com

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[John Sehn has put together an excellent overview of open access
infrastructure for community networks at his company's web site that is
dedicated to issues around FTTH Public Private Partnership Analysis.. His
organization is also working on a business plan to build regional community
networks build around these models. Also Washington Post recently carried an
article on the economic  benefits of rural broadband on Benoit Felten's blog
- BSA]


Community FTTH networks: Structural Options

http://www.sane.ca/communicationsalliance/planning/Community%20FTTH%20Networ
ks%20(public%20version).pdf/view

 

See also his section on Community Networks

http://www.sane.ca/communicationsalliance

 

Various open fiber projects around the world

http://www.fiberevolution.com/2009/04/end-of-week-fiber-news-roundup.html

 

 

Do jobs follow broadband access

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/22/AR2009042203
637.html

 

 

 

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<p class=3DMsoPlainText>For more information on this item please visit =
my blog at
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<p class=3DMsoPlainText><a =
href=3D"http://green-broadband.blogspot.com/">http://green-broadband.blog=
spot.com/</a>
or <a =
href=3D"http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com">http://billstarnaud.blogspot.co=
m</a><o:p></o:p></p>

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p></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<h1><span lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal'>[John Sehn has
put together an excellent overview of open access infrastructure for =
community
networks at his company&#8217;s web site that is dedicated to issues =
around </span><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal'>FTTH Public Private =
Partnership
Analysis.</span><span lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal'>.
His organization is also working on a business plan to build regional =
community
networks build around these models. Also Washington Post recently =
carried an article
on the economic &nbsp;benefits of rural broadband on Benoit =
Felten&#8217;s blog
&#8211; BSA]<o:p></o:p></span></h1>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-CA>Community FTTH networks: =
Structural Options<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-CA><a
href=3D"http://www.sane.ca/communicationsalliance/planning/Community%20FT=
TH%20Networks%20(public%20version).pdf/view">http://www.sane.ca/communica=
tionsalliance/planning/Community%20FTTH%20Networks%20(public%20version).p=
df/view</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-CA>See also his section on =
Community Networks<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-CA><a
href=3D"http://www.sane.ca/communicationsalliance">http://www.sane.ca/com=
municationsalliance</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-CA>Various open fiber projects =
around the
world<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-CA><a
href=3D"http://www.fiberevolution.com/2009/04/end-of-week-fiber-news-roun=
dup.html">http://www.fiberevolution.com/2009/04/end-of-week-fiber-news-ro=
undup.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-CA>Do jobs follow broadband =
access<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-CA><a
href=3D"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/22/A=
R2009042203637.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article=
/2009/04/22/AR2009042203637.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-CA><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

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<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

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<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

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<p class=3DMsoPlainText>These news items and comments are mine alone and =
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