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The May 2005 issue of Broadband Properties Magazine puts the spotlight on
municipal networks from many different perspectives. 


http://www.broadbandproperties.com/

In this Issue:

President's Letter:
Read Them Now, See Them In Dallas
By Scott DeGarmo, President & CEO
Muni broadband is hot. You'll read all sides of the muni controversy in this
issue and then meet the experts at the upcoming Broadband Properties Summit,
September 12 - 14 in Dallas.
http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2005issues/may05issues/May_President_s_Le
tter.pdf

Editor's Note:
The Battle Over Public Broadband
By Dave McClure, President, US Internet Industry Association The mud has
been flung back and forth for about five years now. Monopolists versus
socialists - this month, we make an extra-special effort to get all the
arguments out on one large table.
http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2005issues/may05issues/Dave_McClure_The_C
ase_AGainst_Public_Broad...

Provider Prospective:
The Best Route for Newcomers
By Bryan Rader, MediaWorks
So you want to be in broadband? Limit your operating area, be profitable on
all systems, and build consistency into the business from the start.
http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2005issues/may05issues/Bryan_Rader_The_Be
st_Route_for_Newcomers.p...

Poll:
Phone Beats Cable in Vote for Converged Services
BBP Staff Report
A poll suggests cable providers have to prove they've improved service; most
consumers trust telcos more.
http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2005issues/may05issues/Poll_Phone_Beats_C
able_in_Vote.pdf


FOCUS ON MUNICIPAL BROADBAND

Gazetteer:
A Mayor's Guide to Broadband
By Sandy Teger and Dave Waks, Broadband Home Central
A plain-English guide to the six leading broadband technologies.
http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2005issues/may05issues/Sandy_Teger_and_Da
ve_Waks_A_Mayor_s_Guide....

Opinion:
Ten Myths About Municipal Broadband
By Jim Baller,The Baller Herbst Law Group
The attorney for many groups fighting incumbent-inspired state restrictions
on muni systems, Baller makes a forceful case for public broadband.
http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2005issues/may05issues/Jim_Baller_Ten_Myt
hs.pdf

The Law:
The Case for Municipal Broadband
By Carl Kandutsch, Ph.D., J.D.
Our regular columnist, a student of history as well as the law, says the
idea of municipalities providing infrastructure is hardly a new one.
Kandutsch, a former FCC attorney, also points to an interesting loophole in
the key decision allowing states to restrict municipalities. Jump to page 22
to see the details.
http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2005issues/may05issues/Carl_Kandutsch_The
_Case_for_Muni_Broadband...


Opinion:
The Case Against Public Broadband
By Dave McClure, US Internet Industry Association
The president of USIIA makes some good points for private industry here.
Avoid them at your peril.
http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2005issues/may05issues/Carl_Kandutsch_The
_Case_for_Muni_Broadband...

ILEC role:
Fort Wayne Connects with Verizon
By Graham Richard, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne's mayor shows how his community has leveraged Verizon's
investment to meet its goals.
http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2005issues/may05issues/Graham_Richard_For
t_Wayne_Connects.pdf

Business:
Get Your Community Ready for Business
By Andrew Michael Cohill, Design Nine
Broadband is necessary but not sufficient. Cohill, who ran the nation's
first truly broadband community (Blacksburg, VA), tells all.
http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2005issues/may05issues/Michael_Cohill_Get
_Your_Community_Ready.pd...


Suppliers:
Broadband Is Best for Business, Too
By Pat Gelsinger, Intel
Let the towns decide. An Intel senior VP reminds us that when public
entities build, they buy from private corporations.
http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2005issues/may05issues/Pat_Gelsinger_Broa
dband_Is_Best_for_Busine...

Open Access:
The Open Service Provider Network Concept
By Ben Gould, DynamicCity
A primer on what it really means to have open-access networks.
http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2005issues/may05issues/Ben_Gould_The_Open
_Service_Provider.pdf

Open Access:
The Iowa Approach
By Mark Daley, Opportunity Iowa
An activist group fights restrictions on municipal broadband by mobilizing
Iowa's towns.
http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2005issues/may05issues/Mark_Daley_The_Iow
a_Approach.pdf

Open Access:
It's the Law in Loma Linda
By Steven S. Ross, Editor-in-Chief
In-home broadband networks and developer-built outside plant are mandatory
for new construction in this California city. An interview with Loma Linda's
IS director.
http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2005issues/may05issues/Steven_Ross_It_s_t
he_Law_In_Loma_Linda.pdf

Open Access:
The Story of Windom, Minnesota
By John Gumpel, Primal Solutions
How a town of 5,000 with only about 2,000 households is making broadband
work.
http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2005issues/may05issues/John_Gumpel_The_St
ory_of_Windom_MN.pdf

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