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Monopoly is no longer just a board game

2008-06-27T12:52:00Z

Wilson Muni BBND system blazing past Time Warner Cable

2008-06-19T00:05:40Z

note: great article, among other things, revealing what House Speaker is trying to do to help NC get real broadband..cr

Mighty, mighty broadband
The small city of Wilson is leading the way in providing faster, cheaper Internet service
By Fiona Morgan
[link]

Re: Wilson, NC MUNI BBND Blazing Past Time Warner Cable

2008-06-18T23:18:16Z

Fantastic article!!!

Wilson, NC MUNI BBND Blazing Past Time Warner Cable

2008-06-18T21:06:24Z

Mighty, mighty broadband
The small city of Wilson is leading the way in providing faster, cheaper Internet service
By Fiona Morgan
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AT&T Weighs Charging Extra Fees for Bandwidth Use

2008-06-14T02:15:34Z

AT&T Weighs Extra Fee for Heavy Bandwidth Use
Associated Press, June 13, 2008
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By Peter Svensson
AT&T, the country's largest Internet provider, is considering charging extra for customers who download large amounts of data.
"A form of usage-based pricing for those customers who have abnormally high usage patterns is inevitable," spokesman Michael Coe said this week.

RE: Wilson, NC has killer rates on REAL BBND - Symmetrical

2008-06-13T14:03:57Z

I think that's a great idea - move to Wilson. Y'all come!!!!

Alice

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Check out these internet rates offered by the City of Wilson, NC's

Wilson, NC has killer rates on REAL BBND - Symmetrical

2008-06-13T01:55:30Z

Check out these internet rates offered by the City of Wilson, NC's municipally-owned "GREENLIGHT" broadband system.  It's time to move to Wilson! In Cary, the so-called "Wired City,"  I pay $45 for 3.5 Mbps (actual) download and 328 Kbps upload.  Tried to upload a video the other day and it was going to take me 2.5 days!

Craven County goes fiber & wireless

2008-06-10T03:29:50Z

Craven County, North Carolina Selects WindChannel for Wireless Implementation
By WindChannel Communications
WindChannel Communications announces that it has been selected by Craven County, N.C. for design, implementation and support of its wireless mesh network. Craven County, whose county seat is the historic City of New Bern on the majestic Neuse River along North Carolina's coast, has a population of approximately 95,000.

Fw: Wilson NC Begins Muni BBND Service

2008-06-09T17:56:59Z

Greenlight prices attract Customers
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When Brenda Kelly visited the city of Wilson's broadband trailer promoting its Greenlight fiber-optic network this week, she had done her research.
Not only did she know the individual and bundle prices for Greenlight's telephone, cable and Internet services, she also knew how much extra it would cost in taxes and fees.

Wilson NC Begins Muni BBND Service

2008-06-09T17:55:39Z

Homeland Security Money for Local Communications systems

2008-06-06T16:49:50Z

Just an FYI -- Looks like there is some federal Homeland Security money out there if a local communications system is used for public safety....
Six Tennessee projects get Homeland Security grants

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e-NC BBND Bills reviewed on Wed JUNE 4

2008-06-03T03:35:43Z

Three BBND bills pushed by e-NC will be reviewed Wednesday, June 4th.
At 10:00 a.m. the House Public Utiltiies Committee (Room LB 1228) will
review
e-NC's BBND summit resolution (H2411) :
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At *1:00 the House Agriculture Committee (Chaired by Rep. Faison) (Room LOB

RE: TN towns pursue muni BBND for economic survival

2008-05-30T21:26:40Z

Thanks, Catharine. Been out of the office a lot because we have an
exciting week next week!

Check in Tuesday for good news. Shhh...

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TN towns pursue muni BBND for economic survival

2008-05-30T21:18:52Z

May 27, 2008
Small Tennessee cities pursue broadband on their own
Chattanooga, Clarksville, Columbia find firms are slow to offer service
By CHRISTOPHER RHOADS
The Wall Street Journal
CHATTANOOGA — Internet traffic is growing faster than at any time since the boom of the late-1990s. Places like Chattanooga are trying hard not to get stuck in the slow lane.

Another Olie and Lena story ...

2008-05-29T16:33:30Z

For those of you who weren't at the Southeast ICT conference in April, I
told the following story during my keynote address.

Up in Minnesota, the many good folks of Scandinavian stock like to tell Olie
and Lena stories. Here's one:

One day, Lena went up to her husband Olie and gave him a hard whack on the